Travel Insurance for Switzerland for US Residents

Why travelers insure this trip

Swiss medical care is excellent and costly, and a visitor is billed privately in full.
Skiing, hiking and climbing are the point of many trips, and mountain rescue or a helicopter evacuation is a real, large cost that some plans limit or exclude.
Chalets, lift passes and guided trips are booked ahead and rarely refundable.

What to weigh in a plan for Switzerland

A high medical and especially medical evacuation limit, including mountain rescue where the plan allows it.
Activity wording for off-piste skiing, high-altitude hiking and climbing.
Trip cancellation on non-refundable chalet and lift-pass bookings.
Emergency medical cover with a reachable 24/7 assistance line.

Two dates that decide more than the price

The deadline for the pre-existing condition waiver and the deadline for Cancel For Any Reason both run from your first trip payment, not from your departure. Buying early keeps both open and costs no more.

Getting a price for Switzerland

Enter your dates, home state, ages and non-refundable trip cost and we show live prices and benefit amounts from the insurers available on this site — not a sample, not an estimate. Nothing on this page sets a price or decides a claim; the plan document does.

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Written by the Protect Travel team. This is general information about how travel insurance usually works, not advice about any one plan. To compare travel insurance plans you can buy, run a quote. Prices and benefits come from the insurer when you run a quote, and the policy wording decides any claim.