17 Transportation Tourist Mistakes To Avoid | Swiss Transportation & Switzerland Travel Tips
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We’ve all been beginners (ahem, have you noticed our acting skills?!), so there’s no need to raise your hand if you’ve made one of these mistakes. (We’re looking at you, mistakes no. 7 and no. 15!)
Press play with a bit of grace to learn the dos and don’ts of the Swiss transportation system!
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1 | Watch this video to see us make these 17 mistakes and explain what to do instead.
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All Comments (21)
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Switzerland tourism NEEDS to acknowledge you as a major asset! We are currently traveling through Switzerland based upon your advice, and it is going so well!
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The best vloggers on Switzerland! Thank you!
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We’re visiting this June! Your videos have been so informative! Looking forward to visiting with all your inputs
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Lifesavers! Heading to Switzerland in a few weeks and your videos are so helpful!
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Something important about the request stop, if you want to get on at one, there is a button on the platform to push that signals to the driver to stop. Just standing on the platform isn't enough in a lot of cases to get the train to stop for you, unlike with a bus.
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Some great advice here - especially for those who don’t regularly get trains! I have to say that they are excellent for waiting for everyone to get on and off the trains - the staff were very kind to my aunt who had limited mobility on our last trip.
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You guys are the best. Your videos are so well done and organized ☺️🫶🏻
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We used your train advice/guide while traveling in Switzerland last month and it was so easy. You made our trip so much easier. Thank you!
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Great information to note 😍👏🏼. Will keep watching your info blog about Switzerland . We will be in Switzerland in three months time.
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Thank you guys so much for all of the super valuable info.
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Thanks, this is great general information to know 😃
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Excellent, very useful video. ❤
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You guys really helped me make my solo Swiss trip so easy, enjoyable! Your transport video, (being in the right carriage etc) visiting the swiss alps, etiquette and cafes (the eiger bean was BRILLIANT) I binged on all your videos without you guys I would’ve been the biggest noob and feel lost. Thank you - thank you - thank you! 🎉 you are guys are AMAZING 🤩 P.S the Swiss railway is amazing - how easy it is to travel and the SBB app was so easy to use! (I did buy the Swiss half fare card!)
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Great advice 👍🏻 thank you 😊
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Nice travel tips for Swiss trip.
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All your videos have been SUPER helpful while planning our upcoming Switzerland vacay! 2 questions I have ran into: Does the Half Fare Card show up in the SBB app? I purchased it and received an email with a QR code but am not seeing anything in the SBB app. I have a sign in for the SBB app and the SwissPass site. Do we need to verify our ID (on the SwissPass site) in order for passes to show up on the app?
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Very helpful. I will be in CH in 2 weeks.
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Great job!❤
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Even tho I'm Swiss, I think its interesting to watch videos like this one. You did a great job with this one!
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You two have helped me more than you know while planning my Italy/ Switzerland vacation! Life savers!! Question: what do you suggest for using trains to get from Milan to interlaken?!
