Countries · Switzerland
Driving in Switzerland: What to Sort Before You Go
Verdict
Vignette CHF 40 a year; no shorter option sold.
Switzerland has no full guide on this site yet. This page gathers what the site already publishes for Switzerland, each line linking to the page that carries the rule and its source.
Switzerland on this site
Switzerland: your checklist before you go
Tick what you already have. Set your departure date, and anything that takes time, such as a sticker by post or an online order, shows the date to act by.
- SwitzerlandMotorway vignetteCHF 40, the only option, valid 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2027. Sticker or e-vignette on via.admin.ch. Caught without: CHF 200 plus the CHF 40.Buy before the motorway
- SwitzerlandWinter tyresNo legal requirement, but an unfit car in winter can cost you your licence and your insurer's cover.Check in winter
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Carry the Required Kit
- Warning triangle: Required. The only item the vehicle regulations ask for.
Required: an official source lists it. Wear it: anyone who gets out on the road must wear one. Required*: only non-official sources list it. Every country side by side: required kit by country.
If You Break Down
Switzerland
- Emergency112
- TCS0800 140 140
On the motorway. Triangle at least 100 m back on a motorway, 50 m elsewhere. Use the orange emergency phones and wait behind the barrier.
After an accident. Damage only: tell the police if you cannot tell the owner of what you hit straight away.
What to do on the motorway and after an accident, country by country: breakdowns and accidents.
Winter Rules
- Switzerland: No law; the federal roads office advises October to Easter
Every month at a glance: the 12-month calendar.
Next on the road
Sources
- ASTRA — Swiss vehicle regulations (VTS), Art. 90 para. 2: warning triangle
- TCS — breakdown: what to do
- law.ch — duties after an accident with damage only (2 October 2023)
- European Commission — 112, the European emergency number (updated 23 June 2026)
- Your Europe — eCall in vehicles (updated 27 January 2026)
- European Consumer Centres — accidents abroad and the European Accident Statement (updated 5 May 2026)
The rules for each line of the checklist are on the page it links to, with that page's sources.