Hi....We will be finishing our My Way Alpine tour in Chamonix, traveling that day to Zurich airport, and flying home the next day. After reading other posts about the scenic train route via Vallorcine, then Martigny, we wanted to travel that way. I struggled for quite a while with the sbb website, and it appears to me that this route is not running on Saturday, June 3, 2017. I would really appreciate it if someone could confirm that I am interpreting the information correctly before we settle for some other option. Thank you!
Posted by
white plains, ny, usa
4170 posts
I have taken this route in the past , I think you are misreading the schedule - There is a bus substitution between Chamonix and Chatelard Frontiere due to system work at that time . From Chatelard , the train resumes through the Trient gorge to Martigny , a really stunning trip ( sit on the right side of the train for heart stopping views ) here are the salient links to information Bahn DE - https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=GBR&dbkanal_007=L04_S02_D002_KIN0059_qf-bahn-svb-kl2_lz03&start=1&REQ0JourneyStopsS0A=1&S=Chamonix-Mont-Blanc&REQ0JourneyStopsSID=A%3D1%40O%3DChamonix-Mont-Blanc%40X%3D6873835%40Y%3D45922617%40U%3D80%40L%3D008700299%40B%3D1%40p%3D1488928058%40&Z=Martigny&REQ0JourneyStopsZID=&date=Sat%2C+03.06.17&time=09%3A00×el=depart&returnDate=&returnTime=&returnTimesel=depart&optimize=0&auskunft_travelers_number=1&tariffTravellerType.1=E&tariffTravellerReductionClass.1=0&tariffClass=2&rtMode=DB-HYBRID&externRequest=yes&HWAI=JS%21js%3Dyes%21ajax%3Dyes%21 TMRSA ( area transit authority ) - http://www.chamonix.net/english/transport/train
Posted by
OP
10 posts
Thank you so much, Steven, for the links and the side-of-the-train tip. I've learned not to trust my brainpower after I've spent too many continuous hours on travel sites! Sounds like a beautiful trip.