Flower Clock (Jardin Anglais)
Place · Lake quays and Jet d'Eau
A five-minute photo stop at the start of the lake promenade: the clock is planted with thousands of flowers and changes with the season; walk on to the Jet d’Eau.
- Free
- Photo stop
- Flat
- Free entry
- Works with kids
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Rules in force · 10Non-EU visitors get 90 days in any rolling 180-day window…The old town is cobbles and steep lanes
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- Central Europe ↗Six of the nine countries here — Austria, Switzerland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia — charge a time-based motorway vignette, mostly digital and linked to the number plate; buy it before the first motorway past the border, because cameras, not toll booths, do the checking.
- Central Europe ↗Temporary police checks at internal Schengen borders are common in this region in 2026 (Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovenia among others — check): keep your passport on you on every cross-border train, bus and road even though there is no fixed control post.
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- Switzerland ↗Motorways need a vignette (sticker or e-vignette) before you drive on them.
- Lake Geneva Region ↗Trains between Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux run all day; check the last train home before a late dinner.
- Geneva ↗The old town is cobbles and steep lanes: bags go by tram or car to the door, never on a walk.
- Geneva ↗Most shops and many restaurants close on Sunday; plan meals and errands for Saturday or Monday.
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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, best time to go, opening hours
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Hours unknown
- Crowds
Go daylight; best in spring and summer
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunQuietest Mon–Fri · busiest Sat, Sun · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: free
- Time to spend
- 10–15 min · up to 20 min if you linger
Best time to go
Tour groups mid-morning in summer; quiet in the evening.
By weekday: quietest Mon–Fri, busiest Sat, Sun.
Opening hours
- Note
- Open park; no gate or closing time. Check for seasonal replanting.
- Hours note
- Open park; no printed hours.
Which month is quietest
- Janbusy
- Febbusy
- Marbusy
- Aprbusy
- Maybusy
- Junbusy
- Julheavy
- Augheavy
- Sepbusy
- Octbusy
- Novbusy
- Decheavy
Quietest Jan–Jun · Sep–Nov · busiest Jul–Aug · Dec.
Estimate: desk reasoning from season, weekend and holiday patterns; not counted. Holidays and events move these weeks.
Weather here, next 7 days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Walk from the Mont-Blanc bridge; the clock is in Jardin Anglais on the lake shore
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- Not recorded
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Accessibility
- PartialStep-free entrance
- Check firstLifts
- Check firstAccessible toilet
- YesWheelchair · Level paved paths; step-free.
- YesStroller · Level paved paths; step-free.
Sensory load
- Sensory load1/5 Very low
Exposure: high
What to bring and the rules
- Water, a hat and sun or rain cover · Rated high exposure: little shelter while you walk.
Rules and prices change: check the official site before you go.
Bailouts
- rain: Café on the Quai du Mont-Blanc
- heat: Shade along the lake path
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Jardin Anglais benches (field-verify)
Problem
Red lines
- Do not step on the flower beds.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Nearby places
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More detail
Everything else we know about this place
Tickets, prices and entry
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- No ticket needed.
- What's closed
- WintercheckThe planted clock is replanted seasonally and can look bare in winter.
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.
| Ticket | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | free | Public park. |
What to see, in order
01
The planted clock
A working clock face set in flower beds, redesigned each year.
How to do it well
- 1Combine it with the promenade to the Jet d’Eau.
- 2Go in the morning for the best light on the flowers.
Facilities
- toilets
- Public toilets and cafés nearby (check).
- tickets
- Free.
- shade
- Some trees.
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
5min
Worthwhile
10min
Typical
15min
p95
20min
How much time do you have?
Room to linger: a typical visit is 15 min, people who stay on take up to 20.
With the other 15 min, these are a walk away (their own visit time is on their page):
- Mont-Blanc bridge3 min on foot · 12 min spare
Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.
Inside, in order
The planted clock
A working clock face set in flower beds, redesigned each year.
In the park
- Opening hours
- Open park; no printed hours.
- Winter: The planted clock is replanted seasonally and can look bare in winter.
- Toilets and water
- Toilets: Public toilets and cafés nearby (check).
- Shade and benches
- Shade: Some trees.
- Kids and playgrounds
- A short, easy stop.
- After dark
- Tour groups mid-morning in summer; quiet in the evening.
- Rules
- Stay off the beds; keep to the paths.
- Jardin Anglais benches (field-verify) · about 3 min on foot
- Quai du Mont-Blanc café seating (field-verify) · about 5 min on foot
- Bains des Pâquis buvette (seasonal hours, field-verify) · about 9 min on foot
- Quai Gustave-Ador shaded bench row (field-verify) · about 2 min on foot
- Rue du Rhône side-street café (AC, field-verify) · about 5 min on foot
- Jet d'Eau jetty kiosk (field-verify) · about 9 min on foot
Step-free check, who it suits, facilities
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: partly · partly
- Lifts: check · check
- Accessible toilet: check · check
- Wheelchair: yes · yesLevel paved paths; step-free.
- Stroller: yes · yesLevel paved paths; step-free.
Level paved paths; step-free.
Rules on site
- conduct
- Stay off the beds; keep to the paths.
With kids
- with kids
- A short, easy stop.
- child price
- check
Combine with
Combine with
- 3 minMont-Blanc bridge
- 18 minJet d’Eau
- 25 minBains des Pâquis
Walk the Lake quays and Jet d'Eau area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time
Best photo time today
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Deep dive
Questions, photos, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
Is it worth a special trip?
No: it is on the lake path, so fit it in on the way to the Jet d’Eau.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Photos
Photos
Flower Clock Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
Flower Clock Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Deep dive
Sources
- officialOfficial site
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Source: Price
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Written from desk research. Not yet compared with the official source.
Prices are 2026 estimates. The official site has the current price.
Source: Opening hours
Source: Best hour
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The quietest window written into this guide. Crowd levels are desk estimates, not counts.
Source: Bag rating
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No official source is recorded for this figure.
Rated for the whole walking cluster, from desk research, not for this entrance.