On this page you will find time-tables of every site for the summer season, from May 15th to November 30th. For winter time-tables, from Dec 1st to May 14th of each year, click here.

Timetables and the frequency of departures vary according to the time of year and level of demand. Consult the timetables below and the notes refering  to the date of your visit. For direct access to a specific site, click on the following links :

Montenvers train			Grands Montets cable-car
Aiguille du Midi cable car  and Panoramic Mont-Blanc telecabin			Brévent and Flégère cable-cars
Tramway du Mont-Blanc			Balme gondolas

 Montenvers Mer de Glace train

Organise your visit : - the trip on the train lasts 25 minutes (one way) - the total visit (grotto included) lasts 2-3 hours on average (train included), it can be twice as much on peak days - look at the map of the site  - Is the site open today?  (live update about the train and ice cave opening)

• Summer 2010 : the Montenvers train is open all year round, apart from  a 2-week closure in October 2010 (from 3rd October, evening  to 15th October, inlcuded 2010). 
• Ice cave and gondola are closed a couple of weeks in the Spring for the preparation of the ice cave, usually from end of May to early June (dates in stand by)- reopening according to security works in progress)  and from October 3 to December 18th  2010).
• For winter time-tables, from Dec 1st to May 14th of each year, click here.
  

• cash desks open 15 minutes before departure
• the 9 o'clock train is optional (depending on passengers number)
• departure every  20 minutes in peak period

	From 3th July to 29th August 2010
Departure Chamonix	1st departure :   8 am	Departure every 30 minutes and very 20 minutesfrom 10am to 6pm	Last ascent to visit the Ice Cave : 5 pm Last ascent to Montenvers : 6 pm
Return Montenvers	1st return : 8:30 am	Return every 30 minutes and every 20 minutes from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm	Last return : 6:30 pm

• cash desks open 15 minutes before departure

train closed from October 3rd  (evening) to October 15th included 2010.

	From  October 15th to November 30th 2010
Departure Chamonix	1st départure : 10 am*	A departure every hour	Last ascent to visit the ice cave : 3 pm           Last visit to the  Montenvers : 4 pm
Return  Montenvers	1st return: 10:30 am	Return every hour	Last return: 4:30 pm

•  cash desks open 15 minutes before departure

• cash desks open 15 minutes before

To consult winter schedules, from December 1st to May 14th, click here

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 Aiguille du Midi cable-car

Organise your visit : - the cable-car trip to Aiguille du Midi lasts 20 minutes (one way) - the total visit (grotto included) lasts 2-3 hours on average (train included), it can be twice as much on peak days - look at the map of the site  - Is the site open today? (live update)

• The Aiguille du Midi cable-car site is open throughout SPRING and SUMMER, until November 1st 2010, inclusive (then closed for a month about)
• The Mont-Blanc Panoramic, between the top of Aiguille du Midi and Helbronner is open from May 28th (to be confirmed) to September 19th 2010.

	Aiguille du Midi
Period	1st departure	Last return trip	Last ascent	Last return from top
From May 22nd to June 13th 2010	8:10 am	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
From June 14th to 4th July 2010	7:10 am	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
From July 5th to August 22th 2010	6:30 am	5:00 pm	5:30 pm	6:00 pm
From August 23th to 29th 2010	7:10 am	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
From August 30th to   September 19th 2010	8:10 am	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
From 20th September to 1st November 2010	8:30 am	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	4:30 pm
From 1st November to 3rd December 2010	CLOSED

Panoramic Mont-Blanc telecabin

The Panoramic Mont-Blanc telecabin has departure times distinct from those of Aiguille du Midi cable car. You will find below all the details.
Beware : do not confuse departure "from Chamonix" (tells you when to take the cable car from Chamonix to catch the first gondola on the Panoramic Mont-blanc) and departure "from Aiguille du Midi" (= first departure in the morning on the gondola, at the top of Aiguille du Midi)

	Panoramic Mont-Blanc
Period	1st departure from Chamonix	Departure from Aiguille du Midi	Last return trip from Chamonix	Last return trip Aiguille-Helbronner	Last one-way trip  from Chamonix	Last return trip Aiguille-Helbronner
From May 28th to June 27th 2010	8:30 am	9:00 am	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:15 pm	3:45 pm
From June 28th to July 11th 2010	8:00 am	8:30 am	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	3:45 pm	4:15 pm
From July 12th to August 22nd  2010	7:30 am	8:00 am	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	3:45 pm	4:15 pm
From August 23rd to September 19th 2010	8:30 am	9:00 am	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:15 pm	3:45 pm
From September 20th to March  2011	CLOSED

Frequency of departures : continuously (3 cabins seating 4 persons every 5 minutes) 

To locate each station, look at the map >>PLUS

Cash desks open from 15 minutes before the first departure.

To consult winter schedules, from December 1st to May 14th, click here

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Tramway du Mont-Blanc

•  Summer 2010 : the Tramway du Mont-Blanc is open from Saturday 13th June to Sunday 20th September 2009.
• Timetables and frequency of the departures  vary according to the time of the year and demand. Please look at the table  relating to the date of your visit.

Organise your visit : - 2 main departures : le Fayet or Saint-Gervais - the trip on  the train lasts  50 minutes about until Bellevue and 1h15 until Nid d'Aigle. - Is the site open today?  (live update) - look at the  map of the site.

		From June 19th to July 9th, 2010 and From August 30th to September 19th, 2010
		Departure  : Le Fayet --> Nid d'Aigle
Le Fayet		7:45 am	9:10 am	10:15am	11:40 am	1:40 pm	2:40 pm
Saint-Gervais		7:55 am	9:20 am	10:25 am	11:50 am	1:50 pm	2:50 pm
Motivon		8:10 am	9:40 am	10:40 am	12:05 pm	2:05 pm	3:05 pm
Col de Voza		8:25 am	9:55 am	10:50 am	12:20 pm	2:20 pm	3:20 pm
Bellevue		8:40 am	10:05 am	11:00 am	12:25 pm	2:25 pm	3:30 pm
Nid d'Aigle		8:55 am	10:25 am	11:25 am	12:45 pm	2:45 pm	3:50 pm

From 10th July to 29th August 2010

Departure  : Le Fayet --> Nid d'Aigle

Le Fayet

7:15am

9:10am

10:15am

10:45am

11:40am

1:10pm

1:40pm

2:10 pm

3:40 pm

4:40pm*

5:10pm*

Saint-Gervais

7:25am

9:20am

10:25am

10:55am

11:50am

1:20 pm

1:50pm

2:20pm

3:50 pm

4:50pm

5:20pm

Motivon

7:40am

9:40am

10:40am

11:10am

12:05pm

1:35 pm

2:05pm

2:40pm

4:05pm

5:05pm

5:35pm

Col de Voza

7:55am

9:55am

10:50am

11:25am

12:20pm

1:50 pm

2:20pm

2:55pm

4:20pm

5:20pm

6:15pm

Bellevue

8:10am

10:05am

11:00am

11:30am

12:25pm

2:00 pm

2:25pm

3:00pm

4:25pm

5:25pm

6:25pm

Nid d'Aigle

8:55am

10:25am

11:25am

11:45am

12:45pm

2:20 pm

2:45pm

3:20pm

4:45pm

5:45pm

6:40pm

From 10th July to 29th August 2010

Return : Nid d'Aigle --> Le Fayet

Nid d'Aigle

9:00am

10:25am

11:50am

12:25am

12:50pm

2:30pm

3:25pm

3:50pm

4:50pm

5:50* pm

6:40*pm

Bellevue

9:15am

10:45am

12:10pm

12:45pm

1:10pm

2:45pm

3:45pm

4:10pm

5:10pm

6:05pm

6:55pm

Col de Voza

9:25am

10:55am

12:20pm

12:50pm

1:15pm

2:55pm

3:50pm

4:20pm

5:20pm

6:15pm

7:00pm

Motivon

9:40am

11:10am

12:35pm

1:05pm

1:35pm

3:10pm

4:05pm

4:35pm

5:35pm

6:30pm

7:15pm

Saint-Gervais

9:55am

11:25am

12:50pm

1:20pm

1:50pm

3:25pm

4:20pm

4:50pm

5:50 pm

6:50pm

7:30pm

Le Fayet

10:05am

11:35am

13:00pm

1:30pm

2:00pm

3:35pm

4:30pm

5:00pm

6:00pm

7:00pm

7:40pm

• * Extra shuttle possible between Bellevue and le Nid d'Aigle if busy, on the first train in the morning and between the last two trains.
• Please note : on peak days, if you take a train in the afternoon, you will return on the last train or the one before last train
• cash desks open 15 minutes before 1st departure
• To consult winter schedules, from December 1st to May 31st, click here

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