The medieval fortress built on a rocky islet in Lake Geneva, between Montreux and Villeneuve, and one of the best-preserved castles in Europe. Here you’ll find which Chillon Castle tickets to buy, the weather during opening hours, how to get there and what to see.
Queues and crowds → · Veytaux (Montreux), Switzerland
Weather at 5:00 PM. The castle opens at 09:30.
You explore the castle on your own with a brochure and a map, following the rooms in numerical order or any way you like, with no time limit. The castle asks visitors to book tickets online.
Our pick: the Tiqets ticket, which costs about the same as the official one but is paid in euros and can be cancelled free if your plans change. For more stories along the way, add the CHF 3 audio guide app.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before · 4.8 from 43 reviews
About the same price as the official ticket (CHF 15), but paid in euros and refundable up to 24 hours before.
Indicative prices, checked onOctober 27, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
Perfect day
Perfect day: fair, 12 to 12 degrees, no rain.
Perfect day
Perfect day: partly cloudy, 11 to 12 degrees, no rain.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Cloudy | 11° | – | 6 km/h |
| 11:00 | Cloudy | 12° | – | 7 km/h |
| 12:00 | Cloudy | 12° | – | 6 km/h |
| 13:00 | Partly cloudy | 12° | – | 7 km/h |
| 14:00 | Partly cloudy | 12° | – | 7 km/h |
| 15:00 | Partly cloudy | 12° | – | 7 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 12° | – | 7 km/h |
| 17:00 | Partly cloudy | 11° | – | 6 km/h |
The best days are Friday, October 30, Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 8. The rating only looks at opening hours: rain at night doesn’t spoil the visit.
Today and tomorrow the forecast is accurate hour by hour; up to day seven it is reliable on the trend; the last days give a rough idea. Updated every hour.
Today, Friday, October 30: open 09:30–18:00.
| Period | Hours |
|---|---|
| April 1 – September 30 | 09:00–19:00 |
| March 1 – March 31 | 09:30–18:00 |
| October 1 – October 31 | 09:30–18:00 |
| November 1 – March 1 | 10:00–17:00 |
Closed on December 25 and January 1.
Opening hours: April to September 9 am to 7 pm (last entry 6 pm); March and October 9:30 am to 6 pm (last entry 5 pm); November to February 10 am to 5 pm (last entry 4 pm). Closed on 25 December and 1 January.
Best time to visit: May, June and September. Mild days, the lake and mountains at their best, and long opening hours.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5° | 10 |
| Feb | 6° | 9 |
| Mar | 11° | 9 |
| Apr | 15° | 9 |
| MayRecommended | 19° | 12 |
| JunRecommended | 23° | 10 |
| Jul | 25° | 10 |
| Aug | 25° | 10 |
| SepRecommended | 20° | 9 |
| Oct | 15° | 10 |
| Nov | 9° | 10 |
| Dec | 5° | 11 |
1991–2020 normals for the Pully (Lausanne) station, on the same shore of the lake about 20 km away: average high and days with at least 1 mm of rain. Source: MeteoSwiss, table published on Wikipedia (article “Lausanne”).
Most of the visit is indoors: halls, underground vaults, towers and wall-walks.
An hour-by-hour crowd estimate is coming later, always marked as an estimate and with its source.
By train: S5 regional trains stop hourly at Veytaux-Chillon, a 6-minute walk from the castle.
By bus: line 201 from Vevey, Montreux or Villeneuve runs every 10–20 minutes; the “Chillon” stop is right in front of the castle.
By boat: in peak season, regular CGN sailings from Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux and Villeneuve; the “Chillon” pier is 100 metres away.
By car: A9 motorway, Montreux or Villeneuve exit. Free parking along the main road for up to 3 hours with a parking permit on display; spaces are limited.
Perfect day: fair, 12 to 12 degrees, no rain.
Saturday, October 31: Perfect day: partly cloudy, 11 to 12 degrees, no rain. Sunday, November 1: Good: fair, 9 to 12 degrees, no rain.
In 2026 adults pay CHF 15, ages 6–15 CHF 7, students and pensioners CHF 12.50 and families CHF 35. From 2027 the adult ticket goes up to CHF 18. The audio guide costs CHF 6, the app CHF 3.
April to September 9 am–7 pm, March and October 9:30 am–6 pm, November to February 10 am–5 pm; last entry is an hour before closing. Closed on 25 December and 1 January.
Take bus 201, which stops in front of the castle every 10–20 minutes, the S5 train to Veytaux-Chillon or, in peak season, the boat. On foot it’s about 4 km along the lake.
No: you visit on your own with a brochure and a map. For more detail there’s the audio guide (CHF 6) or the app (CHF 3).
Most people take 1.5–2 hours. There is no time limit apart from closing time.
Reliable forecasts reach about 10 days: here you get the next 10, hour by hour for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To pick a month, check the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Crowd figures are labelled as estimates, with their source.
Chillon Castle entry ticket · from €16.23
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: October 27, 2026.