Summary of My 1310N Spring Switzerland Trip (2022)

SUMMARY OF MY SWITZERLAND TRIP
Day 1: Kuala Lumpur → Istanbul via Turkish Airlines
Day 2: Istanbul → Zurich→ Lucerne
Day 3: Mount Titlis and Mount Rigi 
Day 4: Colmar (France) + Basel + Bern
Day 5: Lucerne → Interlaken
Day 6: Bernese Oberland (Murren, Lauterbrunnen & Grindelwald)
Day 7: Geneva
Day 8: Interlaken → Zermatt
Day 9: Zermatt
Day 10: Zermatt → St Moritz → Zurich
Day 11: Vaduz (Liechtenstein) 
Day 12: Zurich → Istanbul 
Day 13: Istanbul → Kuala Lumpur  

FLYING IN & OUT

We chosen to fly with Turkish Airlines and our entry and exit point are the same, which is Zurich. However, we didn't book directly from their official website but we booked from Go To Gate website instead cause it's slightly cheaper by at least RM100. I booked from this website before for my trip to Morocco and it's pretty legit. Airfare wise, we managed to book round-trip ticket for RM1,862 per person. 

The journey from Kuala Lumpur to Zurich took nearly 14 hours flight with a short 3-hours transit at New Istanbul Airport. 

Turkish Airline's Amenities & Services: 

• For economy class passenger, each is entitled to check-in luggage per-bag weight of up to 30 kg.
• Access a full range of complimentary in-flight entertainment, onboard food including main meal and breakfast as well as amenity kit which contains a sleep mask, ear plug, socks, toothbrush, toothpaste and lip balm. 
• For our flight, we're served with 3 meals (2 meals for flight from KL to Istanbul and 1 meal for flight from Istanbul to Zurich).

VISA & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

Malaysian citizens do no need a visa to travel to Switzerland for up to 90 days. Currently, there are no entry restrictions due to the pandemic and visitors do no need proof of vaccination, recovery nor testing for entry into Switzerland. 

We're considered to be quite lucky that during our travel period, all the travel restrictions were lifted up including performing pre-departure test prior to departure to Malaysia. All we need to do is just to fill up the Traveller's Card in MySejahtera apps but beginning from 1st August 2022, inbound travellers to Malaysia will no longer need to do so anymore. 

CURRENCY & CARDS 
The official currency for Switzerland is Swiss franc (CHF). However, I did notice too that majority of the shops, supermarkets and eateries do accept cards too (both debit and credit card).

My advice? Do bring along both Swiss franc and card(s) if possible cause some shops only accept cash and some places accept cards only. 

Post: Things To Do Before Travelling To Switzerland

SWISS TRAVEL PASS
Don't feel like driving around Switzerland? Then, I would highly recommend to get the Swiss Travel Pass where this pass will give you unlimited travel on the public transportations such as buses, trains, trams and even boats throughout the nation with hassle-free. Not just that this pass applies on the public transportations, you can even get free admission to more than 500 museums as well as get up to 50% discount on most mountain excursions to Swiss peak.

For more info about Swiss Travel Pass, you can check out my post on Swiss Travel Pass Guide.

RECAP OF MY TRAVELOGUES 

Flying To Switzerland With Turkish Airlines


Lucerne, Our First Trip in Switzerland

Snowy Mountain In Mount Titlis


Lake Lucerne & Mount Rigi

Colmar, A French Fairytale 


Half Day in Basel and Bern


Scenic Train Ride from Lucerne To Interlaken & We Did Paragliding


Crash Landing On You In Iseltwald 


Bernese Oberland - Lauterbrunnen, Mürren and Grindelwald


Panorama Bridge Sigriswil 


Day Trip to Vevey & Geneva


Lake Blausee From Interlaken


2 Days 2 Nights in Zermatt, A Car-Free Village


8-Hours Train Ride From Zermatt To St. Moritz With Glacier Express


Zurich, Our Final Stop Before Leaving Switzerland


Half-Day Trip to Vaduz of Liechtenstein from Zurich

TOTAL EXPENSES PER PAX 

PARTICULARS	AMOUNT
	CHF	RM
Air Fares Turkish Airways KL – Zurich – KL   Accommodations Lucerne – Galaxy Serviced Apartments (3 nights) Interlaken – CityChalet historic (3 nights) Zermatt – Residence Patricia (2 nights) Zurich – ibis Budget Zurich City West (2 nights)    Transportation Swiss Travel Pass - Consecutive 15 Days  Glacier Express Reservation (50% Off) Mount Titlis Cable Ride Basel – Colmar – Basel   Attractions & Activities Paragliding in Interlaken Add: Photos & video Sigriswil Panorama Bridge Patek Philippe Museum Geneva Lake Blausee House of Laderach Food and beverages   Others 12GB Travel Prepaid Sim Card MSIG Travel Insurance	-     - - - -     - 39.00 48.00 32.70     160.00 40.00 7.00 15.00 10.00 5.00   -     - -	1,862     849 911 622 495     1,923 180 219 151     733 183 32 68 45 22   710     81 237
	TOTAL	9,323

Exchange Rate as at April 2022: 
CHF 1 = RM4.60 

My souvenirs and travel haul from Switzerland:  

• Chocolates are must buy when visiting Switzerland.
• Spices and herbs bought from supermarkets whereas Victorinox knife (Swiss-made brand)
• Starbucks mug and tumbler. 
• Fridge magnets to add into my collection.   
  

If I had the power to rewind the time, I will try to extend my trip to at least to 15 days as the longest duration for the Swiss Travel Pass is 15 days. There are few attractions which I miss out such as Stein am Rhein, Rhine Falls, Montruex, Chur and more.