Passes

• Albulapass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 24.04.2026, 16:10

  -0°C

  12%

  30.4 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Preda - La Punt Chamues-ch

   

  Provided that spring arrives and the snowmelt progresses as is typical for the season, clearance work will begin in mid-April 2026.
  Predicted pass opening: Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Next assessment: Friday, May 1 2026

   

   

  
  
  

   
• Berninapass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 01.04.2026, 11:24

  1°C

  10%

  37 Km

  open all year round

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  Pontresina - San Carlo

  
  Winter tyres are obligatory for the whole winter period. Depending on the weather conditions, snow chains may be obligatory over a short period, or the pass may close.
• Brünigpass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 29.03.2026, 17:56

  10°C

  13%

  13 Km

  open all year round

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  Lungern - Brienzwiler

   

   

  Winter tyres are obligatory for the whole winter period. Depending on the weather conditions, snow chains may be obligatory over a short period, or the pass may close completely.
• Flüelapass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 21.04.2026, 15:48

  0°C

  14.6%

  27 Km

  Winter closure (Jan /May)

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  Tschuggen - Susch

  Important notice: The Flüela Pass will reopen to traffic tomorrow, 21 April 2026, from 4.00 pm.

   

   

  Vehicle transport Flüela/Vereina Tel. 0041 81 288 37 37 
• Furkapass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 13.04.2026, 10:35

  -1°C

  11%

  29 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Realp - Oberwald

  According to information from the Uri Department of Public Works, the aim is to open the Furka Pass in mid-May.

  
  Vehicle transport Furka: www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
• Forcola di Livigno

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 17.04.2026, 13:48

  2°C

  12.7%

  21.3 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  La Motta - Country border 

  Weather permitting, clearance work will begin in mid-May.
  Forecast for the opening of the pass: Provided there are no significant amounts of fresh snowfall, the pass is scheduled to open on Monday, 1 June 2026.
  Next update: Friday, May 8, 2026

   

  Traffic information for the bordering South Tyrol/Passes: www.suedtirol.com/verkehr/berg-paesse
• Glaubenbergpass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 01.04.2026, 17:32

  7°C

  11%

  32 Km

  Winter closure from Langis: November - April

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  Sarnen - Entlebuch

  Important notice: Due to urgent roadworks requiring a full closure, Glaubenbergstrasse will not be able to reopen before the end of May 2026.

   

   

  On the Obwalden side, the road remains open during the winter as far as Langis.

   
• Glaubenbielenpass - Panoramastrasse

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 17.11.2025, 11:31

  7°C

  12%

  39 Km

  Winter closure from Mörlialp (Oct / May)

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  Giswil - Sörenberg, "Panoramastrasse"

  Today, 17 November 2025, the Panoramastrasse will be closed for the winter from 5 p.m.

  Important note: During the winter, the road on the Obwalden side will remain open as far as Mörlialp.

   

  Important note:  Restrictions for coaches and trucks see section Signalization.
• Gotthardpass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 13.04.2026, 10:41

  1°C

  9%

  24 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Hospental - Airolo

  he Gotthard Pass is expected to reopen in mid-May.

  Tremola (Strada turistica) Passhöhe - Airolo: 3.5 t. winter closure
• Grimselpass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 10.04.2026, 06:43

  1°C

  11%

  24 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Guttannen - Gletsch

  On the Bern side open to Räterichsboden 

  The Gersteneggbahn cable car will cease operation at the end of April 2025.
  During the 2025/2026 winter season, ski tourers will only be able to reach Gerstenegg from Meiringen, Innertkirchen or Guttannen via the Handeck-Gerstenegg access tunnel using one of the taxi companies listed below. https://www.grimselwelt.ch/bahnen/gersteneggbahn/

   

   

   

   

   

   
• Grosser Sankt Bernhard

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 20.10.2025, 05:31

  -4°C

  11%

  44 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Bourg-St-Pierre - national border

  Important note: On 20 October 2025 from 0800 hours, the Great St Bernard Pass will be closed for the winter.
• Grosse Scheidegg

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 20.10.2025, 05:36

  4°C

  15%

  28 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Meiringen - Grindelwald

  The winter closure is in effect from today, 20 October 2025. The pass is expected to open in 2026: Ascension Day, 14 May 2026, with the start of bus service.

  There is a general driving ban on motorized traffic between Schwarzwaldalp and Grindelwald (Hotel Wetterhorn).

   
• Ibergereggpass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 02.04.2026, 13:54

  9°C

  10.1%

  17 Km

  open all year round

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  Schwyz - Oberiberg
• Julierpass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 01.04.2026, 11:20

  1°C

  12%

  16 Km

  open all year round

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  Bivio - Silvaplana

   

  Winter equipment is mandatory during the winter months. Snow chains are compulsory for a limited period of time depending on the circumstances, as is any closure of the pas
• Klausenpass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 20.04.2026, 12:58

  5°C

  9%

  35 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Urigen - Urnerboden

  According to information from the Uri Department of Public Works, the aim is to open the Klausen Pass in mid-May.

  Notice regarding roadworks: Road resurfacing works will be carried out between Urnerboden and the cantonal border (the ‘Argseeli’ area) from 20 April 2026 to 12 June 2026. Traffic disruption is possible. Traffic will be regulated via traffic lights on a single lane.

   

  Info for car travel summer 2026:
  2.30 m wide, two-axle and 18-ton vehicles do not require a permit, also applies at weekends. Timing must be coordinated with Postbus routes.
  From the opening of the pass in 2026 until its closure in 2026, single-decker, 2.55 m wide, two-axle and max. 18-ton touring cars (trailer ban) may travel on the Klausen Pass from Monday to Friday with a special permit. Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Unterschächen to Linthal. Tuesday and Thursday from Linthal to Unterschächen. Timing must be coordinated with Postbus routes.
  Permits can be obtained from the Road Traffic Office of the Canton of Uri or the Canton of Glarus.

  Permits for Linthal – Unterschächen can be obtained at:
  Strassenverkehrs- u. Schifffahrtsamt des Kanton Glarus,
  Mühleareal17
  8762 Schwanden
  Tel 055 646 54 00
  E-Mail: stva@gl.ch

  
  Permits for Unterschächen - Linthal can be obtained at:
  Amt für Strassen- und Schiffsverkehr
  Gotthardstrasse 77a
  6460 Altdorf
  Tel 041 875 28 06
  E-Mail: sonderbewilligungen@ur.ch
  https://www.ur.ch/publikationen/6500

   
• Lukmanierpass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 15.04.2026, 06:19

  4°C

  9%

  39 Km

  open all year round

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  Fuorns - Campra 

   

   

  Winter tyres are obligater for the whole winter period. Depending on the weather conditions, snow chains may be obligatory over a short period, or the pass imay close completely. See also www.lucomagno.ch

   
• Malojapass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 08.04.2026, 17:28

  3°C

  9%

  30 Km

  open all year round

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  Silvaplana - Casaccia

   

  Winter tyres are obligatory for the whole winter period. Depending on the weather conditions, snow chains may be obligatory over a short period, or the pass may close Complete, 
• Nufenenpass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 27.10.2025, 10:36

  -1°C

  13%

  38 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  All' Acqua - Ulrich

   

  On the Ticino side open during the winter to All'Acqua.
• Oberalppass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 24.04.2026, 08:26

  2°C

  6%

  23 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Tschamut - Andermatt

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
• Ofenpass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 31.03.2026, 13:36

  5°C

  14.3%

  35 Km

  open all year round

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  Zernez - Tschierv

  Winter tyres are obligatory for the whole winter period. Depending on the weather conditions, snow chains may be obligatory over a short period, or the pass may close completely.

  Traffic information for the bordering South Tyrol/Passes: www.suedtirol.com/verkehr/berg-paesse

   
• Pragelpass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 05.04.2026, 20:00

  8°C

  18%

  50 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Muotathal - Glarus 

  The road (Rhodannenberg – Vorauen) is once again open to traffic as normal.

   

  The Pragel Pass road between the Pragel-Bödmeren Alpine cheese dairy on the Schwyz side and Gampel on the Glarus side is now closed for the winter.

   

  The following traffic restrictions apply to the entire Pragelpass road:
  1. Motor vehicles and motorcycles are prohibited on Saturdays and Sundays, 5.5 km after the
  pass summit (cantonal border SZ/GL to Richisau, approx. 2 km)
  2. On public holidays that do not fall on a Saturday or Sunday, the Pragelpass is normally passable
  (except winter closure)
  3. Maximum weight 3.5 tons (SSV signal 2.16) except for agricultural, alpine and forestry
  traffic, traffic for the construction, operation and maintenance of public and private works (incl.
  electrical infrastructures), traffic for milk processing plants and military traffic;
  4. Driving ban for trailers (SSV signal 2.09) except for agricultural, alpine and forestry
  traffic, traffic for the construction, operation and maintenance of public and private works (incl.
  electrical infrastructures), traffic for milk processing plants and military traffic;
  5. Maximum weight of agricultural, alpine and forestry traffic, traffic for the construction, operation and maintenance
  of public and private works (incl. electrical infrastructure) and traffic for
  milk processing plants incl. trailers 32 tons (SSV signal 2.16);
  6. Maximum weight of military traffic incl. trailers 12 tons.
  For special permits relating to weight restrictions, please use the application form on the
  online portal. https://www.bezirk-schwyz.ch/aktuelles/pragelpass/

   
• San Bernardinopass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 10.04.2026, 17:50

  0°C

  9.7%

  17 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Hinterrhein - San Bernardino (Pass road, italien road).

  Important notice: Clearance work began on 23 March 2026. The pass is scheduled to open on Friday, 22 May 2026. Next assessment: Friday, 1 Mai 2026

   

   

   

   
• Simplonpass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 13.04.2026, 06:41

  2°C

  9%

  67 Km

  open all year round

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  Brig - Gondo

   

   

  Winter tyres are obligatory for the whole winter period. Depending on ithe weather conditions, snow chains may be obligatory over a short period, or the pass may close completely.

  Vehicle transport possible through the Simplon
• Splügenpass

  Open, no restrictions

  Unchanged valid since:: 24.04.2026, 10:50

  -2°C

  13%

  39 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Splügen - Country border

   

   
• Sustenpass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 13.04.2026, 10:39

  2°C

  9%

  46 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Wassen - Innertkirchen

  On the Urner side: open to Färnigen

  On the Bernese side today, 9 April 2026, open from 13:00 until Steingletscher

  According to the Civil Engineering Office of the Canton of Uri, the Susten Pass is due to open in mid-June.

   

  
  
  
  

   

   

   
• Umbrailpass

  Closed for the winter

  Unchanged valid since:: 17.04.2026, 10:05

  -1°C

  12%

  33 Km

  Winter closure (Oct/May)

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  Sta. Maria i. M. - country border

  Forecast for the opening of the pass: The exact date for the opening of the pass will be determined in consultation with the relevant road authorities in Bormio and South Tyrol. Approximately mid/late May.
  Next assessment: As required

  Traffic information for neighbouring South Tirol pass:  www.suedtirol.com/verkehr/berg-paesse