How To Pack For Switzerland in All 4 Seasons | Free Packing List, Tips & Product Recommendations

Any downsides to using a 40-55L backpack instead of a carry on suitcase? Thought being it would be easier to carry from destination to destination, instead of dragging a suitcase around. Trying to consider train theft as well and ease of securing. Thank you!

Spot on recommendations as usual! Thanks for the tip about Breezeo laundry sheets–had never heard of them until you mentioned them last year. Took them on my month long trip last September and LOVED them. They did a great job of cleaning our clothes, both in the washing machines when we had them and in the sink in hotels. I'm down to just two pair of shoes on a trip. My Oboz for walking/hiking/rainy days and very good walking sandal for summer. I will be taking my first winter trip to Switzerland this year and will switch out my shoes for that, of course! I took advantage of winter sales and purchased several pair of merino wool socks (hiking and dress) for the upcoming December trip–I've tested them out and they're wonderful! One more thing–as Jana & Brett suggested, a good waterproof raincoat (and I'll add waterproof walking shoes) are worth their weight in gold. The raincoat is indeed, multi purpose.

Omg! I was just worrying about this bit – going in May And this video comes along! Extremely helpful – thank you so much guys 🙏🏽

Congrats on your new home

Hello, is it good to visit Switzerland on middle of may ?

So excited! I’m going with my wife in April! We purchased your 7 day guide to help with our planning in the jungfrau region! (Sad so many things are closed when we visit 😣) We are coming in from Paris, what would you guys recommend the best route to arrive in Interlaken? Train? Plane? Thank you for all your great content!

Was Brett at Velo Cafe today around 4pm? We’re pretty sure it was him but didn’t want to talk to a random stranger if it wasn’t 😅 if so, we wanted to say “Hallo!” you’re videos have been super helpful for us when planning our trip to Switzerland!!

Enjoying your guys videos before my own trip to the alps. Few questions if you get a chance to read I appreciate it.

I have the away bigger carry on, have you had any problem with the smaller plans not being able to fit in overhead bin? For ex a city hopper cdg to zrh.

Would the away bigger carry on plus a 30L backpack be enough for about 12 days through the alps? I am going in the first two weeks of September. Primarily going to be hiking, is a down sweater or bigger jacket necessary or is a fleece sufficient?

when you say summer, does that mean from june to august ? i am going to switzerland on june1st, can i follow the summer guidence ?

Some great advice here, and I really must look at packing cubes!

When I worked at Kuoni, SBB used to provide a service where your luggage would be taken straight off the plane and taken directly to your hotel (usually a few hours after you got there) – it would then be taken the morning of the departure and it would be in the hold of your plane. Does this service still happen? It was a lifesaver with my aunt!

Wabout caps n sunshades as it's quite sunny in summers

Any good air bnb suggestions for Zurich, Lucerne

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What is the weight of all this?

Thanks for the super helpful recs! Just wondering, for a rainy trip, what kind of shoe do you recommend? (Do I need wellies? Kinda worried about sloshing and slipping around in my hiking shoes…)

It looks like the MeteoSwiss weather app does not provide any information in English. I cannot click on a discussion and change it to English. Any suggestions? I have an iPhone.

Good job . Please when travelling to Switzerland were you asked how much money you are holding at the airport?

I am going to Switzerland for 10 months for my internship ! This was so helpful thank you♥