Gondola · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
Bochard
Bochard is a gondola near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France. It climbs 804 m over 2.20 km, from 1,964 m to 2,768 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 63 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
70/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Bochard is scarier than 70% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 62 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 63 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 350 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 424 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 542 m of the 2.20 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Bochard is near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, at 1,964 m above sea level (45.96791° N, 6.94294° E). From there it runs 2.20 km up to the top station at 2,768 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 3,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 16 people
Nearby lines
- Plan Joran gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 892 m
- Télécabine de Lognan gondola · 2.0 km away · rises 727 m
- TC Mer de Glace gondola · 3.7 km away · rises 124 m
- Flégère gondola · 4.5 km away · rises 826 m
- Liaison Brévent - Flégère cable car · 5.3 km away · rises 104 m
- Charamillon gondola · 5.8 km away · rises 372 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.