Switzerland in late October worth it?

Truly, it depends. Not everything will be open as it is virtually end-of-season and in advance of ski season. Of course, people live there and most of the transportation functions, but some high mountain lifts will close and restaurants and hotels start to take their seasonal breaks before ski season. Weather is as chancy here as anywhere else: could be brilliant late fall weather or snowing. The valley remains largely snow-free, though.

Thank you! Appreciate it I know it is hard to predict but was curious what the trends are. Is it a decent time to hike? Also for 4 days would you recommend this or another part of Switzerland? Appreciate the help.

Switzerland is about the mountains and late October is Zwischenzeit--the in between time of summer/fall and winter. The weather will not be your friend. Trails and lifts will close. Go to the south of France or Italy and be happy.

I wouldn’t do the mountains at that time. The weather here has already started to turn to fall, we’ve had snow up above Mürren and by late October a lot of things in the area will be shutting down for maintenance before ski season. If it’s the only time you have, perhaps stay at lower altitude on a lake and do a day in the mountains if you get lucky with weather. Perhaps somewhere like Thun, who is central to visiting various cities and areas depending on the weather.

I was there in a weird year, but I was there even later (very end of October) and was wearing short sleeves in Lucerne and during the day in Murren. I could not change my dates due to a business trip, so it may not be worth it to you, but seeing the crowds in other times of year made me very glad I had the exceptional experience I had. The only thing that was closed was the Almendhubel, and we just walked up instead. Only one restaurant I had wanted to try was closed. Ultimately, I would decide based on the rest of the itinerary. If this is it, I would be wary, if it is part of a wider trip, then I'd consider taking the risk.