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The Essentials
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Private guest bedrooms are an exception to the communal indoor smoking ban. The hotel decides whether to allow smoking in the exact room; corridors and other shared areas remain smoke-free.
Applies in: Switzerland
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
$11.79*USD
CHF 9.70 locally · 20 cigarettes
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Front: 35% covered
Back: 50% covered
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Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
* Approximate USD conversion; your exchange rate may differ. Rate dated 30 Oct 2026 · European Central Bank.
The federal ban targets enclosed rooms; an open private balcony is not enclosed. Property policies may be stricter.
Applies in: Switzerland
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Federal rules allow operator-approved smoking in rooms of hotels and other lodging establishments. The supplied sources do not establish how every serviced-apartment arrangement is classified. Confirm the exact unit and operator policy.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
A hotel may permit smoking in specific private guest bedrooms. A compliant separate smoking room is another possibility; neither permission extends to the normal communal indoor areas.
Applies in: Switzerland
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Swiss law bans smoking in enclosed public rooms but allows smoking rooms; the airport says it is nonsmoking except special lounges.
Applies in: Zurich
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
The airport operator lists a smoking lounge at Gate A50 in the Gates A passenger area. Check access from your departure zone and current signs; this does not establish a lounge at every gate or its opening hours.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Smoking lounge near the Transit Hotel by Gates D; airport states non‑smoking except in special smoking lounges.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
SBB station rules ban smoking elsewhere on station premises, including platforms.
Operator policy: SBB station premises and platforms
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
SBB bans smoking on regional and long‑distance trains.
Operator policy: SBB regional and long-distance trains
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Zurich bans indoor smoking in hospitality venues but allows separated smoking rooms.
Applies in: Zurich
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Nightclubs are hospitality venues: indoor areas are smoke-free except in compliant smoking rooms.
Applies in: Zurich
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Indoor restaurant areas are smoke-free; separated smoking rooms are permitted.
Applies in: Zurich
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Indoor bans apply to enclosed rooms; open-air terraces are outside that scope.
Applies in: Switzerland
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Zurich guidance applies the ban to licensed clubs and premises where several people work. A genuinely closed private circle can be treated differently; open membership cannot disguise a smoking bar. No visitor-accessible club or its classification has been verified.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Pure smoking hospitality venues (Raucherlokale) are banned in the Canton of Zurich.
Applies in: Zurich
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
The federal ban covers enclosed rooms; ordinary outdoor streets are not covered.
Applies in: Switzerland
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Before booking, confirm smoking permission for your exact room, balcony or shared area, including access hours.
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The federal ban concerns enclosed public rooms, not open parks.
Applies in: Switzerland
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
