World Travel Guide Search for a City   Destination Guides > Europe & Russia > Europe > Switzerland Switzerland .  Switzerland .  Information And Maps .  Money And Banks .  Communications .  Getting Around · Trains And Buses · Boats · Driving, Hitching And Cycling .  Food And Drink · Food · Drink .  Emergencies · Emergency Numbers .  Switzerland On The Net .  The Swiss Museum Passport .  Opening Hours And Holidays .  Adventure Sports .  Travel Details .  Explore Switzerland .  Alpine Switzerland .  Northern cities .  Suisse-Romande .  Ticino SWITZERLAND - BOATS Switzerland    view all cities Top Destinations .  Zurich All of Switzerland's bigger lakes are crossed by ferry services of one sort or another. Most run only during the summer season (June-Sept), and duplicate routes which can be covered more cheaply and quickly by rail. But if you have the time, cruising through the Alpine foothills to Interlaken or between villages on the Lake Geneva shoreline beats the equivalent train journeys hands down.