Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Travel Forum

I will be leaving Geneva for Chamonix on 23 Nov by road and spending a few days at Chamonix. My next destination is Florence.Please advie on some nice routes from Chamonix to Italy but not through Milan.Suggest overnight stops on the way and road conditions during late Nov and early Dec.
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I was just wondering if anyone has any experiences with guided tours of Valleé Blanche. We are 5 relatively proficient skiers and are not sure if we need a guide at all, but any tips would be welcome. Also, tips on companies in Chamonix who provide such tours would be great. We are in Chamonix at the end of January 2010 and hope that weather conditions at this time of year are ok for such a tour.

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I'd read that the cable car would cost me 40 euros, If I have the swiss pass, is it valid on the cable cars? if it is not valid, will I get some discount?

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Can anyone give some tips on transportation options from Geneva Airport to Chamonix (and back)? We are 6 people and the trip will be in winter season with all the skiing equipment that goes with it. Ideally, we would like a taxi mini van or something similar, but if there are organized busses, that might also work. Are there any web sites that would allow us to book something like that in advance? And what should we expect a buss fare or a mini van price to be?

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Does anyone have any tips for where we could find accommodation for 6 guys in form of a three bedroom apartment or a cabin of some kind for late Jan 2010?

Location should be so the ski lifts are fairly accessible and the price should be under €2000 for the week.

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I will be visiting Chamonix in late Sept and I would like to travel to Nice by rail or a combination of bus and rail. Can anyone tell me the best route to take? Is it possible to do this in one day?

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Were looking at going here in October this year. I have noticed a few posts elsewhere saying that little is open this time of year.
Can I please have some info on what happens at this time of year there? Im assuming we will still be able to eat and shop? Were planning on spending our time there hiking and if possible have some; climbing lessons, paragliding, rafting etc - you know the reasons why people go there!
Are these kind of facilites still open?
many thanks!

Hi,
I am regrettingly going to have to cancel my mont blanc classic walk in late august because of an ankle injury. I am still very eager to go, but is a silly idea with a bad ankle, especially when I dont know the terrain.
My other alternative in my eyes is to spend about 3 days in chamonix and do some short walks of the area. Any suggestions here?
From then i am thinking of hiring a car for 5-6 days and am looking for some suggestions as this is a late change and running out of research time, as we leave in a few weeks. Would be interested in nice country drives in france, castles, switzerland and out of the way places.
Our next destination after chamonix is milan, so would you suggest driving back to chamonix and train to milan via martigney, or driving to milan and dropping car off there? If the latter, can you suggest a good driving route to take?
Should i hire car before i go, or just pick something up in chamonix?
Thank you for your help, have been looking forward to mont blanc walk for so long and am devastated that i probably wont make it!!

Hi,
Iam regrettingly going to have to cancel my mont blanc classic walk in late august because of an ankle injury. I am still hopefull to go, but is a silly idea with bad ankle?
My other alternative in my eyes is to spend about 3 days in chamonix and do some short walks of the area. Any suggestions for me here.

I have been looking into travel from Geneva to Chamonix via Martigny. I read that the train trip is very scenic but I am having trouble getting a costing on the sbb site.
I have visitors coming from Australia in December and this sounded like a good idea. Does anyone know the price please? Thank you

What is the best way to travel from Venice to Chamonix? Can it be done in one day? What is the best way to purchase tickets for train/bus travel?

We will be walking mont blanc classic walk in the last week of august,and am enquiring as to how much clothing we need to take. I understand the daytime temperature can be warm and fine to cold and windy, but how about the refuges and lodges at night, will we be requiring bulks of clothing, or just some thermals and a jumper or two?
Also, I have posted the question before of travelling from there to milan, and like the suggestion of high mountain railway via martigny.Is it possible and practical to also go via cable car from chamonix to italy and bus from there, with a load of luggage, as I would like experience this cable car anyway. If so, aproximately how long would this take and the costs.
thank you very much. This is a fantastic forum.

We will be walking mont blanc classic walk late august. We arrive saturday afternoon, and begin the walk monday morning, returning the following sunday afternoon. My question is what is the best way to get from chamonix to milan on the monday? Can I purchase tickets for bus/train on the preceding sunday?
Thank you for your time

I will be traveling from Florence to Chamonix in mid June and then on to Geneva. Is the trip from Florence scenic enough to be worthwhile taking a day train, or is it better to just travel overnight.
Also do you have any suggestions on good short hikes (appropriate for an 11 year old) that will be open in June.
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I am travelling to Chamonix next Thursday for one week with my family of four. I have flights and accomadation booked and now need to organise lift passes and ski hire plus lessons.

Can anyone please advise on any companies who can offer a full ski pack including lift pass, ski equipment and lessons rather than booking everything seperately. The individual costs are very expensive so just looking for better value options.

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Hello,
I am going to Chamonix in the weeks to come, and I am looking for a massage therapist. Could somebody give me some information on that matter?
I found out 2 services www.montblancmassages.com and www.massage-chamonix.com but I don't have any feed back on them.
Many thanks for help.

Hi,
I've been staying in Lyon for a little while and I'm getting restless to try out some new places. Before I head south I was reading about some amazing trips to Chamonix and around the gondolas and I was wondering if anyone could offer some perspective/travel tips? I don't have a car so I know it would be a bit of a trek... Worth it?

Thanks for the help!

Michael
laptoptravels.blogspot.com

We are a family of 6 and will be staying in Les Houches during August. We want to spend most of our time doing day hikes in the Chamonix valley.We will be flying to and from Geneva. We don't know whether we will need a car to begin and end hiking routes and whether we will want a car to travel in the Chamonix area. we do not want to add unecessary expenses but do want to hike a lot and maximise our stay in the area. Please advise. thank you.

On July 14th I will be in Chamonix. Will there be celebrations? What should I expect?

We will be in Chamonix next June. As it is low season do many places close ? Also will the wildflowers still be out? we are interested in nice walks, scenery etc - not skiing

can anyone recommend anyplace i can rent a bike in chamonix? something front or full suspension / not too shabby!!!

My son is running the Marathon du Mont Blanc on 29th June. We have heard the Brevant lift is closing until December 2008 is this correct. As the finish is on Planpraz and the runners at the finish and spectators would need to use the lift to get to and from Pranplaz will it still be open for the Marathon. Any information would help. Thank you.

I would like to hike from Chamonix to courmayeur, which direction is better, the swiss or the italian one.
I am planing first to learn the aria at june, and at july to arange group and to take them to mont blanc.


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Zohar Sax

Is it possible to do a 3 or 4 day circular walk, either camping or staying in cheap hostel type accomodation in the Monte Blanc area without a guide? This would be in June/July

Hi
We are visiting Chamonix beginning of April.
This is our first snowboarding trip!
Apart from a few lessons at Xscape I am a complete (very nervous)beginner!
My boyfriend on the other hand cannot wait to be let loose on the slopes!
Can anybody offer any advice? Best slopes, bars, restaurants etc...
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What are the trekking conditions like at the end April - beginning of May? My partner and I would like to do the Tour Mont Blanc (as per Cicerone) around this time, but we have never done any hiking/trekking in the Alps.

I have 4 days to spare after visiting Chamonix (no car) and want to see as much as possible of the Cinque Terra without spending an arm and a leg! Can I get there by train and / bus and which is the quickest route? Can I fly back to Paris from where I end up after 4 days?

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I am planning to fly to Geneva in June this year, spend a week in Chamonix and then travel on to Florence for a week, than fly back to the UK.

Can anyone shed any light on the best way to get from Chamonix to Florence. Assume its train but cant find any info.

Thanks in advance

What is the fastest way of getting from Paris to Chamonix by train?
Is it via Lyon or Geneva or some other way?
Roughly how long does it take?
Any advice appreciated!
thanks, Karen

We are heading to chamonix in may and the next stop on our trip will be venice.

It seems that the best/fastest way of getting to venice at this time of year will be to take a train from aosta. Is this correct?

I have also heard that the train from chamonix via martigny and brig is a very nice rail journey. However, it appears that this will take much more time and possibly money. Is it worth it?

how long does it take to get from chamonix to aosta by bus?
approximately how much will it cost?
and do we need to book seats on this bus service in advance?

any advice appreciated!

thanks,
Kaz