Transfăgărășan
Open only in summer
Pass status
Is the Transfăgărășan 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 theatrical stack of hairpins carved across the Făgăraș, climbing from Cârțișoara to Bâlea Lac at over 2,000 metres, with a high-summer-only window to catch it open.
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Season questions
Is the Transfăgărășan 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. Our road note: Open only in summer The live summit weather on this page helps judge conditions today.
How high is the Transfăgărășan?
The summit of the driven road sits at about 2,017 m (6,617 ft), which is why the season is set by snow rather than by the calendar.