And here, the timetable is everything.
Valley buses run to suit the lifts
The winter timetable in Alta Badia is built for skiers: plenty of services in the morning, and an early finish in the evening. A plane landing in Venice at about 21:00 can leave you without a connection until the next morning. Check the timetable for your date, too; the summer one won't help you in winter.
A car with driver doesn't depend on any timetable. We follow your flight number and have the car there for the actual landing, day or night.
All the options
Via Brunico. The train from Venice runs via Fortezza onto the Val Pusteria line, and at Brunico you change to the 460 bus. It winds up to Corvara in about 50 minutes, and in winter often takes longer than timetabled. By car the same stretch is roughly 35 minutes.
Via Bolzano. Also two changes, just a longer journey: 5.5–6 hours.
Hiring a car. Driving yourself takes the same 2 h 50 min, with hire from €60 a day. The final section is mountain road, and in winter the passes demand winter tyres and chains.
Car with driver. €390 for a saloon for up to 3 people, or €500 for a minivan for up to 8. The driver meets you in arrivals with a sign. Four skiers in a minivan pay around €125 each and don't have to shift ski bags at two changes.
Where exactly you'll be dropped
Alta Badia isn't one village but five: Corvara, Colfosco, La Villa, San Cassiano and Badia, strung out along the valley from San Lorenzo. Give the village and hotel in your booking and the car will stop at your door. The 172 km in the table is measured to Corvara.
Passes and winter roads
Two passes link Alta Badia with its neighbours: the Campolongo leads to Arabba and the Gardena to Val Gardena. They're only closed briefly, after heavy snow. In winter our cars set out on winter tyres and carry chains.
Arabba is a separate route on the far side of the Campolongo, with its own fare. The form on the site will show it straight away.
What's included
- Motorway tolls and luggage; in arrivals the driver waits up to 60 minutes free of charge.
- Ski carriage is included. To make sure the bags fit, tell us how many when you book.
- Child seats for any age, free.
- The return journey is 10% cheaper.
You pay the driver on the spot, by card or cash, with no prepayment. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before pick-up.
The 2026/27 season
- Dolomiti Superski and the Sellaronda are open from 4 December 2026 to 4 April 2027.
- New this season: a five-seat chairlift at Arlara.
- Corvara and La Villa have wide, sunny slopes and plenty of mountain huts serving food.
- The Gran Risa at La Villa: giant slalom on 20 December, and on 21 December 2026 the first World Cup slalom held under floodlights. The first run starts at 17:45.
On the evening of 21 December La Villa fills with spectators, so if you're arriving or leaving that night, allow extra time. From 18 to 21 December the men's World Cup moves here from Gardena, and the roads are at their busiest of the month.
Fares and distances from elsewhere
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Questions
How much is it from Venice to San Cassiano or Colfosco?
To Corvara it's €390 in a saloon. For another village, enter it and your hotel in the form on the site: the price comes up straight away, with no registration.
We're flying into Bergamo. Is that much further?
Yes: 299 km and about 4 h 10 min, with a saloon at €680. From Venice the route is 127 km shorter.
Does the driver speak English?
Our drivers speak Italian, English and Russian. We send you the driver's name and the car's number plate the day before.
Our flight lands late in the evening. Will there still be buses?
Possibly not: winter buses in the valley stop early, and sometimes the only connection is the next morning. We send cars around the clock, timed to the actual landing.