Switzerland is small. So small that the Swiss would rather walk 5 minutes than start the car. 10 minutes walk is exercise, healthy and no distance at all. In every Swiss city, the inner city is traffic-free and set up as a pedestrian zone. We couldn't go there ourselves as a tour operator.

The Swiss either ride their bikes or walk to the nearest public transport stop. Around 2 million Swiss use public transport every day, it is not uncommon for them to meet the Federal Council on the train. We receive many requests for transfers from the train station in any city to the hotel. The route can be covered on foot in 5 minutes - the Swiss go on foot. Including luggage! (The suitcases now have wheels).

If it takes 5 minutes on foot, it will take

a) 2 minutes by car (you won't find any company that drives this pointless route)

b) 10 minutes by car, because you have to drive around the pedestrian zone (the price is then appropriate for that)

It is certainly not common for many guests to go on foot. But believe me - when you go on holiday to Switzerland, you also want to try the typical "Swiss way". We take care of our environment and every trip by car that can be avoided, we  avoid.

The motorways are almost always two-lane (therefore overloaded in the rush hours), the streets in the cities mostly one-lane and therefore also overcrowded. You will see that walking is usually faster than cars. Or for longer distances, the Swiss people travel by train. Zurich-Berne in 58 minutes - you can only do that by car if you ignore all traffic rules (and then make friendship with the police).

So the request to our guests: Do not ask us for a transfer that takes 5 minutes by car. Please, do not ask us for hotel pick-up for the tour when the nearest public transport stop is 2 minutes in front of the hotel. Google is a helpful tool when planning distances on foot or by car.

We thank our guests who try the typical Swiss route and avoid using a car as much as possible. The glaciers and the beautiful landscape thank you too.