Hello everyone,
Here is a summary of what is possible to find in the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Valley in terms of screening and health pass equivalence for visitors coming from a country outside the EU zone.
IMPORTANT: The information or conditions may change depending on the health context and the adaptation of establishments to this same context.
PCR Tests
Mirialis Laboratory of Chamonix: +33 4 50 53 07 25
COVID testing outside to the right of the lab. From Monday to Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. without appointment and without prescription every other Saturday morning, Saturdays in even weeks from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed on 25 December 2021 and 1st January 2022
Special opening on 24 and 31 December 2021: in the morning from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Nursing office Gramont des Pélerins (+33 7 69 68 67 12) offers PCR tests, also to visitors. They are asked to come to the office by appointment (the appointment will be between 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. and in the evening around 4:45 p.m.) and then they bring their test to the lab themselves to be able to register their vital card and obtain the code for the results. They can go there at any time, without the constraint of hours of COVID testing. Results delay between 12 hours and 24 hours.
ANTIGENIC Tests
Chamonix
Pharmacy of the Valley: without reservation
Pharmacy of Alpes: preferably by appointment,
Mont Blanc Pharmacy: without reservation
Aiguille du Midi Pharmacy: without reservation
Les Pélerins Pharmacy: from Monday to Friday, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Argentière
Medical Office: +33 4 50 54 00 67 (reservations must be made)
Argentière Pharmacy: reservation needed in high season
Les Houches
Les Houches Pharmacy: antigen test reservation required - NO test on Mondays
EUROPEAN HEALTH PASS
Non-European health passes with QR code are illegible. Pharmacies can administratively establish French equivalences. The cost is from € 20 to € 36 depending on the pharmacies.
CAUTION: no equivalence issued for Chinese and Russians vaccinated with their sera.
You must be able to provide an identity document and proof of vaccination
Mont-Blanc Pharmacy
Possibility of carrying out the administrative procedures beforehand by sending the documents by email.
E-mail: rx.pmbc@gmail.com
Phone: +33 4 50 53 12 61
Aiguille du Midi Pharmacy
On site and by email, providing vaccine proofs and a photocopy of the passport
E-mail: pharmaciedelaiguilledumidi@gmail.com
Phone: +33 4 50 91 43 89
Les Houches Pharmacy
Only on site but in general they rather explain to the customer how to do it.
Phone: +33 4 50 54 40 24
Argentière Pharmacy
On site and by email, providing vaccine proofs and a photocopy of the passport
Phone: +33 4 50 54 00 37
E-mail: pharmacy.argentiere@gmail.com
Pharmacy La Vallée
Only on site within 10 minutes
Phone: +33 4 50 53 13 69
Les Pélerins Pharmacy
Does not convert non-European passes
Pharmacy of the Alps
On site and by email, providing vaccine proofs and a photocopy of the passport
Phone: +33 4 50 53 15 45
E-mail: pharmaciechamonix@orange.fr
The British tourists
Finally, the British returning home must present in addition to their health pass a PCR OR antigen test.
I remind you that this information may change depending on health conditions and the measures taken by each government.
Have a great day!
This information is disclosed in collaboration with the Tourist Office of Chamonix