Welcome to Switzerland! Isn't that absolutely amazing!?
And I love the sound of the cowbells.
Well, this inspires me to do a video on some money-saving tips in Switzerland.
When you're in Switzerland you have to know that Switzerland is one of the most expensive places on this planet unfortunately.
That is not a myth, that is a reality.
But this shouldn't prevent you from traveling to Switzerland.
There's a few things that you can do to actually save some money when you're here.
And that will help out your wallet.
The first thing that you may want to consider is taking the train when you travel around Switzerland.
The train is a is a cost-effective option
and it allows you to pretty much go anywhere in Switzerland.
If you do that you may want to travel with the regional trains.
Regional trains are less expensive.
If you end up traveling a lot in Switzerland you may want to think about getting the Half Fair pass.
That's a card that you can get for about 130 dollars.
It allows you to get all the train tickets for half fare.
That pass is available for one month or one year but usually you only need it for one month if you're traveling here.
It's a real money saver because it doesn't only allow you to save money on trains but also in some of the cable cars.
The latter you definitely want to try when you come to Switzerland.
One thing you definitely want to avoid in Switzerland is to take taxis.
Taxis are super expensive and you don't really need them
because the public transportation system is so good.
With buses and trains you can pretty much go anywhere.
If you end up taking your car you'll have to get a sticker, a vignette, which is valid for one year for all the Swiss motorways.
It costs 40 Swiss Francs (about US$44) and is a requirement.
You cannot go on an autobahn, the Swiss highways, without that vignette.
If you take the car you also have to fill up on gas
and what I found is that the gas prices in Switzerland vary significantly from canton to canton.
So you may want to shop around a little bit and check out online where you can get the best prices.
i'm not sure whether there's a gas buddy type of app in Switzerland
but i'm sure you can get an idea of the prices in different parts of the country
and that will save you significant money on gas.
In Switzerland, the tax for cars is included in the gas price I believe.
The gas tends to be a little bit more expensive than in other places like Austria or Germany.
Another money saving tip is to avoid eating out in restaurants.
I mean Swiss restaurants are really delicious and it's hard to do that
but at the same time, they're also super expensive.
If you want to save a little bit of money you can go on a picnic.
And there's lots of really nice options for picnics in Switzerland.
The way you do that is you just go in a supermarket like a Co-op or Migros
and you buy the food that you like:
sandwiches or pasta or chicken.
And you take that with you and that's a really cost effective option to avoid restaurants.
Another thing you want to do is to avoid the super expensive Swiss chocolate.
While it's of course delicious...
...all the chocolate in Switzerland is delicious.
There are some really cost-effective options for chocolate lovers.
and those are usually the non-branded chocolates.
You can find them also at Migros or Co-op.
They cost a fraction of the brand chocolates and they're just as yummy.
A real money saving tip for food in Switzerland is to buy your groceries at discounters like Aldi or Lidl.
They both exist now also in the US. You may even know some of their products already.
Another tip for saving money in Switzerland is to not by water.
You really don't need to buy bottled water in Switzerland because the tap water here is of fantastic quality.
Pretty much anywhere you go you find some really nice fresh water.
As as far as I know there is no Uber in Switzerland.
So that is not an option.
But of course there's Airbnb.
So for hotel rooms and apartments and places to stay that's clearly a great option
and it's usually cheaper than the high-end hotels.
Sometimes local hotels also have some decent prices so check those out too.
Another way to save some money with hotel rooms is to buy last minute.
So at last minute. you can get some really decent prices for hotel beds.
You just be you just have to be spontaneous for that.
If you want to get a fondue experience you may want to also consider to get a ready-made fondue
That you can also buy at Migros and Co-op.
It's probably not the real deal because of course those are pre-packaged food items.
But, you know, I like them. I think they're nice.
All right, my video is now being interrupted by some cows that are in my way.
Let me see how i'm gonna solve that one...
Alright,
that's nice!
As a last tip, there's a lot of stuff that is free in Switzerland, believe it or not.
What's really free here is the beautiful nature.
That's what the Swiss can be so proud of.
And all the hikes and the walks that you can do.
Of course you don't have to pay anything for that.
And those are usually the highlights of vacation and travel in Switzerland.
The same goes for swimming in lakes - unless you go into a Seebad, like an official swimming pool.
But swimming in the lake is for free. You can really enjoy that,
if you can muster the cold water of course.
Alright, those are some of my money saving tips for Switzerland.
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