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Switzerland travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Switzerland: travel advice level, plug type C, 230V, emergency 1414, currency CHF.

📷 Bern · de:Benutzer:Reaast · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-08-11

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information on European Entry-Exit System (EES) (‘Entry requirements’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalBern
CurrencyCHF
LanguagesFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
Calling code+41
Emergency numbers1414 · 112 · 117 · 118
Plug typesType C
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population9.1M
Type C

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📷 Photos

Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Carl Durheim · Public domain · Commons
JackPh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Fabrice Blanc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Rama · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Commons
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CucombreLibre from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
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About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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