Splügen Pass
Route 567 / SS36 · Splügen → Chiavenna (Italy) · Switzerland / Italy
- Length
- 19 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h
- Type
- Technical road
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Closed roughly Nov–May
The wild twin of the San Bernardino: tight Swiss hairpins to 2,113 m, then the astonishing Italian side — galleried switchbacks stacked inside avalanche tunnels down to Chiavenna.
Highlights of the Splügen Pass
- Galleried Italian hairpins
- 2,113 m summit
- Far quieter than its neighbours
Where to stop on the Splügen Pass
- Nicca AG Splügen fuel — Last Swiss fuel before the Splügen — nothing on the 2,113 m crossing, closed Nov–May.
- Berghaus Splügenpass food — 200-year-old inn just below the Swiss summit; open from 23 May 2026, closed Mon–Tue.
- Lago di Montespluga viewpoint — Italian-side reservoir before the galleried switchbacks down to Chiavenna; seasonal road.
- Esso Chiavenna fuel — Pumps in Chiavenna after the avalanche-gallery descent — first fuel on the Italian side.
Drive the Splügen Pass
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