Switzerland, Graubunden, Switzerland
Tight zigzags drop dramatically off the Engadine plateau toward the Italian border.
Length
30 km
In miles
18.6 mi
Driving time
45 min
Atlas rating
9.1 / 10
The run
Maloja to Chiavenna. Drive it in either direction, though the views usually favour the climb.
Season
Usually open year round, snow chains possible
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 11 May 2026
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18 km away
Julier Pass
A fast, sweeping Roman era route across a bare, boulder strewn Engadine watershed.
18 km away
Albula Pass
Tight forested hairpins give way to a bare summit above the Albula rail viaducts.
25 km away
Bernina Pass
Glaciers hang over the road as it threads past turquoise Lago Bianco to the Poschiavo valley.
30 km away
Splugen Pass
Wild, narrow hairpins on the Italian side rank among the Alps' most intense single lane drives.
41 km away
San Bernardino Pass
A smooth historic alternative to the motorway tunnel with long views into the Misox valley.
43 km away
Fluela Pass
A remote, boulder strewn crossing linking Davos to the wild Lower Engadine.
Plan around it
Curated drives
Switzerland, Swiss Alps
Furka Pass
Furka takes about fifty five minutes end to end, longer if you stop at the Belvédère, and it is open from roughly June to October depending on snow clearance. It is not dangerous if driven with sense, the road is wide and immaculately surfaced, but the drop below the Belvédère hairpin is real and the weather can close in fast above 2,000 metres.
Switzerland, Bernese Oberland
Grimsel Pass
Granite, reservoirs and a surface that flatters every car.
Switzerland, Bernese Alps
Susten Pass
Built for the view rather than the shortest line, and the finest surface in Europe.
Longer journeys
55m
Furka Pass
Furka takes about fifty five minutes end to end, longer if you stop at the Belvédère, and it is open from roughly June to October depending on snow clearance. It is not dangerous if driven with sense, the road is wide and immaculately surfaced, but the drop below the Belvédère hairpin is real and the weather can close in fast above 2,000 metres.
1h 05m
Grimsel Pass
Granite, reservoirs and a surface that flatters every car.
1h 15m
Susten Pass
Built for the view rather than the shortest line, and the finest surface in Europe.