The passes
The great alpine passes, for drivers.
Driver's guides to the roads worth crossing the Channel for. What each pass is, what it costs, when it opens, and how to fit it into a trip from the UK.
Stelvio Pass
Forty-eight numbered hairpins to the second-highest paved pass in the Alps. Toll-free, and best driven at first light.
Read the guide Switzerland · 2,429 mFurka Pass
Glacier views, the Goldfinger road, and no vignette needed. The heart of the classic Furka-Grimsel-Susten loop.
Read the guide Austria · 2,504 mGrossglockner High Alpine Road
A 48 km toll road built for the view. What it costs, its gate hours, and why the vignette won't get you through.
Read the guide France · ~700 kmRoute des Grandes Alpes
Sixteen cols from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean, over the highest paved pass in the Alps. How long it takes, and when it opens.
Read the guideDrive them with us
Every trip we run is built around roads like these, and around them actually being open on the days you are there. The route, the hotels and the Channel crossing, all arranged from the UK.
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