Riding a motorcycle in Italy
9 of our routes ride 632 miles in Italy, over 14 named passes. Below are the official pages to read before you go, then the routes, passes, roads and fuel gaps from our own data.
- Routes
- 9
- Miles in Italy
- 632
- Highest pass
- 2,758 m
- Longest gap between fuel
- 30 miles
Read these before you go
Rules for riders change, so we link to the official sources rather than repeat them.
- Italy travel advice (GOV.UK)Entry requirements, safety and local laws, including the section on driving in Italy.
- Driving abroad (GOV.UK)Licences, international driving permits, insurance and vehicle documents for UK drivers and riders.
- Displaying number plates abroad (GOV.UK)When you need a UK sticker or identifier on your bike.
Our routes in Italy
Passes in Italy on our routes
- Stelvio Pass2,758 m, SS38
- Gavia Pass2,621 m, SS300
- Pass Umbrail - Giogo di Santa Maria2,501 m, 559, SS38 dir/B
- Sella Pass2,240 m, SS242
- Passo di Giau2,236 m, SP638
- Gardena Pass2,121 m, SS243
- Falzarego Pass2,105 m, SR48
- Passo Fedaia2,057 m, SS641
- Fedaia (bis)2,054 m, SP641
- Sela de Culac2,018 m, SS243
- Campolongo Pass1,875 m, SP244
- Passo della Foppa1,852 m, SS42 dir/A
- Passo del Mortirolo1,852 m, SS42 dir/A
- Ghenna Sìlana1,002 m, SS125
Check a pass is open on our Alpine pass status page.
Twistiest roads in Italy
- SP638701 degrees a mile over 12 miles
- SS163516 degrees a mile over 28 miles
- SR48411 degrees a mile over 19 miles
- SS38378 degrees a mile over 51 miles
- SS125295 degrees a mile over 101 miles
- SS54288 degrees a mile over 15 miles
- SS300276 degrees a mile over 26 miles
- SS44 (Passeirer Straße - Via Passiria)238 degrees a mile over 11 miles
Longest gaps between fuel
The longest stretch on each route with no fuel station within 1 km of the line, from OpenStreetMap.
- Orientale Sarda, Sardinia30 miles, from mile 71
- Calais to the Stelvio by the Black Forest and the Swiss passes29 miles, from mile 806
- Stelvio, Gavia and Mortirolo28 miles, from mile 0
- Dolomites: Sella, Gardena, Giau and Fedaia28 miles, from mile 30
- Lake Como loop14 miles, from mile 96
- Amalfi Coast road11 miles, from mile 22
Check your own range with the fuel range calculator.