Chillon Castle

Old May 11th, 2004, 01:58 PM
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Chillon Castle

I am getting the train to Lausanne arriving 11.37 am and hoping to visit Chillon Castle in Montreux before catching the 2.26 pm train to Interlaken. Can anyone tell me if I have enought time to see this wonderful castle. I believe there is a bus between Lausanne and Montreux which runs every ten minutes or so but if anyone who has real practical help in what, where, how , when, this would be really appreciated.
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Old May 11th, 2004, 02:53 PM
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Hi Padong,

You ought to take the train right to Montreux; one leaves Lausanne at 11.39 to arrive at 12.09. From Montreux you can either walk to Chillon along the lake or take a city bus (bus #1 that runs along the main street parallel to the lake). You should have enough time from 12.09 to 2.26 to get to Chillon and to have a cup of coffee or so while enjoying the view.

I'd guess that your 2.26 departure is from Montreux, right?

I don't know of a bus that runs all the way from Lausanne to Montreux; even if there is one, the train will be faster.

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Hi, Continue topping this until S' sees it. She's the person to answer your question with authority. I can tell you that there are trains from Lausanne to Montreux about every 10 minutes, taking from 20 to 30 minutes for the trip. It's the Montreux to Chillon that I can't address, because we always arrived by boat, and I think that's too slow for your timetable. S' will know if you can walk it from Montreux, or taxi or local bus. Good luck. It's a winner. J.
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and there she is! Bon Voyage, S', I'm not supposed to be here. I've been experiencing major travel withdrawal this week. J.
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Old May 11th, 2004, 05:25 PM
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You can walk along the lakefront to the castle from Montreux or you can take the city bus mentioned above or you can take a train to the station which is a short(er) walk to the castle. Thes latter trains do not urn nearly as often as the bus, however, which would be much faster than walking.
 
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Thank you so much for your help. I really is appreciated so much.
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