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Timetable information for rail journeys between London and any station in Switzerland is available from www.rail.ch.

By air

Major Swiss airports are located at Basel, Geneva and Zürich, with smaller regional airports at Bern, Lugano and Sion. Friedrichshafen (Germany) and Milan Malpensa in Italy are also close enough and with good transport links, to offer alternative options.

The majority of scheduled flights from a variety of UK airports are operated by British Airways (www.ba.com) and the Swiss national carrier, Swiss International Airlines – known simply as Swiss (www.swiss.com) – with BMI (www.bmi.com), and EasyJet (www.easyjet.com) following behind. Aer Lingus (www.aerlingus.com), Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) and Swiss all have flights from Dublin. Flight time from London to Basel, Geneva or Zürich is around 1½hrs, but 2–3hrs from the north of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Visitors flying to Geneva or Zürich can take advantage of a Fly-Rail Baggage Transfer Scheme which enables ‘nothing to declare’ baggage with a green customs label attached to be checked in at the departure airport, and delivered directly to the railway station of a nominated Swiss resort. There’s no waiting at the arrival airport’s carousel, nor the hassle of manhandling baggage from carousel to train. The scheme is straightforward and convenient, is also available for the homeward journey, and currently costs CHF20. For full details see www.rail.ch/baggage.