Tour du Mont Blanc Hike Cost

Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc costs about €1,600–2,000 per person in 2025/2026 for a typical refuge-based trek, according to Bookatrekking. Ten half-board refuge nights on the standard route cost €780–1,045, and a day on the trail averages €140–190 with lunch and transfers. Camping brings the total down to about €330. Add a lift day if you want the high peaks: the Skyway ticket costs from €59 per person.

The cheapest way is camping at official campsites, for about €330 over 10–11 days according to an operator estimate with older prices. Camping Bellevue in Les Houches charged €8 per adult a night in 2026, plus €4–5.50 for a tent. Wild camping is banned in the Aosta Valley, with a €566 fine, and in Switzerland. Before you go, compare budgets on Tour du Mont Blanc.

A self-guided package costs €1,595–1,750 for 10 days, while booking 10 refuge nights yourself costs €780–1,045 before lunches and transfers. The package is worth it if you cannot spend time securing every refuge, especially with French-section nights requiring a reservation from spring 2027. If you book yourself, start when 2027 bookings open on 15 October 2026. Read the season details in the guide to when to go on the Tour du Mont Blanc.

Tour du Mont Blanc refuges cost €60–130 a night with half board, depending on the country: €75–100 in France, €60–85 in Italy and €100–130 in Switzerland. Half board means a bed, dinner and breakfast, with blankets provided. Bring a sleeping bag liner and cash, and expect a tourist tax of €1–2 a night in some places. See where the refuges are on Tour du Mont Blanc.

Yes, carry cash on the Tour du Mont Blanc in both euros and Swiss francs, as the official booking site advises, for extras in the refuges. Typical extras are drinks at €3–6 each and showers at €2–4, with some huts using tokens. The route crosses France, Italy and Switzerland, and the Swiss stages are the most expensive. Plan your day in Chamonix before the trek with the self-guided excursion.

A guided Tour du Mont Blanc costs €1,089–4,995 per person at World Discovery, one of the trek operators, depending on format and comfort level. GetYourGuide does not sell a guided trek, and we earn nothing from operators. If you want a guide for one day instead, private guided hikes in Chamonix start from €235 per person, such as the guided hike with cheese and wine.

No, lifts are an extra on the Tour du Mont Blanc: cable cars and buses cost €5–15 a ride on the trail, and the Bellevue cable car in Les Houches costs €18.90 one way. A full high-altitude lift day is a separate cost, such as the cable car and train day, from €215 per person with lifts included.

Getting to the Tour du Mont Blanc from Geneva costs about €12–20 by bus to Chamonix, a 1 h 25 min ride with at least 4 departures a day. From Chamonix, the SNCF train reaches Les Houches. If you finish or start in Italy, the Arriva bus between Courmayeur and Chamonix costs from €15.00 one way, with a mandatory reservation. More on getting around is in the Mont Blanc self guided tour guide.