Day 7 - Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc 
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£685.00 (2008)
7 nights
4 Half Board
3 B&B
Hard
4½ - 6 hours per day
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What previous customers have

said about this walk

“We enjoyed the freedom of independent walking but knowing that someone would be aware if we didn’t turn up that evening.”

 

“Great to walk the valley and have luggage transported.”

 

 

 

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How to get there:

Fly to Geneva

 

(All flights are subject to change at short notice - please check carefully before you book your holiday)

 

From:

Bristol Easyjet;

Birmingham Easyjet;

Dublin Aer Lingus;

East Midlands Easyjet; 

Edinburgh Easyjet;

Gatwick BA Easyjet;

Heathrow BA;

Leeds-Bradford Jet2;

Liverpool Easyjet; 

London City Swissair;

Luton Easyjet;

 

Typical rail journey:

 

London: 10:00 Eurostar to Lille Europe (12:24) catch 13:09 TGV to Lyon Part Dieu (16:05), then 17:14 local train to Le Fayet, arrive 20:36. ~10 hrs.

 

Chamonix Mont-Blanc: 10:39 local train to St Gervais-les-Bains (11:20) for 11:37 to Annecy to connect with the 13:38 TGV to Paris (L) (17:11). Transfer by express metro to Paris (N) for the 19:13 Eurostar, arrive 20:28.  ~11 hrs.

Getting to the start of the walk:

The first hotel is in St Gervais and the final one in Les Bossons/Chamonix. The best airport is Geneva.

 

Geneva airport:

 

Land by: 16:00  (14:30 Sat/Sun/jours fériés)  (no time limit if using taxi)


Outward: Taxi/train/taxi (c. €50 pp) or bus/taxi (c. €35 pp) c. 2½ hrs. 

OPTION:  Pre-booked taxi transfer from Geneva airport to St Gervais 1½ hrs (for 3+ passengers only - parties of 1-2 can book independently through shared airport-hotel taxi services such as www.a-t-s-.net).

 

Return: Train via Lake Geneva (recommended) (c. €45 pp) c. 4 hrs with two changes OR direct bus Chamonix - Geneva Airport (limited service)

OPTION:  Pre-booked shared taxi transfer from Chamonix to Geneva Airport c. 1½ hrs (for 3+ passengers only.  For parties of 1-2, see above).

Return flight earliest: 13:00 if transfer by train, possibly earlier if available bus, no time limit if using taxi.

 

For pre-bookable taxi prices, see "Price includes"

 

Nearest railway stations:

Start: St Gervais-Le Fayet (short taxi ride to St Gervais)

End: Chamonix Les Bossons (outside hotel)

 

IMPORTANT: Do not book your flights until we have confirmed that we have provisionally reserved accommodation for you.