Access to the Seiser Alm

Yes, you may – up to Compatsch. The access road is open to private vehicles before 9:00 am and after 5:00 pm. There are two pay-and-display car parks on the Seiser Alm. If both are already full before 9:00 am, access will be closed and you will not be allowed to pass the checkpoint at St. Valentin. In general, however, we recommend taking the Seiser Alm cable car.

The access road is open to private vehicles before 9:00 am and after 5:00 pm.

The St. Valentin checkpoint, also called Infopoint, is a staffed cabin along the road to the Seiser Alm. Here you receive information and your parking ticket for P1 (Spitzbühl) or P2 (Compatsch). You must decide in advance which car park you intend to use. If both car parks are full, you will be informed at the checkpoint and required to return to the valley.

The checkpoint in St. Valentin can only be passed with a valid access permit starting from 29. June 2026. With a valid parking reservation, an access permit for driving up to the Seiser Alm is automatically issued.

You may drive down from Compatsch at any time. Restrictions apply only to uphill traffic.

There are two pay-and-display car parks.

• Parking at P1 (Spitzbühl) costs €15.00 per day per vehicle and motorcycles €10.00.
• Parking at P2 (Compatsch) costs €30.00 per day per vehicle, corresponding to the price of an ascent and descent with the Seiser Alm gondola lift. Coaches pay €160.00 per day and motorcycles €15.00.

Yes, starting from 29. June 2026, you will need to make an online advance reservation for the Seiser Alm parking lots P1 Spitzbühl and P2 Compatsch. You can make your reservation up to six days before your arrival, allowing you to plan your parking safely and stress-free.

For parking lot P2 Compatsch, an online advance reservation will be required starting from 29. June 2026. Reservations can be made up to six days before your arrival. Car park P2 has two entrance barriers above Hotel Zorzi and two exit barriers (one at the entrance, one at the bus turning area). Parking on the Seiser Alm is prohibited from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am. During this time, entrance barriers do not open. Exit barriers operate at all times. At parking lot P2 Compatsch, entry is via a barrier where the QR code of the booking must be scanned. When leaving the parking lot, the QR code must be scanned again for exit. Current fees: €30.00 per day per vehicle, motorcycles €15.00 and coaches €160.00 per day.

For parking lot P1 Spitzbühl, an online advance reservation will be required starting from 29. June 2026. Reservations can be made up to six days before your arrival. At parking lot P1 Spitzbühl there is no access control,  the booked parking space can be chosen freely. Parking on the Seiser Alm is prohibited from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am. Current fees: €15.00 per day per vehicle and motorcycles €10.00 per day. Note: Coaches may park only at P2 in Compatsch.

The ticket includes a discount for the Spitzbühl lift or bus line 14 (Spitzbühl–Compatsch). Line 14 operates from 25 July to 6 September 2026 with a small shuttle bus.

• Spitzbühl → Compatsch: €4.00 per single ride
• Compatsch → Spitzbühl: free for everyone

With a Spitzbühl lift ticket, a Spitzbühl parking ticket (valid for 1 person), Südtirol Pass, Combi Card, Seiser Alm Card Gold, Dolomiti Supersummer Card and the Club Card (seasonal and annual), the journey from Spitzbühl to Compatsch is free.

Location and price. Car park P1 (Spitzbühl) is located at the bottom station of the Spitzbühl lift, slightly below Compatsch, and costs €15.00 per day. From P1, you can reach Compatsch via a 30-minute uphill walking trail.
Car park P2 (Compatsch) is located directly in Compatsch, near the top station of the Seiser Alm cable car, and costs €30.00 per day.

Yes, parking is prohibited between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am, and violations will be fined.

No, camping is only permitted at the campsite in Völs am Schlern. Please check availability in advance, especially during holiday periods and weekends, as capacity is often limited.
Wild camping, pitching tents or sleeping in vehicles of any kind is strictly prohibited on the Seiser Alm, in the Schlern–Rosengarten Nature Park and throughout the Dolomites Region Seiser Alm. Private property may not be used for camping either. Please respect these regulations to help us protect this sensitive landscape.

We recommend taking the Seiser Alm cable car. It is the quickest and most convenient way to reach the Seiser Alm. At the bottom station, cars and coaches can park free of charge on the large outdoor car park, and there are two additional pay-and-display parking garages.
If you prefer not to use the cable car, you can take the Seiser Alm Express (line 10), which provides an alternative route to the Seiser Alm.

Yes. Holders of an official European Disability Card may drive up to the Seiser Alm and to Compatsch at any time. Reserved, free parking spaces are available for them in Compatsch.The prerequisite is prior registration and the application for an access permit via the municipal portal www.zufahrt-seiseralm.it. If the designated parking spaces are full, a paid parking space must be booked.

The European Parking Card for people with disabilities must be placed visibly on the dashboard. If all reserved spaces are occupied, the pay car park P2 is available.

If you have booked accommodation on the Seiser Alm, special access regulations apply.

• On your day of arrival, you may drive onto the Seiser Alm at any time and continue as far as your accommodation.
• On your day of departure, you may leave your accommodation at any time.
• During your stay, you may drive from your accommodation to Compatsch before 10:00 am and after 5:00 pm.

The special driving permit for access to the Seiser Alm is issued in advance from your hosts.

During the intermediate seasons – from mid-April to mid-May and from early November to early December – the Seiser Alm cable car is closed. During this period, the road to Compatsch is open to private traffic all day.
Parking fees at Car Park P2 in Compatsch are €15.00 per day per car and €80.00 per day per coach. As an alternative to travelling by private car, you can use Bus Line 179 during the intermediate season. The bus runs three times in the morning and three times in the afternoon up to the Seiser Alm. With the Südtirol Guest Pass, travel on this line is free of charge.