From the Rhône Valley to the roof of the Alps
5–7
Days
2
Countries
saves ~45kg CO₂ vs driving
Climate impact
🚄 Mont Blanc Express
Martigny to Chamonix in 2h — narrow gauge crossing into France under the highest Alpine peaks
🚄 SBB IR Rhône
Lausanne to Martigny along Lake Geneva and through the Rhône Valley
🚄 Chamonix Mont-Blanc tramway
Local rack railway climbing from Chamonix town to 2,372m at the Nid d'Aigle glacier
Board the narrow-gauge Mont Blanc Express at Martigny in the Rhône Valley and climb through the Trient gorge, past terraced vineyards and châlets, across the Swiss-French border into Chamonix — with Mont Blanc's 4,808m summit filling the windows. A two-hour journey that spans two countries, two gauges, and three thousand vertical metres.
Route highlight
✨ The Mont Blanc Express narrow gauge — crossing the border at 1,200m with the highest peak in the Alps above you