Tramway du Mont-Blanc
Tramway du Mont-Blanc is a rack railway. Locally, it belongs to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. A short trip away is Aiguille du Midi, 14 km off, the first of 46 within 15 km.
Museum in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#459 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Tramway du Mont-Blanc is in the commune of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Which month to go
Aim for May to September, when Saint-Gervais-les-Bains reaches 20–26°C.
Tramway du Mont-Blanc
It is written up in 13 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie
- Official site
- montblancnaturalresort.com/fr/tramway-montblanc
Where Tramway du Mont-Blanc is
The map centres on Tramway du Mont-Blanc, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that count Tramway du Mont-Blanc
Of the 8, Cluses is the largest, at 17,795 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Passy
Les Houches
Sallanches
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tramway du Mont-Blanc is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | It’s in this commune | 5,755 |
| Passy | 3 km north of it | 10,856 |
| Les Houches | 6.7 km east of it | 3,515 |
| Sallanches | 7.6 km northwest of it | 17,319 |
| Megève | 8.8 km southwest of it | 2,893 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 13 km east of it | 8,705 |
| Magland | 14 km northwest of it | 3,220 |
| Cluses | 22 km northwest of it | 17,795 |
Worth adding to a visit
46 more lie within 15 km, 3 attractions, 2 museums and a château among them.
MuseumChemin de fer du Montenvers13 km east, in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4
MuseumPetit Train du Parc Thermal500 m northwest, in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains5
AttractionCompagnie des guides de Chamonix11 km east, in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Charousse4.6 km northwest, in Passy7
ZooParc animalier de Merlet8.4 km east, in Les Houches8FortFortMontagne des Gures4.5 km northeast, in PassyWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Tramway du Mont-Blanc
Where is Tramway du Mont-Blanc?
Tramway du Mont-Blanc is in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, in Haute-Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Tramway du Mont-Blanc?
Rack railway in France.
How well known is Tramway du Mont-Blanc?
Tramway du Mont-Blanc has 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #459 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Tramway du Mont-Blanc?
May to September are the warmest months in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tramway du Mont-Blanc?
Within 15 km: Aiguille du Midi (14 km), Le Brévent (11 km), Chemin de fer du Montenvers (13 km) and Petit Train du Parc Thermal (500 m).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Tramway du Mont-Blanc: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chemin de fer du Montenvers: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petit Train du Parc Thermal: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compagnie des guides de Chamonix: Calips, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc animalier de Merlet: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.