Panoramic Domes – The cog railway
Opening
From 22/03 to 30/06/2025, daily between 9 am and 7 pm.
From 01/07 to 31/08/2025, daily between 9 am and 8 pm.
From 01/09 to 02/11/2025, daily between 9 am and 7 pm.
From 05/11 to 16/11/2025, daily between 10 am and 5 pm.
From 17/11 to 21/11/2025.
Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
From 22/11 to 31/12/2025 between 10 am and 5 pm.
Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Prices
Family pass: 41.60 to 49.90 €
One way ticket for adult: 14.40 to 15.50 €
Round-trip ticket for adult: 17.20 to 18.60 €
Round-trip ticket for a child: 10.10 to 11.70 €.
Free entry for children under 4.
Group rate available for 20 people or more.
Means of payment
- Bank/credit card
- Travellers Cheque
- Cash
- Online payment
Description
Journey to the highest volcano in the Chaîne des Puys.
Climb aboard the electric cogwheel train and relive the history of the Puy de Dôme through audio content.
A mecca for green tourism, the puy de Dôme offers an exceptional panorama of the volcanoes of the Chaîne des Puys and the Faille de Limagne. Of the 80 volcanoes listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites, only Puy de Dôme is accessible to the general public, thanks to the Panoramique des Dômes electric rack-and-pinion train, which takes you to an altitude of 1,465 metres in 15 minutes, offering a remarkable view of this unique geological site.
Soft mobility: Clermont-Fd - Panoramique des Dômes shuttle bus.
With family or friends, enjoy a unique experience and discover the Puy de Dôme in a different way every season!
Discover our events:
Egg hunt revisited, during the spring vacations
Les Nocturnes, during the summer vacations
La Légende des Sorciers, during the All Saints' Day vacations
Les Hivernales, during the Christmas vacations
And our other events :
The Secret du Dôme treasure hunt, a fun trail on the history of the puy de Dôme, open all year round.
Yoga at the puy de Dôme summit in summer.
Certified "Divertissement Durable 2024".
Comfort & services
- Restaurant
- Free car park
- Coach parking
- Car park
- Bar
- Picnic area
- Pets welcome
- Pets supplement
- Tourist brochures
- Restaurant
- Fast food
Area & capacity
- Customer base Home school groups, Holiday Camps Home, Children, Special rate for large families, Special rate for disabled people, Special rate for jobseekers, Groups, Students
- Maximum group size 400
- Minimum group size 20
- Maximum possible tourist capacity: 50
- Total number of people in wheelchairs: 6
Adapted tourism
accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs, even flooring with no obstacles, minimum aisle width of 90 cm, doors >=77 cm wide, lift (80 x 130 cm) and door >= 77 cm, reception desk between 70-80 cm high, wc + grab handle + adequate space to move
Other references
- "Accueil Vélo" : Cyclists Welcome label
- GTMC-VTT Qualifié
Spoken languages
Activities on site
- Activity
- Tourist transport
- Tourist trains
- Archeological digs
- Botanical
- Ceramics
- Fauna - flora
- Gastronomy
- Geology
- Board games
- Sculpture
- Agricultural
- Bee-keeping
- Plastic arts
- Audiovisual/media
- Discovery
- Environment
- Engraving
- History
- Regional products
- Tradition/folklore
- Water
- Gardening
- Creative hobbies
- Winter sports
- Various sports
- Equestrian sports
- Pedestrian sports
- Yoga
- Trottin'herbe / Devalkart (grass scooters and go-karts)
- Ice sports
- Dog-powered scooter/trike
- Sled dogs
- New winter sport
- Snow-shoes
- Harness
- Pony
- Riding
- Horse trekking
- Donkey trekking
- Nordic walking
- Canicross
- Hiking
- Orientation race
- Ice skating
- Trail
- Fitness
- Well-being
Documentation
Situation
- Environment: mountain view, town outskirts, village 2 km away
- Altitude : 1465 metre
Associated structures
Le Secret du Dôme : jeu de piste en famille au puy de Dôme
Le Secret du Dôme : jeu de piste en famille au puy de Dôme
Concert Wazoo | Sommet du puy de Dôme
Concert Wazoo | Sommet du puy de Dôme
Festival Les Nuées Ardentes | 7ème édition
Festival Les Nuées Ardentes | 7ème édition
Les Hivernales au puy de Dôme