Transbucegi
Seasonal closure with snow and ice outside summer
Pass status
Is the Transbucegi open?
A guide to the typical season and the live weather at the top, not a live open or closed status. Always check the official road status before you travel.
The drive
A dead-end alpine climb from Sinaia onto the Bucegi plateau near the Babele and Sphinx rock formations, the lesser-known third of Romania’s great trans-mountain roads.
Passes nearby
Season questions
Is the Transbucegi open right now?
The official road status is the only definitive answer, and it changes fast up high. As a guide: the typical driving season runs June to November, and the pass closes for winter snow outside it. Our road note: Seasonal closure with snow and ice outside summer The live summit weather on this page helps judge conditions today.
When does the Transbucegi usually open and close?
In a typical year it is driveable from June to November. Exact dates shift with the snowpack: a heavy winter can push opening weeks later, and early snow can shut it ahead of schedule.
How high is the Transbucegi?
The summit of the driven road sits at about 1,930 m (6,332 ft), which is why the season is set by snow rather than by the calendar.