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Mer de Glace et train du Montenvers

35 place de la Mer de Glace
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Tel : +33(0)4 50 53 22 75
Email : info@compagniedumontblanc.fr
Web : www.compagniedumontblanc.fr


Departing from Chamonix, this famous rack and pinion railway brings you to the Montenvers site at 1913 m. An imposing panorama of the Mer de Glace glacier, the Drus and the Grands Jorasses.

Winter activities
-The Ice Cave takes you into the heart of the glacier : carved every year, the ice sculptures illustrate scenes from alpine life in the early 19th century. Accessible by cablecar.
-The crystal gallery exhibits an impressive collection of rocks from the Mont Blanc massif.
- The Glaciorium : The Mer de Glace, its formation, its history and its future, this is what you can discover by visiting this interactive and educational exhibition...
During the winter season, skiers and mountaineers can take the cable car followed by the Montenvers train to return too Chamonix.

Summer activities
- The Ice Cave takes you into the heart of the glacier : carved every year, the ice sculptures illustrate scenes from alpine life in the early 19th century. Accessible either by a path, about 20 minutes walk, or by cablecar : beware ! there are about one hundred step between the cablecar and the Ice Cave entrance.
- The crystal gallery exhibits an impressive collection of rocks from the Mont Blanc massif.
- The Glaciorium : The Mer de Glace, its formation, its history and its future, this is what you can discover by visiting this interactive and educational exhibition...
- Hikes such as Montenvers - Plan de l'Aiguille crossing via the Grand balcon Nord, down to Chamonix - Les Planards or the village of Les Bois.
- Mountaineering : departure for many famous glacier routes. For further information concerning mountaineering and hiking, please contact the Office de Haute Montagne.


RatesPass " Voyage à la Mer de Glace " (return train + cable car + grotto visite)
Adult : 27,50 € - Child : 23,50 €.


Opening timesFrom 22/12/12 to 03/03/13 : open daily from 10 AM to 3 PM.
From 04/03 to 30/04/13 : open daily from 10 AM to 3 PM.
From 01/05 to 05/07/13 : open daily from 8.30 AM to 3.30 PM.
Ice grotto is closed from May 20th to June 8th.
From 06/07 to 01/09/13 : open daily from 8 AM to 4.30 PM.
From 02/09 to 15/09/13 : open daily from 8.30 AM to 3.30 PM.
From 16/09 to 29/09/13 : open daily from 8.30 AM to 3 PM.
From 19/10 to 03/11/13 : open daily from 10 AM to 4 PM (Ice grotto and gondola closed.).
From 04/11 to 20/12/13 : open daily from 10 AM to 4 PM (Ice grotto and gondola closed. Departure at 10PM, noon, 2AM, 3AM, 4AM.).
02:44Montenvers - Mer de GlaceIn Chamonix, the Montenvers train is more than just a legend... Thanks to the train, for a hundred years, holidaymakers, mountain lovers, hill-walkers and advanced mountaineers have been coming from all over the world to admire or explore another legend of the Mont Blanc area: the Mer de Glace, France's longest glacier.Associated pages :» Grand Hôtel du Montenvers
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