Parking at Chamonix: where to park to ski

OpenStreetMap lists 19 car parks within 1.5 km of a lift base at Chamonix. The closest to the slopes is Parking du Savoy, 20 m from the Samaran lift. The largest with a recorded capacity is Planards et Montenvers: 650 spaces.

Charges: 6 free, 6 paid and 7 with no data on the map.

Car parks at Chamonix, closest to the lifts first

Distances are in a straight line to the nearest lift base, not by road. Spaces, price and type are those recorded in OpenStreetMap; where there is no data, we say so.

Is there free parking at Chamonix?

Yes: OpenStreetMap marks these as free: Le Tourchet, Car park by Flégère, Parking des Grands Montets, Car park by Jardin d'Enfants, Parking Biollay. Whether a car park is free can change from one season to the next; if there is a barrier or a pay machine, the sign wins.

How much does parking cost at Chamonix?

We do not publish tariffs: no open source keeps them up to date, and a figure from memory is exactly the one that is wrong on the day you drive up. What we do know is which ones charge: 6 of the 19 car parks at Chamonix are marked as paid. If they charge, the price is on the resort’s or the town’s website.

How many parking spaces are there at Chamonix?

At least 1,078: that is the sum of the 4 car parks with a recorded capacity in OpenStreetMap. The other 15 have none, so the real total is higher.

Car parks at Chamonix on Google

With opening hours where they publish them.

• Parking Place du Mont-Blanc — Pl. du Mont-Blanc, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (290 m)
• Parking des Planards — 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (780 m)
• Parking Saint-Michel — 611 All. Recteur Payot, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (160 m)
• Parking Bossons Glaciers — 715 Rte du Mont, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (3.4 km)
• Parking du Brévent — 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (530 m)
• Parking Allobroges — Rue des Allobroges, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (300 m)
• Parking de l'Outa — Allée Recteur Payot, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (260 m)
• Parking d'Entrèves — 267 Prom. Marie Paradis, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (690 m)
• Parking des Tennis — Rue Joseph Vallot, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (730 m)
• Parking La Flégère — 40 Chem. Paul Simond, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Francia (2.3 km)

Datos de locales: Google

Tips for parking at Chamonix

• On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the car parks by the main lifts fill up early: arrive before the lifts open or use the outer car parks and ride the shuttle or gondola.
• If you park at the foot of the slopes, leave the car facing downhill with the handbrake on lightly: in a hard frost the brakes can freeze on.
• Carry snow chains or fit winter tyres: in snow the access road can be closed to cars without them.
• Motorhome and coach parks are separate: overnight stays in car parks are not allowed unless signposted.
• In France, the Loi Montagne requires winter tyres or chains in the boot from 1 November to 31 March in signposted mountain municipalities.

What about going without a car?

If you would rather skip the parking, see how to reach Chamonix by public transport or transfer, and where to stay at the foot of the slopes.

• Chamonix piste map
• Plan your day at Chamonix: getting there, eating and sleeping
• Chamonix webcams

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