Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Population 8,705 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Visas and entry What your passport needs for France
Daylight 8 h 41 in Dec, dark by 16:48 · 15 h 43 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 03 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 22 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 51 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 31 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 56 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 43 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 24 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 11 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 35 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 59 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 30 of daylight
  12. December: 8 h 41 of daylight
Tourist office · 850 m Office de Tourisme

Getting there

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Where you can go from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

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From Chamonix-Mont-Blanc's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

All 21 places to eat

Getting around

More train stations: Les Planards 2.2 km, Les Bossons 2.3 km, Les Praz-de-Chamonix 3.1 km, Caillet 3.4 km, Taconnaz 3.6 km, Montenvers - Mer de Glace 4.3 km, Les Tines 4.6 km, Les Houches 5.9 km

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