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Aiguille du midi cable car - Panoramic Mont-Blanc Gondola

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Europe’s highest cable car

From the centre of Chamonix, a 20 minutes ride in the Aiguille du Midi cable car takes you to the gateway to the high Alps at a height of 3,842 m.

From its height of 3,777m, the Aiguille du Midi and its laid-out terraces offer a 360° view of all the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. A lift brings you to the summit terrace at 3,842m, where you will have a clear view of Mont Blanc.

The visit takes 2 to 3 hours, including the travel time. NB: This time may be doubled if there are a lot of visitors.

A cafeteria and a souvenir shop are open all year round. In the summer, the "3842m" restaurant invites you to taste Savoie culinary specialities in a unique setting.

Once at the top, do not miss the gondola lift ride over the Glacier du Géant to the Pointe Helbronner in Italy. The panoramic gondola lift is open from 21 May to 18 September 2011.

The cable car ride between Chamonix and Aiguille du Midi is in two stages. At the intermediate stop, at a height of 2,310m, the Plan de l'Aiguille is the departure point for the Balcon Nord hike to the Montenvers site. Food and refreshments are available at lunch-time at the Refuge du Plan, 5 minutes’ walk away. A very pleasant break in the mountains !

Aiguille du Midi cable car timetables
Period First departure Last return trip Last one way Last return from the top Frequeny
From January 30th
to March 23rd, 2012		 8:10am 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm Every 15 or 30 minutes, according to demand
March Week-Ends (25-26/2)
(3-4/3) (10-11/3) (17-18/3) (24-25/3)		 7:30am 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm
From March 26th
to April 27th, 2012		 8:10am 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm
April Week-Ends (31/3-1/4)
(7-8/4) (14-15/4) (21-22/4) (28-29-30/4-1/5)		 7:30am 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm
From May 2nd
to June 3rd, 2012		 8:10am 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm
From June 4th, 2012
to June 10th, 2012		 8:10am 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm
From June 11th, 2012
to July 8th, 2012		 7:10am 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm
From July 9th, 2012
to August 26th, 2012		 6:30am 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm
From August 27th, 2012
to September 2nd, 2012		 7:10am 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm
From September 3rd
to September 23rd, 2012		 8:10am 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm
From September 24th, 2012
to November 4th, 2012		 8:30am 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm
From November 5th
to December 16th, 2011		 Annual closure
Panoramique Mont-Blanc (Helbronner) timetables
Period First departure from Chamonix First departure from l’Aiguille du Midi Last return trip from Chamonix Last return trip Aiguille Helbronner Last one way from Chamonix Last one way from Chamonix Aiguille/Helbronner or Helbronner/Aiguille
From September 19th 2011 Closed

Non contractual tariffs, opening dates, prices and conditions of sale may be subject to modification
Rates of Aiguille du Midi winter 2011-2012 and summer 2012**
Chamonix – Plan de l’Aiguille 2317m
Return trip winter** One way winter** Return trip summer** One way summer**
Adult (+16 years old) 14,20 € 12,70 € 26,40 € 12,70 €
Young (4-15 years old) 12,20 € 10,60 € 22,30 € 10,60 €
Family package* - - 79,10 € -
Extra young - - 13,20 € -
Plan de l’Aiguille 2317 – Aiguille du Midi 3777m
Return trip winter** One way winter** Return trip summer** One way summer**
Adult (+16 years old) 31,40 € 27,40 € 31,40 € 27,40 €
Young (4-15 years old) 26,90 € 23,30 € 26,90 € 23,30 €
Chamonix – Aiguille du Midi 3777m
Return trip Annual One way Annual
Adult (+16 years old) 45,60 € 39,60 €
Young (4-15 years old) 38,50 € 33,50 €
Family package* 136,90 € -
Extra young 22,80 € -
Chamonix – Aiguille du Midi – Helbronner 3466m
A/R A/S
Adultes (+16ans) Helbronner closed
to work on the Funivie Monte Bianco
Young (4-15 years old)
Rando / Alpi = 1 return trip + 1 One way
Adult (+16 years old) 39,60 €
Young (4-15 years old) 33,50 €
Lift 3,00 €
Reservation 2,00 €

Non contractual tariffs, opening dates, prices and conditions of sale may be subject to modification (subject VAT).

*Family: 2 adults (parents or grandparents) + 2 young from the same family.

Extra young = 50% of additional adult public rate

** Winter: 01/12/11 to 30/04/12 – Summer: 01/05/12 to 30/11/12