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Skiers transiting Switzerland to be spared quarantine

Destinations
James Chapple
30 November 2021

Brit skiers keen to head to the Alps this winter after two curtailed seasons have been thrown a lifeline after it was confirmed arrivals transiting Switzerland but spending less than 24 hours in the country will not be subject to its new 10-day quarantine regime.

A passenger locator form will only have to be completed by those travelling to Switzerland by plane or on a long-distance bus service (Credit: Janosch Diggelmann / Unsplash)

While it throws Switzerland’s ski season into doubt, with Inghams on Tuesday (30 November) revealing it has suspended all December departures to the country, skiers heading to destinations in neighbouring France and Italy won’t have to quarantine, according to the Foreign Office (FCDO).


"There is no quarantine requirement for travellers arriving in Switzerland from the UK who wish to travel onward to another country, as long as travel through Switzerland is less than 24 hours and does not involve a stopover," said the FCDO.