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Swiss,
the national air line takes off with Lufthansa
into a new future. EasyJet
offer flights too. Main airport is Zürich-Kloten,
smaller ones are Euro-Airport Basel-Mulhouse or Geneva-Cointrin. |
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| Train & Bus |
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SBB, The national
transportation company offers tickets to
every destination and has a excellent online
timetable. Check out their special
offers for tourists! |
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| Car |
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Rent a car at Hertz,
you find a route planner at map24. |
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| Shopping & Post
office |
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Shops
are generally open Mo-Fr 9-18.30 and Sa 9-16. Usually
they accept credit cards. Post boxes are yellow. Post
offices are open Mo-Fr 7.30-12 and 14-18, Sa 8-11. |
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| Customs |
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You
can bring: 2 liter of alcohol below 15% and 1 liter
above. 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars
or 250g of tabacco. 50g of parfume or 250g eau
de toilette. |
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| Money exchange |
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The
swiss currency is the Swiss Franc (sFr). It can be bought
at all banks, post offices, raileay stations and some
exchange offices. Banks are open Mo-Fr 8.30-12 and 13.30-16.30.
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| Media |
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The national TV stations are SF1
and SF2. The national radio station is
DRS.
DRS2 plays classic music, DRS3 pop&rock music. Weekly
newspapers are Weltwoche
or WOZ.
The most important daily newspapers are Blick,
Tagesanzeiger
and NZZ.
For news in english visit the website www.swissinfo.org. |
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| Phone |
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Dial 0041 to switzerland. The three mobile
phone companies are Swisscom,
Sunrise
and Orange.
Prepaid cards are avaiable for about 40.- sFr. Find
a phone number at tel.search.ch. |
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| Weather |
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Swissmeteo
has accurate weather information. Check this webcam
for the actual weather in Basel. |
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| Emergency |
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Call 144 for ambulance, 117 for police,
118 for fire brigade and 1414 for the rescue helicopter. |
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| News &
information services |
| Official swiss news site & free email: swissinfo.org |
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| Switzerland guide
at amazon.com |
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