Montreux 2-Hour Riviera Cruise

This is the classic Lake Geneva picture, the Swiss Riviera seen from the water. A CGN boat runs a two-hour loop out of Montreux, tracking the shoreline past Château de Chillon and the Vevey front, with the Lavaux vineyards rising on one bank and the Alps standing over the far shore.

What you pass on the Riviera loop

Leaving Montreux, the boat follows the eastern shore toward Château de Chillon, the moated castle that sits on a rock right at the water's edge. It then runs the Riviera front past Vevey, with the terraced Lavaux vineyards climbing the north bank and the high Alps across the lake. Two hours gives you the whole sweep of the shoreline without leaving the boat. Some sailings run on one of CGN's Belle Époque paddle steamers.

Season, castle entry and the Swiss Pass

The cruise runs on CGN's seasonal timetable, busiest from late April to mid-October and reduced in winter. At around CHF 38 it suits first-time visitors, couples, and anyone who wants the signature Riviera views in a single afternoon. It carries a solid review base, 4.4 across more than six hundred reviews on the listing.

The boat passes and, on some sailings, calls near Château de Chillon, but castle admission is a separate ticket bought at the gate; the cruise fare does not include entry unless the listing says so. On CGN's regular scheduled line sailings the Swiss Travel Pass travels free. See live prices and sailing dates →

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