The Itinerary France and Switzerland itineraries
Day-by-day routes through France and Switzerland, from 10–11 days — with what every trip actually costs.
- 10–11
- days
- Western Europe
- region
Planning a trip to France and Switzerland
Pulled from the 2 routes below — so it says what these itineraries actually do, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Jun, Sep — the months these routes agree on. May is split — some routes here call it prime and others say avoid, because they cover different parts of the country and those do not share a season.
How long you need
10–11 days. The shortest is Europe with parents in 10 days: Paris and Switzerland, slowly; the longest is France and Switzerland in 11 days: Paris, the Jungfrau and the Matterhorn.
What it costs
≈ AED 800 to ≈ AED 900 per person per day, depending on the route. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Two sets of rules on this trip, and both have to be sorted before you fly.
- France: Embassy or consulate in advance, 90 days in any 180. Schengen.
- Switzerland: Embassy or consulate in advance, 90 days in any 180. Schengen.
Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with each embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Paris · Lucerne · Interlaken · Annecy · Zermatt · Zurich.
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Best for: Two bases, trains instead of flights, and sightseeing you can do sitting down
Europe with parents in 10 days: Paris and Switzerland, slowly
Paris → Lucerne → Interlaken
Built for walking that is measured in hundreds of metres rather than miles: central step-free hotels, a seated boat or cogwheel train most days, taxis where the metro means stairs, and the vegetarian question answered in both countries.
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Best for: The city and the mountains, joined by a three-hour train
France and Switzerland in 11 days: Paris, the Jungfrau and the Matterhorn
Paris → Annecy → Zermatt → Interlaken → Lucerne → Zurich
A week of museums, boulevards and a glass pyramid, then a train into the Alps for cogwheel railways, a mountain that looks like the chocolate wrapper, and lakes the colour of antifreeze.
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