Bernina Pass
Route 29 · Pontresina → Tirano (Italy) · Switzerland / Italy
- Length
- 35 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h 15 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Open year-round; spectacular but slow in snow
Glacier scenery without leaving the car: the Bernina road runs beside the famous red railway past Morteratsch and the Lago Bianco dam, then plunges via Poschiavo to Italian Tirano.
Highlights of the Bernina Pass
- Morteratsch glacier views
- Lago Bianco summit
- Descent to Italy at Tirano
Where to stop on the Bernina Pass
- Lago Bianco viewpoint — White dam-lake at the 2,328 m saddle beside the red Bernina railway — open all year.
- Buffet Ospizio Bernina café — Station buffet at 2,253 m with Cambrena glacier views; 08:30–17:30, roughly May–Nov.
- AGIP Tirano fuel — First Italian pumps as you roll into Tirano after the Poschiavo plunge.
Drive the Bernina Pass
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