Do I need a vignette to drive in Switzerland?
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A car, motorbike, trailer, caravan, delivery van or camper up to 3.5 tonnes needs a vignette to use the specified Swiss motorways and expressways. Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes use a separate heavy-vehicle charge rather than this light-vehicle vignette.
Check both vehicle and road
The requirement is attached to the roads covered by the system. If you plan to avoid those roads, verify the route on the official map and consider what a diversion would do. A route planner setting is useful, but the official road information is the authority.
A trailer or caravan can have its own vignette requirement. Do not check only the towing car and overlook the vehicle behind it.
Choose sticker or e-vignette
The Swiss government says drivers can buy a physical sticker or an e-vignette. The sticker is fixed to the inside of the windscreen and linked to that vehicle. The e-vignette is linked to the number plate.
Buy the e-vignette through the official Via portal linked from the Swiss government page. A sticker can be bought at places including Swiss customs posts, filling stations and post offices, or from official outlets listed there.
There is no short-duration Swiss product
The government page says there is no daily, weekly or monthly vignette. A short visit therefore does not create a shorter version of the product.
Check the validity year carefully if travelling near the year boundary, and keep evidence for an e-vignette offline. The Swiss motorway vignette guide explains the route decision without mixing it up with country-specific tolls elsewhere.