🇨🇭 Switzerland

The Swiss Alps

Car-free villages, the world's best scenic trains, and the most iconic peaks in the range. Expensive, but unmatched for first-timers who want the postcard without the logistics headache.

The Matterhorn & Jungfrau regionScenic rail (Glacier & Bernina Express)Car-free mountain villagesLakeside cities

Where to stay

Base towns

Our handpicked bases in the Swiss Alps, with the trade-offs that matter for choosing between them.

Valais

Zermatt

$$$$$

The Matterhorn, a car-free village, and the best splurge in the Alps.

2–3 nightsCar-free OK

Bernese Oberland

Wengen

$$$$

A car-free balcony village hanging over the Lauterbrunnen valley.

2–3 nightsCar-free OK

Bernese Oberland

Grindelwald

$$$

The Eiger over your shoulder and a lift to everything.

2–3 nightsCar-free OK

Bernese Oberland

Lauterbrunnen

$$$

The valley of 72 waterfalls — the Alps' most photographed floor.

2–3 nightsCar-free OK

Bernese Oberland

Interlaken

$$$

The gateway hub — convenient, lively, not the mountains themselves.

1 nightCar-free OK

Central Switzerland

Lucerne

$$$

A lakeside city that doubles as the perfect Alps on-ramp.

1–2 nightsCar-free OK

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