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Saint-Gervais from Combloux: the Tramway du Mont-Blanc, the thermal spa, Le Bettex

Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is on the other side of the Arve valley: 17 minutes to the Tramway station (11 km), 24 to the thermal baths at Le Fayet, 25 to Le Bettex. Three reasons to go.

Updated on 28 September 2026.

The Tramway du Mont-Blanc

France's highest rack railway climbs from Le Fayet (580 m) and Saint-Gervais (850 m) to the Nid d'Aigle at 2,412 m in 1 hr 07: 12.4 km and 1,832 m of ascent, at the foot of the Bionnassay glacier. 2026 season from 13 June to 27 September, first departure 7 a.m., last 3 p.m., booking compulsory; €40 return for adults from Saint-Gervais, €34 for ages 5-14 and over-65s. In winter it runs up to Le Bettex.

The thermal spa

Les Bains du Mont-Blanc, at Le Fayet, in the spa park: 3-hour pass €49 (€59 on public holidays and during the winter holidays), happy hour €39, from age 13, family sessions on Sunday mornings and during the holidays, baby sessions.

Le Bettex and the Évasion ski area

The Saint-Gervais – Le Bettex gondola, 25 minutes from the building (16 km), leads to Mont d'Arbois and Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce; it is the southern gateway to the Évasion Mont-Blanc ski area, quieter than Megève.

Also

the village, its thermal baths dating from 1806, the Pont du Diable, Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce and its Baroque church, the Val Montjoie up to Les Contamines (27 minutes) and the nature reserve. The Fête des Guides (mountain guides' festival) in early August and the Festival Baroque du Pays du Mont-Blanc in July.