Page 270 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Switzerland

BEFORE
YOU GO

NEED TO KNOW Before You Go eventualities by considering the following points before you travel.
Forward planning is essential to any successful trip. Be prepared for all

Passports and Visas
AT A GLANCE
EU nationals and citizens of the UK, US, Canada,
CURRENCY
Australia and New Zealand need a valid passport
Swiss Franc
but do not need visas for stays of up to three

months. Consult your nearest Swiss embassy
or Switzerland’s Online Visa System if you are
travelling from outside these areas.
AVERAGE DAILY SPEND Online Visa System
∑ swiss-visa.ch
Travel Safety Advice

SAVE SPEND SPLURGE
SF 200 SF 350 SF 600 Visitors can get up-to-date travel safety
information from the US Department of State,
the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
and the Australian Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade.
Australia
BOTTLED DINNER ∑ smartraveller.gov.au
WATER COFFEE BEER FOR TWO UK
SF 3.30 SF 4 SF 7 SF 100 ∑ gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
US
∑ travel.state.gov
ESSENTIAL PHRASES
Customs Information
Guten tag/bonjour/
Hello
buongiorno Limits vary if travelling from outside the EU, so
Auf wiedersehen/ check restrictions before travelling. An individual
Goodbye is permitted to carry the following within the EU
au revoir/arrivederci
for personal use:
Bitte/s’il vous plaît/ Tobacco products 250 cigarettes or 250 cigars
Please per favore or 250g of other tobacco products.
Alcohol 5 litres up to 18 per cent volume and
Thank you Danke/merci/ 1 litre over 18 per cent volume.
grazie
Cash If you plan to enter or leave Switzerland
Do you speak Sprechen Sie Englisch?/ with 10,000 Swiss francs or more in cash
English? Parlez-vous anglais?/ (or equivalent in other currencies) you must
Lei parla inglese? declare it to the customs authorities on entry
and exit to, or transit through, Switzerland.
ELECTRICITY Insurance
SUPPLY
Power sockets are It is wise to take out an insurance policy covering
type J, fitting type J theft, loss of belongings, medical problems,
(3-pin) plugs and type C cancellation and delays.
(2-pin) plugs. Standard Residents of countries in the European Union
voltage is 230V. and the European Economic Community can

270

270-277_EW_Switzerland.indd 270 29/11/2018 13:08

EW Need to Know template v1.2 – 13th August 2018
Fonts: Aptifer Sans LT Pro, Posterama Text, Soho
Gothic Pro, Soho Pro