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Practical information Practical information<br />
GETTING HERE LOCAL TRAVEL<br />
Road<br />
•Road travel information<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 53 05 51<br />
•Via France<br />
Accessed directly via the Autoroute Blanche (A40),<br />
which connects to the European motorway network.<br />
•Via Switzerland<br />
Motorway to Martigny, Col de la Forclaz,<br />
Col des Montets.<br />
•Via Italy<br />
15 km from the border via the Mont-Blanc Tunnel.<br />
Lyon<br />
Londres<br />
Paris<br />
Genève<br />
Annecy<br />
Rail<br />
SNCF railway stations in the resorts<br />
St Gervais - Le Fayet / Vallorcine / Martigny (CH) line.<br />
TGV Connections: Annecy, Bellegarde, Genève, Lausanne<br />
SNCF information:<br />
www.ter-sncf.com<br />
www.voyages-sncf.com<br />
Vallorcine<br />
Servoz<br />
Les Houches<br />
Lausanne<br />
SUISSE<br />
<strong>Chamonix</strong>-Mont-Blanc<br />
Mont-Blanc<br />
4810m<br />
ITALIE<br />
Milan<br />
Air<br />
•Geneva International Airport<br />
(88 km)<br />
Tel +41 (0) 22 717 71 11<br />
•Lyon - Saint Exupéry International Airport<br />
(220 km)<br />
Tel +33 (0)8 26 800 826<br />
•Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc Airport<br />
(Annecy - 90 km)<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 27 30 06<br />
Coach services<br />
& airport transfers<br />
Daily connections with Geneva and Italy.<br />
•SAT<br />
Tel/Fax +33 (0)4 50 53 01 15<br />
www.sat-montblanc.com<br />
Alternatives to the car:<br />
unlimited use of rail and bus<br />
services throughout the Valley<br />
Mont-Blanc Express Train<br />
• The SNCF line serves all the villages from Saint Gervais<br />
/ Le Fayet to Martigny (Switzerland), via Servoz,<br />
Les Houches, <strong>Chamonix</strong>, Argentière and Vallorcine.<br />
• Travel on the SNCF line from Servoz to Vallorcine is<br />
free and unlimited to holders of a Carte d’Hôte guest<br />
card provided by your accommodation provider on<br />
arrival.<br />
Trains run approximately every hour.<br />
Information: at SNCF railway stations<br />
Or on the websites:<br />
www.ter-sncf.com<br />
www.voyages-sncf.com<br />
Bus / Shuttle services<br />
Scheduled urban transport services throughout the<br />
valley (free between Servoz and Le Tour to holders of<br />
a Carte d’Hôte guest card provided by your accommodation<br />
provider on arrival).<br />
<strong>Chamonix</strong> Bus<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 53 05 55<br />
Fax +33 (0)4 50 55 95 59<br />
chamonixbus@transdev.eu<br />
www.chamonix-bus.com<br />
CAR PARKS / TAXIS<br />
PRIVATE TRANSPORT<br />
Car parks in <strong>Chamonix</strong><br />
4,000 parking spaces.<br />
3 covered car parks: <strong>Chamonix</strong> sud,<br />
Saint Michel and Place du Mont-Blanc.<br />
Parking for up to 1 hour: free.<br />
Free ‘Les Mulets’ shuttle service around the town<br />
centre.<br />
<strong>Chamonix</strong> Parc Auto<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 53 65 71<br />
Car parks in Les Houches<br />
Le Tourchet: 60 spaces<br />
Village centre: 80 spaces<br />
Les Chavants: 200 spaces<br />
Taxis, private transport<br />
A list of taxi firms and private transport operators is<br />
available on request from the tourist offices.<br />
WEATHER / SAFETY<br />
Météo France<br />
7-day forecast updated 3 times a day<br />
+33 (0)8 99 71 02 74<br />
cdm74@meteo.fr<br />
www.meteo.fr<br />
Weather bulletins posted at the Maison<br />
de la Montagne and Tourist Office.<br />
Météo <strong>Chamonix</strong><br />
5-day forecast<br />
www.chamonix.com<br />
Pôle montagne risk<br />
Mountain weather information and safety display.<br />
Free admission..<br />
Maison de la Montagne<br />
Open Monday to Saturday from<br />
9am to 12pm and 3pm to 6pm.<br />
polemontagnerisk@chamoniarde.com<br />
Office de Haute-Montagne<br />
A central point providing comprehensive information<br />
on conditions and safety in the mountains.<br />
Maison de la Montagne<br />
Open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 12pm<br />
and 3pm to 6pm.<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 53 22 08<br />
www.ohm-chamonix.com<br />
ohm-info@chamonix.com<br />
40 41<br />
EMERGENCY NUMBERS / USEFUL NUMBERS<br />
Fire service 18<br />
SAMU (medical emergencies) 15<br />
•International emergency number<br />
from a mobile phone: 112<br />
•Ambulances<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 53 46 20<br />
•<strong>Chamonix</strong> Hospital<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 53 84 00<br />
509, route des pélerins - <strong>Chamonix</strong><br />
•Sallanches Hospital<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 47 30 30<br />
380, rue de l’hôpital - Sallanches<br />
(has a haemodialysis centre)<br />
•Medical analysis laboratory<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 53 07 25<br />
32, rue Helbronner - <strong>Chamonix</strong><br />
•P.G.H.M (mountain rescue)<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 53 16 89<br />
69, route de la Mollard - <strong>Chamonix</strong><br />
Overnight, Sunday and public<br />
holiday service<br />
•Out-of-hours doctor and pharmacy<br />
15<br />
•Out-of-hours dentist<br />
Tel +33 (0)4 50 66 14 12<br />
There are general practice surgeries in Servoz,<br />
Les Houches, <strong>Chamonix</strong> and Argentière, plus many<br />
specialists: paediatrics, cardiology, dermatology,<br />
ophthalmology, etc.<br />
Full list available on request from<br />
the Tourist Offices.<br />
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