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Mountain Trains, Cable Cars, Gondolas & Chair Lifts around Chamonix

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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.

Order list by:

Plan Aiguille Cable Car

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Cable Car

Altitudes

1033m - 2314m

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

Montenvers Train

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Mountain Train

Altitudes

1030m - 1913m

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

Brevent Cable Car

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Cable Car

Altitudes

2000m - 2525m

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

Index Chair Lift

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Chair Lift

Altitudes

1882m - 2595m

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

Charamillon Gondola

Nearest Town

Le Tour

Type

Gondola

Altitudes

1490m - 1859m

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

Les Bossons Chair Lift

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Chair Lift

Altitudes

1045m - 1425m

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

Prarion Gondola

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Type

Gondola

Altitudes

1015m - 1847m

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

Tramway du Mont Blanc

Nearest Town

Saint-Gervais

Type

Mountain Train

Altitudes

580m - 2372m

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

Aiguille du Midi Cable Car

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Cable Car

Altitudes

2314m - 3791m

Spectacular cable car reaching the Aiguille du Midi at 3791m

Planpraz Gondola

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Gondola

Altitudes

1090m - 2000m

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

Flegere Gondola

Nearest Town

Chamonix

Type

Gondola

Altitudes

1060m - 1877m

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

Plan Joran Gondola

Nearest Town

Argentiere

Type

Gondola

Altitudes

1252m - 2134m

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

Autannes Chair Lift

Nearest Town

Le Tour

Type

Chair Lift

Altitudes

1859m - 2199m

Chair lift above Le Tour ending near the Col de Balme

Bellevue Cable Car

Nearest Town

Les Houches

Type

Cable Car

Altitudes

995m - 1796m

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

Vallorcine Gondola

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Type

Gondola

Altitudes

1293m - 1981m

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

Verticalp Emosson

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Type

Mountain Train

Altitudes

1149m - 1945m

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

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