Just wondering if anyone knows about travel within Switzerland.

I have booked flights to Geneva but don't know how to best get to Montreux from there.

Is train the best way?
Do you need to prebook?
How late do they run - our flight doesn't land until 9pm?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Hi Kudra

look under sbb.ch . That's the name of the swiss railway and there you find when and how long the trains run.
I think train is the best way to get to montreux from Geneva

best wishes and have fun Franz

And there is a railway station right in the airport

I'm also arriving in Geneva. It's about an hour by train to Montreux.

http://www.montreuxjazz.c...=transport
The most practical and environmentally friendly way to travel to the festival is by public transport. A partnership with CFF allows those with a concert ticket to take advantage of a 20% discount on their train journey. An increased number of trains are also put in service specifically for the Festival. Night-trains towards Lausanne, Geneva and Sion enable festival-goers to fully enjoy their evening and return safely home.

http://prince.org/msg/12/...sg_6756650

Train prices are 20% cheaper if you're destination is Montreux (with or without a ticket for the festival, so says the ticket).

2 all who travel with the swiss rail (SBB, CFF, FFS) tell them when u buy the ticket that u go 2 the jazz festival! So u will recive a discount off 20% !!

B Funky wundi


p.s. http://en.wikipedia.org/w...BB-CFF-FFS is the name in the 3 main language from switzerland (german, franch and italien)

p.p.s. About Switzerland:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweiz

p.p.p.s. switzerland has also a 4th language (http://en.wikipedia.org/w...h_language). just i case that i don't have told u!

p4.s. Info and hotels in Montreux: http://montreux.ch/homepage.html
[Edited 7/6/09 0:25am]

Thanks for all the information

I have had a good look at the websites and as long as my flight is not delayed we should make it there OK!

A few people have mentioned the 20% discount, butwhen we arrive the ticket offices will be closed (after 9pm), does anyone know if we can get the discount through the automated ticket machines?

Gonna be there for a few days, any suggestions for sights and eating etc

Hi!

I'm going there from London 4 a few days. Travelling on my own.

I found the forums on these sites to be useful:

http://www.tripadvisor.co..._Vaud.html

http://www.travbuddy.com/...ntreux#929

london1 said:

Mcdonalds
Subway

doubt you'd be able to afford much more, my friend was in Zurich recently she said a cheese sandwich cost £10.

purplecorvette1 said:

bull.... Although Switzerland is an expensive country, but for £ 10 you can sometimes buy a dinner! If you are in 5* hotels on rooms order ...
And in most Citys, there is still McDonald.

B Funky wundi

Just spoke to the concierge in my hotel.... 1 hour and 15 minutes by train from Geneva airport to Montreux....leaves every 1/2 hour

By car it takes about 1 hour from airport

aurora1 said:

The last good train from geneva airport 2 montreux:

17:27 on Track 3 needs 1:12h 2 montreux (he arrives at 18:39h). if
u missed the train in geneva u can take the train at 17:36h at track 2
and change in lausanne from track 1 to 3. there u are on the same train
like in the first one.

B Funky wundi

wundi said:

hi wundi!
u sound like u are familiar with montreux/the festival..

are the bars/pubs/cafes open late?
i'm not planning on sleeping & will have a few hours to fill b4 trains start running, (presuming the last show overuns.. )
btw, i do have plan b if they close early & don't do lock ins!

lottielooloo1968 said:

yes, i life in switzerland but in the german part (not the french one). i was only once at montreux (2007 when prince was there). we are eating pizza at 2-3 o clock, but they are closing at that time.but there are also a lot of food boots at the lake....

i think its no problem to survive
at bad times you can go to the train station where it have food machine....

B Funky wundi
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Bailorin said:

If you came to the London Peeps there would be a choice of us 2 travel with.

Going from gatwick Friday? or Saturday?

purplecorvette1 said:

YIKES

Must be supermarkets etc

If you came to the London Peeps there would be a choice of us 2 travel with.
Going from gatwick Friday? or Saturday?

Will keep in mind 4 th future
Travelling "dawn chorus" early Fri from Heathrow.
But am gonna get 2 meet U Fri eve? MayB we'll get 2 C an impromptu gig.

(& B4 any1 gets on my case it's a WISH NOT A FACT!)

Regarding the 20% discount,

I called the SBB helpline today and if the ticket offices are closed so you can't get your discount
you should be able to get a refund from the conductor on the train.

Good news for me as every penny saved will make a difference

wundi said:

not sure i like the sound of that one much!..

thanks wundi, that's been helpful x
no chance of finding a kebab house at 4am then?

u would think they would cater 4 funky party people?

i decided to get a car & bomb down to montreux. i reckon it will only take about 1/2 hr
i think the trains make a lot of stops?
after the concerts maybe i will shoot back to geneva, no traffic & check in2 ibis for just a few sqid..

btw, the swiss money is very pretty..especially the 20's..they're really purple!
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