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 2009 : the Montenvers train is open all year round, apart from  a 2-week closure in October 2009 (from 11 to 24 October 2009). 
• Ice cave and gondola are closed several weeks in the Spring for the preparation of the ice cave (from June 2nd to the end of June 2009 - reopening according to security works in progress)  and from October 4 to December 19th  2009.
• 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, departure every  20 minutes in peak period

	From 4th July to 23rd August 2009
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

	From  October 24th to November 8th 2009
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 2009, inclusive (then closed for a month about)
• The Mont-Blanc Panoramic, between the top of Aiguille du Midi and Helbronner is open from May 21st to September 20th 2009.

	Aiguille du Midi
Period	1st departure	Last return trip	Last ascent	Last return from top
From May 1st to June 14th 2009	8:10 am	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
From June 15th to 5th July 2009	7:10 am	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
From July 6th to August 23rd 2009	6:30 am	5:00 pm	5:30 pm	6:00 pm
From August 24th to 30th 2009	7:10 am	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
From August 31st to  September 20th 2009	8:10 am	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm
From 21st September to 1st November 2009	8:30 am	3:30 pm	4:00 pm	4:30 pm
From 2st November to 4th December 2009	CLOSED

	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 21st to June 28th 2009	8:30 am	9:00 am	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:15 pm	3:45 pm
From June 29th to July 12th 2009	8:00 am	8:30 am	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	3:45 pm	4:15 pm
From July 13th to August 23rd  2009	7:30 am	8:00 am	3:00 pm	3:30 pm	3:45 pm	4:15 pm
From August 24th to September 20th 2009	8:30 am	9:00 am	2:30 pm	3:00 pm	3:15 pm	3:45 pm
From September 21st to March 19th 2010	CLOSED

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 2009 : 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 13th to July 7th, 2009 and From August 27th to September 20th, 2009
		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 8th July to 26th August 2009

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 8th July to 26th August 2009

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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