Zurich
Transport – Another area where the
Swiss achieved world class standard is the Swiss Travel
System. It smooth transition and efficient of its
people and system ensure trouble free when you change
from one mode of transport to another. Punctuality
is their trade mark. Especially for the train system,
every train schedule follows the time table right
to the dot. For example, if the train is schedule
to leave at 9.00am and you are there at 9.01am, you
will definitely miss the train.
The Swiss Trains are clean and comfortable.
It has a network of almost 500 mountain railways,
these include ski lift and cableways. It network will
bring you to every corner of the country, up the steep
slope of Swiss Alps and the top of Europe.
Even for the public Bus Transport.
It has time table at every bus stop to tell the arrival
time of each bus that is schedule to stop there. Unless
unforeseen traffic situation, give the bus a tolerance
of ± 5 minutes, it will definitely shows up.
Credit must be given to the bus driver for punctuality.
To save cost and time, there are Swiss Pass,
Swiss Flexi Pass, Swiss Card and Swiss Family Card
for you to select from. Most of these offer unlimited
travel on the Swiss Travel system for a given period.