Gondola · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
Planpraz
Planpraz is a gondola near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France. It climbs 925 m over 1.54 km, from 1,091 m to 2,016 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
41/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Planpraz is scarier than 41% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 126 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 1.38 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 194 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 41°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Planpraz is near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, at 1,091 m above sea level (45.92404° N, 6.86319° E). From there it runs 1.54 km up to the top station at 2,016 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Brévent cable car · 1.1 km away · rises 475 m
- TPH Plan de l'Aiguille cable car · 2.8 km away · rises 1,271 m
- Liaison Brévent - Flégère cable car · 2.9 km away · rises 104 m
- Flégère gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 826 m
- TC Mer de Glace gondola · 4.8 km away · rises 124 m
- TPH Aiguille du Midi cable car · 5.0 km away · rises 1,432 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.