Chamonix Mont-Blanc ski resort review

High mountain scenery, the sheer beauty of which will take your breath away, majestic ice falls and glaciers, one of Europe’s highest cable cars, cog railways that take you on a journey through time, a beautiful alpine town, witness to 250 years of mountaineering history, traditional villages and hamlets scattered along the 20km long valley and above all a heart and soul, beating to the rhythm of all those that live and love Chamonix!

• Beginner: Fair
• Intermediate: Very good
• Advanced: Excellent
• Off piste: Excellent
• Resort altitude: 1,035m
• Skiing altitude: 1,035m – 3,842m
• Pistes total: 155km
• Closest airport distance: 88km (1h30m)

Travelling and getting to Chamonix Mont-Blanc

Access from international airports

Chamonix Mont-Blanc is situated at 88km from Geneva-Cointrin International airport; 220km from Lyon-St-Exupery Intenational airport and 171 km from Turin-Caselle International airport.

Daily public transport services:

- Geneva airport throught the bus SAT company
- Turin airport through the bus SAVDA company
- Lyon airport by train

Private transfers:

- mini bus services
- taxis

Access for rail travellers

The TGV main lines from Paris:
- Paris – Annecy
- Paris – Lyon
- Paris – Bellegarde
- Paris – Chambéry – Aix Les Bains
- Paris – Saint Gervais Les Bains – Le Fayet (only during some periods of the year)

Then connections by train Express Régional (TER) to Saint Gervais Les Bains – Le Fayet located at 20 km from Chamonix.

The Mont-Blanc Express services the Chamonix Valley from Saint Gervais les Bains to Vallorcine at the Swiss border.

Access by road

Direct access via the « Autoroute Blanche » E25-A40 linked with the European motorway network.
16 km from Switzerland via the Col des Montets.
15 km from Italy via the Mont-Blanc Tunnel.

A regular public bus service links Chamonix with:
- Geneva
- Courmayeur

accommodation, travel, clothing and equipment for Chamonix Mont-Blanc

To book your accommodation and travel for Chamonix Mont-Blanc or to buy clothing and equipment, take a look at Snow Menu’s Ski Holidays page.

For further information on Chamonix Mont-Blanc, see http://www.chamonix.com/.

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