Helpful Apps To Download Before you go!

🚆 SBB Mobile (Swiss Federal Railways)

Your go-to app for real-time train schedules, platform changes, and trip planning.
✅ Set favorite routes, check delays, see train compositions (like stroller-friendly cars).
✅ Also works for boats, buses, and cable cars!

🥾 SwitzerlandMobility

An underrated gem. Shows hiking and biking paths, filtered by difficulty, region, and family-friendly trails.
✅ Use it to find easy stroller-friendly routes or lakeside walks near wherever you’re staying.
✅ Offline maps available with the paid version.

🧀 Too Good To Go

Lets you grab leftover food from bakeries, cafes, and grocery stores at deep discounts (great for picnics or quick dinners). (Works best in big cities like Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Lucerne, Lausanne)
✅ Eco-friendly and budget-friendly.

🛍️ Coop & Migros Apps

Two major grocery chains — their apps let you:
✅ Locate stores near you (great for last-minute snacks or diapers)
✅ See opening hours (especially helpful on Sundays or in small towns)
✅ Browse what products they carry

🗺️ Google Maps (Offline Mode)

Download offline maps for each region you're visiting so you're never stuck without directions in the mountains or on a remote train ride.
✅ Add starred pins for playgrounds, bakeries, cable cars, and hotel check-ins before you go.

💬 Google Translate (with Offline Languages)

We never had an issue with a language barrier (everyone spoke English in the touristy spots, only place we found people who didn't was at a local festival in Germany) BUT not everything is in English, especially in rural German, French, or Italian-speaking areas.
✅ Download German, French, and Italian offline before you go.
✅ Use the camera to instantly translate signs or menus.

🏞️ PeakFinder

Use your phone’s camera to identify every mountain peak around you.
✅ Great for making the scenery educational and fun for older kids
✅ Works offline too!

☀️ MeteoSwiss

The official Swiss weather app.
✅ More accurate than Apple or Google for mountain towns
✅ Gives rain radar, severe weather alerts, and microclimate forecasts (important when hiking or taking kids to high altitudes)

🚖 Uber / Bolt (limited, but helpful in cities)

✅ In cities like Zurich or Geneva, Uber or Bolt can be useful with kids + luggage.
✅ Most small towns don’t use rideshares, but taxis can be called if needed.