Yverdon-les-Bains

Worth seeing in and around Yverdon-les-Bains

4 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. 01
   Stade Municipal

   Stade Municipal is a multi-use stadium in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Yverdon-Sport FC and has a capacity of 6,600.

   700 m · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Yverdon-les-Bains Castle

   Yverdon-les-Bains Castle is a castle in the municipality of Yverdon-les-Bains of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   100 m · castle in Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Grandson Castle

   Grandson Castle is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Grandson in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.5 km · castle in Grandson in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Maison d'Ailleurs (collection)

   The Maison d'Ailleurs is a museum of science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journeys in Yverdon-les-Bains. It is a non-profit foundation functioning both as a public museum and a specialized research center.

   100 m · museum collection in Yverdon-les-Bains in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Museum of Yverdon-les-Bains and Region (in the castle). Exhibits about the 6'000 years of the local history, and Egyptians antiques displayed in the castle. Centre Pestalozzi. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) has lived during 20 years in the Castle, where he managed his educational institution from 1805 until 1825. Swiss fashion museum (Musée suisse de la Mode). 3000 items of clothing and accessories.

1. 01
   Maison

   The Maison d'Ailleurs is devoted to science fiction and to superhero comics – and as such is the only of its kind in Europe.

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Things to do

Football: Yverdon-Sport FC were relegated in 2025 and now play soccer in Challenger League, the second tier. Their Stade Municipal (capacity 6600) is on the waterfront near the railway station.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Don Camillo

   Great Italian restaurant in the middle of downtown.

2. 02
   La Table de Mary

   Route du Gymnase, 2,.

3. 03
   La Grenette

   The place for haute cuisine in Yverdon.

4. 04
   La Brass'ry

   A good place to grab a sandwich with a drink for a quick lunch while wandering around the historical center.

5. 05
   Double R

   Rue du Collège 4,.

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Getting to Yverdon-les-Bains

Airports

Geneva (GVA), 73 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 113 km · Zürich (ZRH), 163 km

Stations

Yverdon-les-Bains railway station, 400 m · Grandson railway station, 3.1 km · Yverdon-Champ Pittet railway station, 1.7 km · Yverdon William Barbey station, 1.3 km · La Brinaz station, 2.4 km

• Geneva → Yverdon-les-Bains

  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 36m · CHF9–12
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• Zurich → Yverdon-les-Bains

  159 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · CHF20–27
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Yverdon-les-Bains

  120 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · €20–28
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