Pass · On the route
Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo
Mountain pass at the Austrian-Italian border.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Arne Hückelheim, CC BY-SA 3.0Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road
From Sölden in the Ötztal over the Timmelsjoch at 2,474 m into Italy, then down the long Passeier valley to Merano.
- Distance
- 45 miles (72 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Tyrol and South Tyrol
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from SöldenCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 28 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 10
- Curvature
- 290 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 8
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 0 to mile 29. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 13 to mile 33, at 355 degrees of turning a mile.
- Passes: Timmelsjoch - Passo Rombo (2,474 m, mile 14).
- Countries: Austria, Italy.
- 2 motorcycle shops are within 3 km of the line.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The Austrian side is a toll road. Check the price and opening times on the operator's own site.
- Normally open from about June to October, and closed at night. Check before you go.
- The Italian side is narrow with unlit tunnels and tight hairpins.
On the way
- Sölden
- Timmelsjoch
- Merano
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing2Places to stay
- Find a bed in SöldenWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in MeranoWhere the route ends
3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe 2 countries on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for each, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
Austria
- Money
- Euro
- Ride on the
- Right
- Austrian motorway vignette, if you will use any motorway or expressway (official site)
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
- Riding in AustriaOur routes, passes and fuel gaps there
Italy
- Money
- Euro
- Ride on the
- Right
- Riding into Milan or Rome? Milan has a congestion charge and Rome sometimes restricts traffic in its green band
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
- Riding in ItalyOur routes, passes and fuel gaps there
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Castle · 1 km off the route
Castle Schenna
Château in South Tyrol, Italy.
Photo: Alexander Z., CC BY-SA 3.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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