Founder's fav's · For petrolheads
The Stelvio and the Alpine passes
Forty-eight hairpins on one side. The road every petrolhead wants to tick off.
The Stelvio Pass climbs to over 2,700 metres with 48 numbered hairpins on the Prato side and a long sweeping descent to Bormio on the other. Nearby are the Gavia, the Mortirolo, the Umbrail and the Bernina, so you can spend days up there and never repeat a road.
It's the one road everyone tells you about. It's busy, it's slow in summer, and it's still worth it.
Plan a trip hereOpens the planner with The Stelvio and the Alpine passes as your finish. Set where you start and how many days, and it works out the route, fuel, night stops and weather.
Get there
- Flights to Milan Malpensa ›Compare fares into MXP
- Hire a car ›Pick up at Milan Malpensa airport
- Places to stay nearby ›Within about 40 km
- Tickets, tours and experiences ›Stelvio Pass
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Good to know
- Go early in the morning or late in the day to beat the traffic and the cyclists.
- The pass is closed from about October to May. Check before you go.
- Bormio and Livigno are good bases.
Places change. Check opening times and conditions before you go.