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Switzerland
Fuel is dearer than France and Germany but cheaper than Italy; the Gotthard is free, the Grand St Bernard tunnel is not.
Drives on the right · CHF · reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Fuel this week
Per litre, with tax. Diesel is 21p dearer than at home. Indicative national average, checked 19 Oct 2026. Switzerland: motorway services notably dearer. Figure: globalpetrolprices.com weekly survey, converted at the ECB dollar rate.
- Italy → Switzerland +33p
- France → Switzerland +24p
What to know
Tolls and vignettes
Motorway vignette CHF 40, valid 14 months, no shorter option, buy online or at the border. Over 3.5 t: the per-day heavy vehicle charge (PSVA) instead, about CHF 3.25 a day, minimum 10 days.
Clean air zones
None.
Sleeping in the van
Decided by canton and commune; mostly tolerated for one night at motorway rest areas and signed Stellplätze, banned in nature reserves. Not a cheap country to be moved on in.
Kit you must carry
Warning triangle in reach. Headlights on at all times.
Speed limits, van under 3.5 t
120 / 80 / 50
When to go
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alps | 3° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
A dot marks the months we would pick: warm enough, dry enough, not yet crowded. Rounded from 1991–2020 normals. Coasts and mountains differ from their region.
Routes through here
- The Alps, three countries in a week: Passes by day, valley aires by night.
Fuel: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes); Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Weekly road fuel prices (OGL v3); European Central Bank reference rate. EU figures are the week of 26 Oct 2026; UK the week of 26 Oct 2026; † marks hand-checked indicative figures for countries outside both series. Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Climate: rounded 1991–2020 normals from national meteorological services. Crossings and country notes are our own and dated. Something here is out of date already, so check before you go.