Using your card in Switzerland

The currency is CHF.

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ATM fees in Switzerland

No checked ATM fee report for Switzerland yet. Used an ATM there? Report the fee it showed.

Paying in Switzerland

The terminal asks which currency

Choose CHF. If a card terminal or ATM offers to charge you in your own currency, that is dynamic currency conversion at a rate the machine chooses. Check what it would cost with the DCC calculator.

Cards and wallets

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Which of these are widely accepted in Switzerland is listed below only where we have a dated source.

Notes for Switzerland

No sourced notes for Switzerland yet.

Best card for Switzerland

The checked card list is still being filled. Every card appears here only with its issuer’s own fee page and the date it was checked, so nothing is shown from memory. Know a fee page we should add? Tell us.