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Get a flexi rail pass - rail travel in Switzerland (as with everything else in Switzerland) is expensive. The pass also includes the fare for boat/bus travel within cities and discounts to 400 museums.

come to uri. Cheap !?! you must walk :-)

visit Adelboden

Being big and a part of the World Economic Forum. Switzerland is never cheap but it's beautiful.

In February you have to go to Lucerne! It's the most beautiful City in Switzerland, and if you wanna see the craziest Carneval in Central of Europe, then this is the right place to be! Watch out several Websites to see what I mean: http://www.lakeluzern.ch/de/page.cfm/welcome_en http://www.luzern.com/en/welcome.cfm? http://www.youthhostel.ch/home.html?&L=1 http://www.luzerner-fasnacht.ch/ (only in german) I hope you enjoy your stay. @you: The cheapest and easiest way to come to switzerland depends on where you are coming from...

The cheapest stay is to use couchsurfing.org where you can be hosted by locals for free

If you are planning to stay in Lucerne a good option is the http://www.jailhotel.com/ If you are interesed in Carneval. Check out the Carneval in Lucerne.http://www.luzerner-fasnacht.ch/ below the dates 11.02.2010: Schmutziger Donnerstag Fasnacht in Luzern. 13.02.2010: Fasnachts-Samstag ... Fasnacht in Luzern. 16.02.2010: Güdis-Dienstag Fasnacht in Luzern

The cheapest way to go depends on, if you do an european tour, take an inter-rail ticket, you can travel over the whole world with this ticket by train!

If you're in Switzerland in Feb - don't miss Morgenstreich at Basler Fasnacht! It's quite an experience. (http://www.markstravelnotes.com/europe/switzerland/canton_basel_stadt/basel/travelogues/2009/03/videos/)

Have a look on the site servas.org

www.youthhostel.ch or camping is nice too!

two opinions... one is couchsurfing.org the other opinion is jugendherbergen.ch this page has got a list with mas o menos cheap youth hostels... greets