Switzerland Reopening To Tourists From These Countries June 15

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This article contains news from July 2020. For the latest and current entry requirements for Switzerland please visit —> “Switzerland’s Covid-19 Entry Requirements Guide”

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Switzerland is reopening to tourists on June 15^th 2020, starting by allowing visitors from 30 countries.

Switzerland’s official government tourism site posted an announcement on June 5^th 2020 stating: “Switzerland will open the borders to all EU and EFTA states and Great Britain on June 15”

→ A Newer version of this article now exists at “Countries Allowed To Travel To Switzerland” Please go there for the most current and updated Switzerland travel info.

This announcement comes after many other European countries like Germany, Portugal, Italy and Croatia have also announced the same phased re-openings of their own.

Switzerland is reopening its borders on June 15 to the 27 countries in the European Union, The UK (who is in a transition period right now) and the other 3 countries in the EFTA (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.)

Here’s the full list:

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom

Third-Party ‘safe’ countries:

Switzerland has responded to the EU’s suggestion of opening its borders to 14 of the 15 approved countries, by permitting all but one of the suggestions into the country, as of July 20, 2020.

Third-party countries granted entry

In line with EU guidelines, Switzerland will lift entry restrictions for the following third-party countries, July 20:

Algeria
Australia
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Georgia
Ireland
Japan
Morocco
New Zealand
Rwanda
South Korea
Thailand
Tunisia
Uruguay

Absent from this list is Serbia.

What about countries like the USA and other nations wanting to visit Switzerland?

No announcements have been made outside the 30 European countries that will be allowed into Switzerland on June 15^thand the 14 third-party nations allowed on July 20.

What is open in Switzerland?

Tourists arriving in June will find that mostly everything is open in Switzerland, with proper social distancing and sanitary protocols in full effect.

“Travel within Switzerland is now possible again. Within the next few weeks, travel to Switzerland from European countries will be possible more and more. In addition, touristic attractions such as mountain railways, boats, panoramic trains and zoos will be able to open starting June 6. Restaurants, Hotels and Museums are open already, observing strict health and safety restrictions. The touristic summer season in Switzerland has started!” says the Swiss Tourism Board.

Here’s what’s open in Switzerland:

Hotels and overnight accommodation
Thermal baths and spas
Restaurants, cafes and eateries
Mountain railways (like the Glacier 3000 and Titlis)
Public transportation
Panoramic Trains (like Bernina Express, Glacier Express, GoldenPass Panoramic, Gotthard Panorama, Luzern-Interken)
Musuems and art galleries
Swimming pools and beaches
Events with a maximum of 300 attendees

Switzerland is hoping to receive many summer vacationers that are eager to get out of the house and take a much needed break. They’ve already started replacing their tourism slogans from “Dream now – travel later” to “We Need a Vacation – We need Switzerland”, and the hashtag #INeedSwitzerland

👋🇨🇭❤️ We are here when you need Switzerland. #IneedSwitzerland pic.twitter.com/s6Eri8mVOg
— Switzerland Tourism (@MySwitzerland_e) June 3, 2020

Daily flights from multiple airlines like Swiss Air and Lufthansa are already scheduled to start arriving from other European cities into Switzerland for June 15^th onward.

Switzerland was just crowned as “Safest Place To Visit in 2020” by travel insurance provider Insurly, with a score of 93.4/100

With its reliable and efficient healthcare system, sustainable transport practices, and low occurrences of violent incidents, travellers have little to no risk in visiting Switzerland.

Read More: See a complete list of countries now reopen for international tourism and more details on countries that can visit Switzerland now

Disclaimer: Switzerland’s reopening news is ever-changing and being updated constantly. We do our best to keep this article up to date with all the latest information, but the decision to travel is ultimately your responsibility. Contact your consulate and/or local authorities to confirm your nationality’s entry and/or any changes to travel requirements before traveling.

Sources: MySwitzerland / Stnet.ch /

debs

Tuesday 29th of June 2021

Travel agent here - US passports - do they need to fill out any forms if crossing border by train from Germany to Switzerland. They are vaccinated have cards from vaccination.

Sandra

Tuesday 15th of June 2021

My daughter loved in Zurich. I'm American and she purchased a ticket for me leaving lo s Angeles to Zurich on July 5. Do you think I will okay?

Kashlee Kucheran

Switzerland is reopening to American travelers, so long as they are vaccinated, on June 28 (Click HERE to read)

Andrew

Friday 4th of June 2021

When will Switzerland reopen to American visitors?

Saturday 5th of June 2021

We are hoping June/July

Marc Cassina

I am American, but was allowed into Spain for work in April. I had already been vaccinated and quarantined on arrival. The Swiss embassy in Spain said that if I have been residing in Spain for more than 3 weeks and vaccinated, I should be allowed into Switzerland...but Swiss Airlines said I would not qualify. Anyone have an answer?

In Switzerland's official jargon, they say they want those entering to be 'residents and nationals' of safe countries. However, depending on who you talk to, simply being in one of these countries for 14 days MAY allow you to cross into Switzerland. The bad part is different departments have different takes on the subject. A border guard might say yes, and airline (not wanting to assume risk) might say no, etc.

Anna

Friday 14th of May 2021

Hey, I am planning to go to Cappadoccia (Turkey) on the 15th of June from Geneva. Will I have any problems?

No Turkey is open for all tourists to visit. You will only need a 72-hour pCR test to enter