All photo credits ©2025 Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman
The Téléphérique du Salève is an absolutely fine thing to do whether it is with friends, visitors, or family. Open through 31 March 2025: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 9h-16h45. The rest of the year you can go every day from 9h-18h45 with a few later evenings planned. Check the website link at the bottom of this article.
Recently a school friend of mine and I went up on a whim... not prepared for the icy path but still enjoying every minute of the amazing view and sunshine with an improvised picnic (all bought at Aligro Geneva).
The round trip ticket per person is €18.- but if you have a SwissPass or TPG ticket you only pay €12.-!
PANORAMIC VIEWS
Admire the Alps and Jura, Lac Léman, and Geneva itself. The best is to check their webcam at this link to make sure you will get good visabilty when you visit. (Check out our article on local webcams at this link.)
THE ROOFTOP
The rooftop has some of the most iconic views in the region. Here you can soak up views of Geneva and Lake Geneva in a Natura 2000 site. Its 360° views mean visitors can see as far as Mont Blanc and the Jura Mountains. The experience continues with information boards detailing the landscape. You can download their mobile app for free so you can quench your thirst for knowledge.
The Léman Esplanade affords fantastic views of the natural surroundings, Geneva, and as far as Lausanne on a clear day, the Alpes and especially the Mont Blanc.
Views of the Mont Blanc
FOLLOW LISA: 🚠 The Téléphérique du Salève, France with a make-do winter picnic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtMwsfPNEuY
Lisa just outside of the Restaurant de l'Observatoire, a 20-minute hike from the téléphérique arrival platform.
The Restaurant de l'Observatoire
Téléphérique du Salève
https://www.telepherique-du-saleve.com/infos-pratiques/horaires-acces/
The stations and rooftop close 30 minutes before cable car closing time.
