By car
Running along the Munich–Milan axis, the A13 motorway is an international transversal route through the Alps (San Bernardino) and passes straight through Graubünden.
Travel from Germany to Chur
- Munich - Lake Constance - Chur: 280 km
- Basel - Chur: 200 km
Travel from Italy to Chur
- Milan - Lugano - Chur: 220 km
- San Bernardino - Chur: 69 km
- Tirano - St. Moritz: 50 km
Travel from France to Chur
- Paris - Zürich - Chur: 700 km
Travel from Austria to Chur
- Landeck - Scuol - Chur: 165 km
- Feldkirch - Chur: 60 km
For planning your route see Via Michelin
Emergency breakdown service is available everywhere in Switzerland by phoning 140.
For information on road conditions
Information on road conditions, the opening and closing of mountain passes, and the state of traffic can be found under the following links:
www.strassen.gr.ch www.teletxt.ch www.tcs.ch
Information by phone:
phone +41 (0)81 302 61 00 / phone 163 (taped information)
In winter suitable tyres or chains are recommended.
The following Alpine passes remain open throughout the year: Bernina, Julier, Lukmanier, Maloja, Ofen.
Car transport by rail
Cars can be transported through a number of railway tunnels; this shortens and facilitates your journey. The loading of cars onto the railway is usually done without a long wait.
You can load your car on the following railway lines:
Oberalp Pass Andermatt - Zermatt
Vereina Tunnel Klosters - Salgliains
Albula Thusis - Samedan
Autobahn Toll / Rules of the Road
Autobahn Toll
A charge of CHF 40.00 (EUR 26) is made for the Autobahn toll sticker. These stickers are valid from the 1st December of the previous year till the 31st January of the following year (as printed on the sticker). If you take a trailer or caravan along, you have to buy an extra sticker. Autobahn stickers can be bought at border crossings, at Swiss post offices, in petrol stations, etc.
Order your Autobahn sticker online
Rules of the Road
The speed limit is:
- On the Autobahn (marked green) 120 km/h
- On other open roads 80 km/h
- In towns 50 km/h
- See also local restrictions.
Seat belts must be fastened on front and rear seats. Children under 7 years must be protected by a restraining device such as a child car seat.
