Liechtenstein by campervan: costs and prices

Practical costs in Liechtenstein: currency, cards, cash, fuel, groceries and budgeting for a campervan trip. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026

Currency
Swiss franc
CHF, not the euro. 0.9462 francs to €1 on 18 September 2026
Language
German
Spoken locally as an Alemannic dialect
Driving
Right
50 km/h in towns, 80 km/h outside. No motorways at all
Power
230V, type J
The Swiss three-pin socket. A type F plug will not fit
VAT
8.1 percent
2.6 percent on food, 3.8 percent on a bed for the night
Emergency
112
Police 117, fire 118, ambulance 144

Money

The currency is the Swiss franc, and the Swiss consumer price index is the one that applies here, which the national statistics office states in exactly those words. Treat every price as a Swiss price, because it is one. Cards work everywhere, including on every bus, and euros are often taken in shops at whatever rate the shop has set that day, which is never the good one. Carry francs or pay by card.

Swiss franc banknotes and coins spread on a wooden surface — Swiss francs, Swiss prices. The euro is taken, at the shop's own rate

Practical prices for camper travel

Diesel, 1 litre: CHF 2.33
Campsite or camper area, 1 night: CHF 18
Inexpensive restaurant meal: CHF 30
White bread, 500 g: CHF 3.30
Bottled water, 1.5 litres: CHF 1.78

Paying for things

Contactless works everywhere, including on every LIEmobil bus, where the operator says outright that you need no cash.
Euros are widely accepted and are converted at the business's own daily rate. Camping Mittagsspitze says so on its own information page. It is a convenience, not a deal.

Where the money goes

Fuel. At CHF 2.33 a litre in September 2026, a tank is the single biggest line in a short visit.
Not tolls. Liechtenstein charges nothing to drive on its own roads. The vignette you need is the Swiss or Austrian one to get here. See the driving panel.

There is no restaurant or grocery price on this page. Nothing official publishes a Liechtenstein average for a meal, a coffee or a beer, and the restaurants do not put prices online. Budget as you would for eastern Switzerland and treat that as the honest answer rather than a made up number.