Trains are the most popular way to travel in Switzerland, and Swiss and European rail passes make train travel affordable. The transportation network covers more than 5000 km (3105 miles). It is difficult to overstate how good this network is: you can get anywhere you want quickly, easily and relatively cheaply and everybody relies on it as a matter of course. Swiss trains are clean, on time and frequent. Post buses are supplementing the train network and their stations are next to railway stations. Zurich and Geneva are major hubs with train stations right next to the airports.

There are rental car agencies in most sizeable towns and at all airports. Driving through Switzerland is very easy and the roads are well maintained, signposted and generally not too congested. Getting to Switzerland by road is simple, since there are fast highways through all of Europe.

You can rent a bicycle at all main train stations.

Lake steamers circulate on all the mayor lakes, and the Swiss Passes are valid on most steamer routes.

The main entry points for international travelers are the airports of Zurich-Kloten and Geneva-Cointrin. The cities of Basel, Bern and Lugarno also have airports that receive international flights, but on a smaller level.

You can also travel to Switzerland by boat along the Rhine all the way from Amsterdam. It can also be reached by boat from Germany via Lake Constance, from Italy via Lake Maggiore and from France via Lake Geneva.