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Mountain Trains, Lifts & Gondolas around Chamonix

There are a large number of mountain trains, chair lifts, gondolas and cable cars servicing the mountains in and around the Chamonix Valley. They will enable you to quickly gain altitude and reach the best trails and points of interests that would otherwise take hours to reach by foot. They really make it easy to do some of the best hikes and trail runs around Chamonix. Below we give a list of all the mountain trains, gondolas, lifts and cable cars we got listed on our website. For each we will also provide a list of the nearby trails and points of interests. We also add a little bit of history for each lift and train as many of them will go back much further in time then you might expect.

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Use our interactive map to see all the trains and lifts we have listed

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Plan Aiguille Cable Car

Cable car departing from Chamonix Sud and connecting to the Aiguille du Midi

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Altitudes

Cable Car

1033m - 2314m

Montenvers Train

Mountain Train going to the Montenvers mountain station near the Mer de Glace

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Altitudes

Mountain Train

1030m - 1913m

Brevent Cable Car

Cable car starting at the Planpraz mid-station and ending at the Brevent summit

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Altitudes

Cable Car

2000m - 2525m

Index Chair Lift

Chair lift starting at the Flegere mid station and ending near the Col de l'Index

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Altitudes

Chair Lift

1882m - 2595m

Charamillon Gondola

Gondola starting at the town of Le Tour and ending at the Balme mid station

Nearest Town

Le Tour

Type

Altitudes

Gondola

1490m - 1859m

Les Bossons Chair Lift

Small chair lift in Les Bossons going to the Glacier des Bossons viewing point

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Altitudes

Chair Lift

1045m - 1425m

Prarion Gondola

Gondola on the north side of Les Houches ending near the Prarion summit

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Type

Altitudes

Gondola

1015m - 1847m

Tramway du Mont Blanc

Mountain train traveling from Saint-Gervais to the Nid d'Aigle

Nearest Town

Saint-Gervais

Type

Altitudes

Mountain Train

580m - 2372m

Aiguille du Midi Cable Car

Spectacular cable car reaching the Aiguille du Midi at 3791m

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Altitudes

Cable Car

2314m - 3791m

Planpraz Gondola

Gondola starting near the center of Chamonix and ending at the Planpraz mid-station

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Altitudes

Gondola

1090m - 2000m

Flegere Gondola

Chair lift starting in Les Praz and ending at the Flegere mid station

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Altitudes

Gondola

1060m - 1877m

Plan Joran Gondola

Gondola on the southern outskirts of Argentiere going up the Montagne de Lognan

Nearest Town

Argentiere

Type

Altitudes

Gondola

1252m - 2134m

Autannes Chair Lift

Chair lift above Le Tour ending near the Col de Balme

Nearest Town

Le Tour

Type

Altitudes

Chair Lift

1859m - 2199m

Bellevue Cable Car

Cable Car on the south side of Les Houches ending near Mont Lachat

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Type

Altitudes

Cable Car

995m - 1796m

Vallorcine Gondola

Gondola starting at the center of Vallorcine and ending near the Col des Possettes

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Type

Altitudes

Gondola

1293m - 1981m

Verticalp Emosson

A combination of a furnicular, a panoramic train and another furnicular going to Lac Emosson

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Type

Altitudes

Mountain Train

1149m - 1945m

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