Distances · from Germany
From Munich to Sappada
From Munich to Sappada you enter from the north. After the Felbertauernstraße and Lienz you follow the Drava upstream to the border and San Candido (Innichen), then climb to the Passo di Monte Croce di Comelico (Kreuzbergpass) and descend into Comelico: from Lienz there are about 1 h 55 min left.
From Munich you go neither through Tarvisio nor over the Plöckenpass: the quickest way is the Felbertauernstraße, then Lienz and the Passo di Monte Croce di Comelico (Kreuzbergpass).
Times measured on 6 October 2026, by car, without traffic
By car
about5 h 20 min
- By road
- 308 km
- On a clear road
- 4 h 37 min
- You enter by
- Monte Croce di Comelico, from the north
- Measured from
- Marienplatz
The cautious estimate is the routing engine's time plus fifteen per cent, rounded up to five minutes.
The route
The road, stretch by stretch
- Udine1 h 50 min
- Villach2 h 20 min
- Tarvisio
- Zoncolan
- Forni di Sopra
- Piancavallo
- Cortina
- Tolmezzo
- Belluno
- Lienz
- San Candido (Innichen)
- Calalzo di Cadore
- Klagenfurt
- Carnia exit · A2375 min
- End of the A27 · Pian di Vedoia80 min
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 6
- Sappada
Relief calculated from Copernicus DEM GLO-30 elevations (© DLR and Airbus, provided by the European Union and ESA). Roads and borders © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. The times beside the cities are the cautious estimate to Sappada.
- DepartureMunichabout 5 h 20 min left308 km
- As far as the mountainsA8 · A93 · FelbertauernA8 and A93 towards Kufstein, then Kitzbühel, Mittersill and the Felbertauernstraße as far as Lienz.
- Lienzabout 1 h 55 min left90 km
- Sillianabout 80 min left59 km
- BorderAustria · ItalyBetween Sillian and San Candido (Innichen).
- San Candido (Innichen)about 65 min left48 km
- Sesto (Sexten)about 55 min left41 km
- PassPasso di Monte Croce di Comelico · KreuzbergpassThe highest of the three ways into the valley.
- Santo Stefano di Cadoreabout 20 min left12 km
- ArrivalSappadaThe town hall, in Borgata Bach: it is the arrival point of all the measurements.
From Lienz to Sappada
From Lienz the B100 follows the Drava upstream to Sillian and the border. From San Candido (Innichen) the SS52 climbs through Sesto (Sexten) to the Passo di Monte Croce di Comelico, then descends to Padola and Santo Stefano di Cadore. The last kilometres are on the SR355, climbing along the Piave through the Acquatona gorge.
Where to stop
The natural stops are Lienz, Sillian, right by the border, and San Candido (Innichen), on the Puster Valley railway. After the pass, Santo Stefano di Cadore is the point where the road from Veneto also arrives. Beside each name you will find how much is left to Sappada.
The times beside the villages are the cautious estimate from there to Sappada's town hall (OSRM measurements of 6 October 2026).
Before setting off
What to know about this road
OpenKreuzbergpass
The Passo di Monte Croce di Comelico is the highest of the three ways into the valley. We found no scheduled winter closure, but official confirmation is missing: in heavy snowfall it may close for a few hours. In Austria the winter-tyre requirement starts on 1 November, in Italy on 15 November, and it lasts until 15 April.
Read on 6 October 2026The state of every road and every pass
Border, vignettes and tolls
The Felbertauernstraße is tolled, at each passage. Austrian motorways require a vignette: to know on which stretches of your route, we refer you to ASFINAG. In Austria the winter-tyre requirement starts on 1 November.
Rates are with the operators (read on 7 October 2026):ASFINAG · Felbertauernstraße AG, tariffe · DARS, e-vinjeta
Without a car
No train reaches Sappada, and no airport has a direct link. The useful stations, the buses from Tolmezzo and from Calalzo and their limits are on the main distances page.
The same journey
From Munich to the other resorts
From Munich, among the six resorts compared, Sappada is fourth by travel time. The closest is Tarvisio.
| Resort | Cautious estimate | On a clear road | By road |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvisio | 4 h 25 min | 3 h 47 min | 349 km |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4 h 55 min | 4 h 15 min | 301 km |
| Ravascletto · Zoncolan | 5 h | 4 h 19 min | 291 km |
| Sappada | 5 h 20 min | 4 h 37 min | 308 km |
| Forni di Sopra | 5 h 40 min | 4 h 52 min | 326 km |
| Piancavallo | 6 h 50 min | 5 h 55 min | 491 km |
The full comparison between the resorts: prices, pistes, altitude
- Tarvisio: about 4 h 25 min by car, 349 km by road, 236 km as the crow flies
- Cortina d'Ampezzo: about 4 h 55 min by car, 301 km by road, 183 km as the crow flies
- Ravascletto · Zoncolan: about 5 h by car, 291 km by road, 206 km as the crow flies
- Sappada: about 5 h 20 min by car, 308 km by road, 194 km as the crow flies
- Forni di Sopra: about 5 h 40 min by car, 326 km by road, 206 km as the crow flies
- Piancavallo: about 6 h 50 min by car, 491 km by road, 237 km as the crow flies
Cities of departure
From another city
- From Trieste2 h 45 min164 km · Val Degano
- From Udine1 h 50 min94 km · Val Degano
- From Pordenone2 h 15 min135 km · Cadore and Comelico
- From Venice2 h 30 min154 km · Cadore and Comelico
- From Treviso2 h 20 min133 km · Cadore and Comelico
- From Padua2 h 55 min188 km · Cadore and Comelico
- From Vienna6 h 50 min465 km · Val Degano
- From Villach2 h 20 min135 km · Val Degano
- From Ljubljana3 h 30 min230 km · Val Degano
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