Yes, you can smoke at Chambéry Chambéry-Savoie Airport (CMF) — in designated outdoor areas outside the terminal building. The terminal interior is non-smoking and there is no airside smoking area, so plan your last cigarette before you pass through security.
Where to Smoke
Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc is a small VINCI-operated single-terminal airport that serves as a gateway to the Alpine ski resorts. It is quiet for much of the year and busy in the winter season (roughly December to April), when UK carriers run weekend ski charters. Smoking is at the designated outdoor areas just outside the terminal entrance, landside (before security). There are no smoking rooms or terraces past the checkpoint, so connecting and departing passengers should smoke before screening; when you land, you can smoke again in the same areas in front of the terminal. On a busy winter turnaround the single boarding hall fills quickly and there is no airside smoking option, so allow time for a cigarette outside before you join the security queue.
Vaping
Vaping is treated the same as cigarette smoking: it is not permitted inside the terminal, so use the outdoor areas. France banned single-use disposable (“puff”) vapes in 2025, so carry a refillable device if you vape.
Summary table
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor, outside terminal | Yes | Designated areas by the entrances, before security |
| Airside / boarding hall | No | No indoor room; smoke before screening, allow time in ski season |
| Vaping | Outdoor only | Same rule as smoking; disposables banned nationwide |
For France airport smoking rules, vaping rules, and other general info, see our France smoking guide.