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ABOVE: Bicyclists take a break by the River Thur in Canton Thurgau, Switzerland.

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General information

SBB
Enter the word "bicycle" into the search box to get a list of pages about  taking, shipping, and parking bikes with the Swiss Federal Railways.

Rent-a-Bike
Hire bicycles at more than 100 railroad stations and other rental points in Switzerland. (You can rent a bike at one station and return it at another, and holders of Swiss Travel System tickets pay children's rates.)

Zürich Free Bike Hire
Borrow one of 300 city bikes for free, just by showing your ID and making a deposit of 20 Swiss francs.

Cycling in Switzerland
If you don't find the information you need on this multilingual site, you can order any of three Veloland Schweiz guides in German or French.

Touring-Club Schweiz
The Touring Club of Switzerland offers brochures, maps, and other materials at its Zürich office, but its Web site materials are limited to information on bicycle insurance policies for residents of Switzerland.

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