--- title: "Villars-sur-Ollon – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland: Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is an upscale village and ski resort in Switzerland in the canton of…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/villars-sur-ollon" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/villars-sur-ollon.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Villars-sur-ollon.JPG" --- Municipality in Vaud, Switzerland # Villars-sur-Ollon Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is an upscale village and ski resort in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon. ![Villars-sur-Ollon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Villars-sur-ollon.JPG) Villars-sur-Ollon · Wikimedia Commons The place Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is an upscale village and ski resort in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villars-sur-Ollon), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Villars-sur-Ollon 2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Le Chamossaire Le Chamossaire is a mountain part of the Alpes Vaudoises, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon on its south face and Les Ormonts valley on its north face. It is located in the canton of Vaud. 3.5 km · mountain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chamossaire) 2. col de Bretaye Bretaye is a high mountain pass of the Swiss Alps, located above Villars-sur-Ollon in the canton of Vaud. The pass is connected to Villars by the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway, which is the second highest railway of the canton after the Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway line. 3.2 km · mountain pass in the Vaud Prealps, Switzerland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretaye) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see Mountains: Grand Muverens, Mirroir d'Argentine, Petit Muverens. From [Wikivoyage: Villars-sur-Ollon](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Villars-sur-Ollon), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do 1. Villars-Gryon-Les Diablerets This big ski area is linked to Les Diablerets and Gryon. From [Wikivoyage: Villars-sur-Ollon](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Villars-sur-Ollon), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat There are many other restaurants in Villars many of which are in hotels; Alpe Fleurie, for example, has a lovely restaurant. It's advisable to have a wander around and go into these places to see what they have to offer. 1. Vieux Villars For dinner, a must is to visit Vieux Villars restaurant and have the Charbonard (a large steel pot filled with hot coals), but you must give them 24 hours notice. 2. Le Sporting If you want a traditional cheese fondue you could try this restaurant where they will bring you a cheese fondue and bread to dip in - very nice! From [Wikivoyage: Villars-sur-Ollon](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Villars-sur-Ollon), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Villars-sur-Ollon **Airports:** Geneva (GVA), 73 km · Turin (TRN), 130 km · Milan Malpensa (MXP), 149 km\ - Geneva → Villars-sur-Ollon 71 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · CHF13–17 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/geneva-to-villars-sur-ollon) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Geneva&to=Villars-sur-Ollon) - Zurich → Villars-sur-Ollon 164 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · CHF25–33 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zurich-to-villars-sur-ollon) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Villars-sur-Ollon) - Caselle Torinese (TO) → Villars-sur-Ollon 133 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · €22–31 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/caselle-torinese-to-to-villars-sur-ollon) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Caselle+Torinese+%28TO%29&to=Villars-sur-Ollon) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Villars-sur-Ollon) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Villars-sur-Ollon Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Villars-sur-Ollon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get around The TeleLeysin cable car \[http://www.teleleysin.ch\] runs both summer and winter. From [Wikivoyage: Leysin](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Leysin), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-07. The nearest places where the work is done 1. 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Around it ## Next door to Villars-sur-Ollon - [Gryon](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gryon) village and municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland 3.3 km [The place page for Villars-sur-Ollon](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/villars-sur-ollon) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Switzerland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-CH) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/villars-sur-ollon, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt