Mont Cenis: road opening and closing

Scheduled opening of the access road to the Mont Cenis pass (2081 m altitude), and to Italy: Friday May 9, 2025* (2nd Friday in May).

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.

*⚠ the date of opening to traffic may vary by a few days depending on weather conditions (snow clearing, safety work). 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 to the Mont Cenis pass is closed from the 2nd Friday in November. For the 24-25 season, the road has been closed since November 12, 2024.

Scheduled to reopen to vehicular traffic on 2ᵉ Friday in May.

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