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Currency and banks

Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands switched from national currencies to the Euro (€) in 2002. Switzerland and Liechtenstein use Swiss Francs (CHF). Almost every town has a bank and most have ATM machines that enable you to make transactions in English. Travellers from outside the Euro area should contact their banks to confirm activation of bank cards for use in continental Europe. In Switzerland, the best exchange rates are often found at exchange windows in station ticket offices. Travellers cheques are seldom used.

Telephone and internet

The whole route has mobile phone (handy in German) coverage. Contact your network provider to ensure your phone is enabled for foreign use with the optimum price package. To make an international call dial the international access code of the country you are in (00 for the UK) followed by the dialling code for the country you wish to reach:

 Switzerland +41

 Liechtenstein +423

 Austria +43

 Germany +49

 France +33

 Netherlands +31