Mont Cenis: road opening and closing

Opening of the access road to the Mont Cenis pass (2081 m altitude), and to Italy since Friday May 16, 2025 at 4:00 pm.

While the pass traditionally opens on the 2nd Friday in May, this year the opening has been postponed by a week due to the need for road reinforcement work.

Between France and Italy, the Mont-Cenis plateau stretches to an altitude of 2,000 meters. This exceptional site offers a breathtaking panorama, with its immense turquoise lake, unspoilt mountain pastures, ancient French and Italian forts and peaks rising to over 3,000 metres.

*⚠ Real-time information on savoie-route.fr

In winter, the access road to the Mont Cenis pass is closed to traffic. It is transformed into a ski run: L'Escargot, Europe's longest green ski run at 11km.

Normally, the road is closed for the winter season on the 2nd Monday in November, which this year is Monday November 10, 2025*.

*⚠ closing dates may vary. For latest information, visit savoie-route.fr