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How to get to the border crossing

The border crossing can be reached by car from Rome and Naples, or by train and bus. It's best to rent a car from Ciampino and Pescara airports.

A hairpin bend on the pass road in the beech forest, among green and orange leaves
Share 1,538 m
1,538 m Pass altitude Along the state road SR509
85 km From Ciampino Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA)
92 km From Pescara Pescara Airport (PSR)
A1 Motorway Exit at Cassino or Caianello

By car

From Rome and Naples

Two itineraries, both on mountain state roads in the last stretch.

From Rome
1 Take the A1 motorway towards Naples.
2 Exit at Cassino.
3 Follow the signs for Sora on the SS509.
4 Continue to Forca d'Acero.
From Naples
1 Take the A1 towards Rome.
2 Exit at Caianello.
3 Continue on the SS85 towards Venafro.
4 Take the SS83 towards Alfedena.
5 Follow the signs for Opi and then for Forca d'Acero.

By train or bus

Train, bus and COTRAL line

By public transport, you need a combination of train and bus.

From Rome
1 Take the train from Rome Termini to Cassino.
2 Continue with local buses to Sora.
3 Take the COTRAL line to San Donato Val di Comino.
4 Continue towards Forca d'Acero.
From Naples
1 Take the train to Isernia.
2 Continue by bus to Castel di Sangro.
3 Change to local buses to Opi.
4 Continue towards Forca d'Acero.

By plane

Two airports less than one hundred kilometers away

After arriving, rent a car.

85 km Rome-Ciampino (CIA)
92 km Pescara (PSR)

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Before leaving, check the conditions of the pass on the webcams, especially in winter.

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