Canton of Vaud · Switzerland
Where to stay in Vevey
Vevey is a city in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, home to about 20,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Vevey, with about 46 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- GVA62 km · Geneva International Airport
- Currency
- CHFSwiss franc
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Language
- French, German, Italian
About
About Vevey
Vevey is a municipality and a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Vevey
See
- Musee l'Histoire de Vevey
- Monument de Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Alimentarium
- Fork of Vevey
- Villa Le Lac
- Chaplin's World
- Le Nest
- Swiss Camera Museum
- Museum de la Confrérie des Vignerons
- Musée Jenisch
- Swiss Museum of Games
- Roman Catholic Church of Notre-Dame
Do
- Mountain Pelerin
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Vevey
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Rue des Communaux 20 aparthotel | 46 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Vevey
Vevey has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; August is the wettest, with about 118 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Vevey: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Geneva International Airport (GVA), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bern Airport (BRN, 70 km) and Annecy Meythet airport (NCY, 83 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Trains between Geneva and Montreux travel along the northern shore of Lake Geneva and stop in Vevey. From elsewhere in Switzerland, you need to change in Lausanne. From Geneva the ride is about an hour and as of 2018 a return ticket costs Fr. 58.
Getting around
You can walk most of the old town but for an excursion take the mountain railway to Pleiades for some great views and skiing in season. Make sure you get the Riviera Card at your hotel, you'll be able to use the bus for free. You can also get a free bike for whole day with Fr. 20 deposit, which just in front of "COOP" super market next to the train station.
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GVA · Geneva International Airport
BRN · Bern Airport
NCY · Annecy Meythet airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Vevey
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Questions
Vevey: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Vevey?
Vevey has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; August is the wettest, with about 118 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Vevey?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Geneva International Airport (GVA), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bern Airport (BRN, 70 km) and Annecy Meythet airport (NCY, 83 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Vevey?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Vevey?
Swiss franc (CHF).
Nearby
Destinations near Vevey
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.