Montreux
in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District of Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (25 mi) -
Annemasse Airport (35 mi) - Neuchatel Airport (36 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (41 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (43 mi)
- Megève Airport (44 mi)
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Aosta Airport (53 mi) - Grenchen Airport (57 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (92 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (103 mi)
- Zürich Airport (105 mi)
- Linate Airport (133 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 85 mi) - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Fernsehturm Mont Pèlerin (observation point, (6 mi)
- Zoo de Servion (zoo, (11 mi)
- Marmottes Paradis (zoo, (3 mi)
- Zoo des Marécottes (zoo, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.433 and 6.911 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 25' 58" and E 6° 54' 41"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:31 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:29 am and 8:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
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Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Explore Montreux
Montreux in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District (Canton of Vaud) with it's 22,897 inhabitants is a city in Switzerland about 44 mi (or 70 km) south-west of Bern, the country's capital.
Local time in Montreux is now 08:31 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Montreux, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North-West. We found 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aigle, Saint-Maurice, Broc, Sottens and Lausanne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Des Trois Couronnes
Grand Hotel du Lac
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace
Royal Plaza Montreux & Spa
Victoria
Eden Palace au Lac
Grand Hotel Suisse-Majestic
Eurotel Montreux
Golf-Hotel Rene Capt
Modern Times Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway
The Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway (French: Chemin de fer Montreux–Oberland Bernois, German: Montreux–Berner Oberland-Bahn, abbreviated MOB), is a railway operating in southwest Switzerland, one of the oldest electric railways in the country; its main line, 62.4 km in length, built to 1 gauge, connects Montreux, Gstaad, and Zweisimmen, where passengers can transfer to the BLS AG owned, and standard gauge, Zweisimmen to Spiez line. There is also a 12.9 km branch-line from Zweisimmen to Lenk.
Montreux Jazz Festival
The Montreux Jazz Festival is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second largest annual jazz festival in the world after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway
The Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway (French: Chemin de fer Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye, MGN) is an electrically operated rack and pinion railway in Switzerland, with a track gauge of 800. It was originally built as two separate lines, the Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway and the Montreux–Glion railway. The line connects the resort of Montreux, on the shores of Lake Geneva, with the summit of the Rochers de Naye mountain.
Hôtel Splendid
The Hotel Splendid Montreux, in front of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman). It was built at the end of the 19th century and its opening was in 1904. It was in 1934 that the establishment was re bought by Mr. Vital Hausmann. Since then, it has stayed within the family.
Territet–Glion funicular railway
The Territet–Glion funicular railway (French: Chemin de fer funiculaire Territet–Glion) is a funicular in Switzerland, which runs between the Territet and Glion suburbs of the town of Montreux. At its upper terminus, the funicular connects with what was the lower terminus of the Chemin de fer Glion-Rochers-de-Naye (GN) mountain railway, which opened in 1892. This later line was joined, in 1909, in an end on junction at Glion with the newly constructed Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion (MGl).
Hotel Institute Montreux
Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM) is a private hotel school located in Montreux, Switzerland that provides a university level education for students wanting to gain an education in the hospitality industry. It is one of the top hotel schools in Switzerland.
Glion
This article is about the municipality in Canton Vaud. For the city in Canton Graubünden, see Ilanz. 50x40pxThis article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Glion is a village in the municipality of Montreux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village is located at 700 m.a.s.l. , close to Lake Geneva.
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Glion Institute of Higher Education is a private university with two campuses located in the French-speaking part of Switzerland and one campus located in London. Opened in the fall of 1962 in the former Bellevue Hotel, Glion was the first private, university-level Swiss hotel management school. Glion Institute of Higher Education offers undergraduate, postgraduate and graduate programs that combine industry knowledge with managerial skills and personal development.
Montreux Casino
Montreux Casino (Casino Barrière de Montreux) is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. It has served as the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival and was rebuilt following a 1971 fire memorialized in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water. " It is a property of Groupe Lucien Barrière.
Montreux railway station
Montreux railway station (French: Gare de Montreux) is the largest of the railway stations serving the municipality of Montreux, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. All of the SBB-CFF-FFS standard gauge passenger trains operating on the Simplon railway line call at this station, which is also the western terminus of the GoldenPass Line narrow gauge railway lines to Zweisimmen and to Rochers de Naye.
Châtelard Castle
Châtelard Castle is a castle in the municipality of Montreux of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Montreux.
Villeneuve: Lake Leman from − port, Villeneuve (source)
Veytaux: Château de Chillon, Veytaux (source)
Les Pléiades: Pléiades, Les Pléiades (source)
Blonay: Pléiades, Blonay (source)
Les Avants: Funiculaire des Avants-Sonloup, Les Avants (source)
Sonchaux: Aire de décollage, Sonchaux (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Montreux, مونترو, Монтрьо, मोंट्रियू, Μοντρέ, Montreux VD, מונטרה, ZJP, モントルー, მონტრე, 몽트뢰, Montrė, Монтрё, Монтре, Montrö, מאנטרע, 蒙特勒
