How to reach Alta Badia
Nowadays reaching Alta Badia is much easier than in the Thirties, when the only possible means of transport… was a sledge! Now it’s possible to reach Alta Badia by car, train, plane or bus.
By plane
Closest airports to Alta Badia:
- Bolzano: 75 km
- Innsbruck km 150
- Treviso: 180 km
- Venice: 200 km
- Verona: 250 km
- Bergamo: 310 km
At your arrival at the airport, you can count on the Alta Badia Tourism Association taxi service. Taxi drivers all have a license and will guarantee you an efficient service. From June 2010 onwards the Terravision buses link up the Dolomites with the following airports: Bergamo, Treviso, Verona and Venice.
By train
- Brunico: 38 km
- Bressanone: 70 km
- Bolzano: 75 km- 100 km across the Gardena Pass
Autobus
You can reach Alta Badia thanks to the SAD autobus lines which link up Alta Badia at the train stations of Brunico, Bressanone and Bolzano.
By car
From South Tyrol:
- Travel along the A22 Brennero- Modena till the Bressanone/ Varna (German Brixen/ Vahrn) tollbooth. At San Lorenzo di Sebato (German Sankt Lorenzen), you’ll find the SS244 crossroad leading towards Val Badia (German: Gadertal)
- Travel along the l’ A22 Brennero- Modena till the Chiusa Val Gardena (German Klausen/ Grödental) tollbooth. Travel along the SS242 towards Val Gardena; you’ll cross the Gardena Pass later (2120 meters of altitude).
- Travel along the A22 Brennero- Modena till the Bolzano Nord (German: Bozen Nord) tollbooth. Travel along the SS212 till Ponte Gardena (German: Waidbruck). Take the SS243 towards Val Gardena; you’ll cross the Passo Gardena later.
- From Veneto:
- Travel along the A27 going out of it at the Belluno tollbooth; take the “Agordino” SS203 towards Caprile- Arabba- Passo Campolongo.
- Travel along the A27 going out of it at the Belluno tollbooth; take the SS51 towards Cortina d’ Ampezzo; cross the Falzarego Pass (2105 m) and the Valparola Pass (2168m ).
