Do they check passports on trains to Switzerland?

You enter Switzerland when going into the main building. The passport check, if it takes place at all, takes anything between 5-15 min. If you are on a direct train from France into Switzerland, the passport checks take place in the train. The procedure shouldn't last more than a few minutes.



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You won't get a stamp when crossing internal borders, no matter whether it's train, plane or car. There is simply no one to give it to you. It's equal with crossing border from New York to New Jersey (for example).

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On all the main line trains there are conductors who come through the trains on a regular basis and check tickets. In the towns and cities and on the very local trains it is an honour system. Tickets are not routinely checked BUT there are spot checks and everyone has to produce a ticket.

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Be sure immigration officials stamp your passport upon entering the Schengen area and again when you exit. Carry your passport with you when traveling to other countries in the Schengen area in case officials reinstate internal borders without notice.

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U.S. citizens should carry their U.S. passport at all times when entering or leaving the Schengen area and when traveling between Schengen countries.

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There is normally no passport control on the borders between these countries. If you have a valid visa or residence permit in one of these countries, you can also visit the other Schengen countries.

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The train will stop at the last station before a border and/or the first station after a border. Border control staff will then board and pass through the train, before it leaves the station.

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The train from Amsterdam to Switzerland takes around 12 hrs 30 mins and traverses the Netherlands along the way. This European cross-border route through Belgium, Luxembourg, France and then into Switzerland gives the traveller a chance to experience a range of different places and cultures.

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