Saint Gervais suits skiers and summer walkers who want a Mont Blanc valley base with a spa and a train station at Le Fayet. It is a modest mountain town, and the ski area is shared with Megève and other resorts.
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is a Haute-Savoie commune of about 5,800 people, with the lower village of Le Fayet holding the main railway station and the thermal park. The commune climbs from 571 m to 4,810 m on the Mont Blanc massif. Our homes are close together around the village, mostly one-bedroom apartments for about four, with a minority having a pool, very few a sauna and the largest sleeping fourteen. The Mont Blanc Tramway, a 12.4 km line first opened to Col de Voza in 1909, leaves from the forecourt of Le Fayet station for the Nid d'Aigle at 2,372 m on the Bionnassay glacier. The thermal spa is open all year and a train runs from Le Fayet to Chamonix. Summer brings mountain biking, climbing, hiking, paragliding and rafting.
Reached by the Saint-Gervais to Vallorcine railway, which runs from Le Fayet.
Linked to Saint-Gervais in one 445 km ski area, along with Combloux and La Giettaz.
The Mont Blanc Tramway terminus at 2,372 m by the Bionnassay glacier, 12.4 km up the line from Le Fayet.
Geneva airport is about 45 minutes away by car, with a direct coach from the airport to Saint-Gervais.
Geneva airport is about 45 minutes away by car, and Borini Bus runs the only direct coach from the airport to Saint-Gervais. Public transport with changes takes at least two hours. Le Fayet is the main railway station, with trains on to Chamonix, and a car helps for the side valleys.
Winter brings 445 km of pistes shared with Megève, Combloux, Les Contamines and La Giettaz, the third largest ski area wholly in France. In summer the Mont Blanc Tramway climbs from Le Fayet towards the Bionnassay glacier, and the valley is used for walking, mountain biking, climbing, paragliding and rafting. The thermal spa in Le Fayet is open all year, which helps when the weather turns.
It is about 445 km of pistes, the third largest exclusively French ski area, and it includes Megève, Combloux, Les Contamines and La Giettaz.
About 45 minutes by car. A direct coach also runs from the airport to Saint-Gervais, while public transport with changes takes at least two hours.
Yes. The Saint-Gervais to Vallorcine railway runs from Le Fayet to Chamonix, so a day trip is possible without a car.
Yes. The Mont Blanc Tramway climbs from Le Fayet to the Nid d'Aigle at 2,372 m, and walkers, mountain bikers, climbers, paragliders and rafters all use the valley.
Only if you are happy with an apartment. Our homes here are mostly one-bedroom apartments for about four, with a minority having a pool.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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