Swiss Mountain Passes ⛰️ Driving in Switzerland 🇨🇭 The Ultimate Guide
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- Driving in Switzerland on Swiss mountain passes. Many travelers chose this way of getting around Switzerland as it offers flexibility, great views and freedom. In this travel guide I will explain all you need to know about driving on Swiss mountain passes.
Most popular questions about driving in Swiss mountain passes:
0:00 Intro
0:27 What's the speed limit?
0:44 What do the road markings mean?
1:03 Do you need a 4x4 to drive in the Swiss Alps?
1:44 Are Swiss mountain passes open year round?
2:05 Are Swiss mountain roads narrow?
2:44 Do you need to be a good driver for Switzerland?
3:02 Should you worry before driving in Switzerland?
3:35 Are there gas stations on Swiss mountain passes?
4:22 Are there restaurants and hotels on Swiss mountain passes?
5:57 Are Swiss mountain roads busy?
6:06 Do you need a car for the Swiss Alps?
6:36 Conclusion
For this video I went to Grimsel pass to show you all you need to know when it comes to speed limit, rules, conditions as well as amenities such as hotels and restaurants. Grimsel pass is connecting the Swiss Cantons of Bern and Valais and is very easy to drive, so you can enjoy the breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps.
Check which Swiss mountain pass is open: alpen-paesse.ch/
For more travel information about Switzerland visit switzerlandinsider.com
I just got back last night and wanted to thank you! Your tips and encouragement made my trip exciting instead of boring. Here’s my perspective on car rentals as someone from the US:
- Get the highest insurance coverage like Supercover. Without it, rental companies will find a way to charge you for something.
- Smaller cars are better.
- The only place I found driving difficult was Geneva. Next time, I'll use the rental for village trips and return it before visiting a major city.
- Plan your stops ahead of time; I used satellite images to find easy/free parking.
- I stuck to the speed limit but got honked at a lot. I’m not sure if it was speeding locals or clueless tourists.
I just finishing up my first trip. I hit the ground running in Geneva and trying to figure out all the ground rules on the road in the first 30 minutes. The thing I still don’t understand are the curved dashed lines that sometimes look like triangles I can’t tell who has the right away on those. And I got honked at on one of those in Geneva. Other than that, I pretty much stuck with the speed limit, and I did not get honked at. Did not stick to the speed limit on the four mountain passes that I went and drove. Stopping at all the places and getting a bite to eat a souvenir or a drink really made it nice. Now what the heck is wrong with GoPro? Mine kept overheating and would not, continue recording. Had to do some road over again because I wanted to catch it. Oh well, driving some of the best roads twice, could be worse.😅
@NewCastleIndiana omg those lines got me clueless. Like in my eyes all I saw was fractals 😂 it has been a week and I don't see any traffic violation mail. Praying everyday I don't see one. That was one of my best driving 😅
Glad you guys had a great time! 😄
@@NewCastleIndiana If you get to an intersection and the road you are on has a line of triangles in front of you, this means you have to give way (they are same shape as the "give way" sign). It's just road marking doubling the traffic signs. This is used all over Europe.
Unless you meant something else?
@@Stenbox thank you. I know the giveaway triangles are shared with like UK ROADS. And a little bit more now in the United States I’m seeing. But what I’m asking about is when there’s an intersection of dashed lines that form your turn it seems like I’m seeing this on a T intersection or a three-way intersection. There was one at the bottom of Griswold pass that I drove and I wasn’t sure who had the right of way. I didn’t see real good signage posted on a pole or anything. So I always felt out of place. I’ve been searching and I can’t find any thing online that helps explain that. But I do very very very much. Appreciate you trying to reply and help me with that if I ever make my way back
Thank you for this!
Thanks for all the tips Greg, I'll be visiting Switzerland from Costa Rica on September and couldn’t be more excited. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching! I wish you the best time, you picked a great month to visit Switzerland :-)
Thank you Greg, all the information are very important and useful for us that we are planning to Swiss by private car in June.
Perfect! I wish you a fantastic trip!!
Thank you so much for this.❤
Very nice video, thanks for your advices.
Thanks for watching and the feedback!
Thanks for your information and encouragement recently I did Susten, Furka Grimsel and Glaubenberg passes yesterday. Sure, it was in a cheap standard issue rental car and not my Corvette C8, but I can tick off another bucket list pass. And again the motorcyclist were just a bit crazy.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the video! Great information. If I do plan to drive with a sports car and want to have the least amount of traffic then which summer month do you recommend ? Mid- June or Mid- September?
Thank you
Theyre both okay just try to avoid weekends 👌
@@SwitzerlandInsider Thank you!
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Thanks so much for your guide, just wondering if there's any minimum speed regulation in Switzerland?
To my knowledge it‘s 80 on a highway. Thats the only one I can think of 😊
@@SwitzerlandInsider thanks! for your answer
Do you guys know if there is a website where you can buy tickets to drive through the passes?
It‘s free to drive on the passes
Can't wait July 2024...
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