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The regional train (S-Bahn) is great (it even goes out of the country), it has A LOT of stops, which means that you can easily jump off. If it has only one floor then you can see the inspector from a large distance, which is helpful. Sometimes there's only one inspector, or, if you get less lucky, several. Some of the newer regional trains have 2 floors. As per the busses, most of the public bus drivers don't pay much attention. It is easy to get onto the bus whilst no one is looking, or through the back door. If you are stopped however, often you can get your way out of paying very easily, because the drivers are payed by the kilometer and not passenger.

Interregional InterRegional trains often have several inspectors that check several times during the trip -- by memory or, sometimesoccasionally, by asking out loud who just got on the train. If caught without a ticket, you'll usually be asked to get off pay a 90 CHF fine (~110$), as well as the cost of the ticket. There is a bit of wiggle room with this fine, so if you see a controller, your best bet is to go towards the end of the train and buy a ticket on your phone (using the next stopSBB Mobile app, all you need is a credit card - works on iPhones and Androids). ThereEven though you bought the ticket after you left the platform, the controller wouldn's no such thing t mind seeing as many people do so - just pretend that you care when he lectures you, and explain that their system is very slow (it is). On the Inter City trains (the newer, high speed trains with restaurants), there are ''always'' at least 2 inspectors, usually 4 during peak times and on the last train. If only two are present, they start at the end of the train each time, and work up all the way to the front. It is often possible to avoid the inspectors on short trips during the day if you sit right up against the front. At each station security, they usually just go back to the back again, so you'll easily may never even be able controlled. It is best not to run or act suspiciously when in front of the inspectors, as they can add a penalty of up to jump onto 200 CHF for disrespecting the conductor. Contrary to popular belief, there are railway police agents, and the come to the train station in extreme situations. It is very hard to avoid these fines, however there is one loophole in the system: whenever you see a controller, go to the front of the next train going your direction, and there should be a kids compartment. In that kids compartment, there is a slide, and under the slide, there is a fairly large area which is big enough to hide a person, yet very hard to spot when walking past. Nevertheless, if you do get caught in this space, the penalties can be quite severe. The cops are not liberalSeeing as most trains have 2 floors, you could just walk down the stairs (calmly), however, this can arouse suspicion, and the inspector can decide to cut you off on the other side of the wagon.