Crossing the Switzerland-Liechtenstein border, Buchs to Schaan-Vaduz.
This border crossing report is part of a much longer day which involved flying from Reykjavik to Zurich, then taking 2 trains to Buchs SG from where I walked across the border, Switzerland to Liechtenstein over the River Rhine. Epic travels.
Buchs Bahnhof:
Follow the signs. Impossible to get lost in Switzerland:
There isn’t too much to report. There are no immigration offices, and you get no passport stamps. But there was a pill box on the Swiss side:
Halfway across the bridge, that goes over the Rhine:
I was only in transit. Switzerland lasted about 3 hours. I had taken the train from the airport to Zurich Main Station and then another to Buchs:
Welcome to Liechtenstein. A great way to enter my 108th UN Member State or 115th Country and Territory that I personally recognise.
Yes, it was my first time in Liechtenstein, despite having worked 16 seasons in neighbouring Switzerland as a waiter from 2001 to 2018 and probably 6 other times too.
It’s a bit like Andorra. I had been in Barcelona twice without travelling to Andorra. I have since visited. Or Gibraltar. I was 3 times at the bottom of Spain for the ferry to Morocco, I could have easily gone there. I did in 2024!
Entering Schaan:
TextBook Backpacking: Arriving at the Schaan-Vaduz Station, having walked the 2.5km from Buchs Station.
The first afternoon/evening was a washout, so I just hung out at the YHA.
The next day was perfect for backpacking Vaduz:
