The TMB in private rooms, without dorms: day-by-day plan

You don't have to sleep in dormitories on the TMB. This itinerary follows the stages of the classic tour and lists, for each night, the places to stay that offer private rooms, according to our accommodation listings. On the Italian side, the Elisabetta and Bonatti huts have some in addition to their dormitories, and the Cabane du Combal, below Elisabetta, has seven rooms with their own shower room.

On two evenings you have to leave the trail. At Tré-le-Champ, the Auberge La Boërne only has dormitories, but Argentière and its hotels are 20 minutes away. At La Flégère, the hut only has dormitories: the cable car goes down to Les Praz, where you spend the night before going back up the next morning.

Day-by-day plan

Day	Leg	Distance	Ascent	Descent	Walking time	Overnight
	Les Houches → Les Contamines-Montjoie Rooms: hotels and B&Bs in the village.	17.1 km	970 m	830 m	6h – 7h	Les Contamines-Montjoie
	Les Contamines-Montjoie → Les Chapieux Rooms: Auberge de la Nova, Les Chambres du Soleil.	18.9 km	1,330 m	920 m	7h15 – 8h45	Les Chapieux
	Les Chapieux → Rifugio Elisabetta Rooms: Rifugio Elisabetta, or Cabane du Combal 30 min further down.	13.9 km	970 m	380 m	4h45 – 5h45	Val Veny
	Rifugio Elisabetta → Courmayeur Rooms: many hotels in Courmayeur and Dolonne.	16.8 km	520 m	1,400 m	5h45 – 6h45	Courmayeur
	Courmayeur → Rifugio Bonatti Rooms: Rifugio Bonatti (2 to 4 beds), or Val Ferret hotels in Lavachey and Planpincieux.	11.1 km	1,000 m	240 m	4h30 – 5h15	Italian Val Ferret
	Rifugio Bonatti → La Fouly Rooms: Hôtel Edelweiss and the village inns.	19.7 km	860 m	1,290 m	6h45 – 8h	La Fouly
	La Fouly → Champex-Lac Rooms: many hotels around the lake.	15.4 km	530 m	630 m	4h30 – 5h15	Champex-Lac
	Champex-Lac → Trient Rooms: Auberge du Mont-Blanc, Auberge La Grande Ourse, Hôtel du Col de la Forclaz.	15.4 km	770 m	960 m	5h30 – 6h30	Trient and Col de la Forclaz
	Trient → Tré-le-Champ Rooms in Argentière, 20 min away: Hôtel de la Couronne, Le Dahu, Les Grands Montets.	13.8 km	1,060 m	940 m	6h – 7h15	Le Tour, Tré-le-Champ and Argentière
	Tré-le-Champ → La Flégère La Flégère cable car down to Les Praz: Hôtel Les Lanchers, or hotels in Chamonix. Back up the next morning.	6.6 km	720 m	270 m	3h15 – 3h45	Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
	La Flégère → Les Houches	17.4 km	710 m	1,590 m	6h30 – 7h45	Les Houches
Total		166 km	9,440 m	9,450 m

Distances and ascent calculated on the OpenStreetMap track of the main route and the variants; “≈” marks an estimated value. Walking times according to the DIN 33466 standard, without breaks.

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Tips for this itinerary

Huts only have a few rooms: book them as soon as bookings open (15 October 2026 for summer 2027).
Check the sleeping arrangements when you book: some hut rooms are shared by 3 or 4 people.
The La Flégère cable car only runs in season (in 2026, 20 June – 20 September): outside these dates, sleep in Argentière and carry on through to Les Houches.