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title: "Passo Pordoi (Pordoi Pass)"
type: "pass"
lang: "en"
elevation_m: 2239
region: "Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto"
valleys: "Val di Fassa and the Buchenstein valley"
url: "https://dolomites-guide.com/dolomites-passes/passo-pordoi/"
description: "Passo Pordoi, at 2,239 m, links Canazei and Arabba. The Sass Pordoi cable car starts at the pass, and Piz Boè is reached from its upper station."
---

# Passo Pordoi (Pordoi Pass)

Passo Pordoi links the Val di Fassa and Arabba, at the foot of the Sella. Reach it by bus or gondola, then ride the Sass Pordoi cable car, climb Piz Boè, walk the Bindelweg to the Fedaia or visit the German war cemetery.

- Elevation: 2239 m
- Region: Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto
- Valleys: Val di Fassa and the Buchenstein valley

Passo Pordoi (Pordoi Pass), at 2,239 m (7,346 ft), links the Val di Fassa, on the Trentino side, to the Buchenstein valley and Arabba, on the Belluno side. It is the starting point for high-mountain outings at the foot of the Sella.

## What can you see from Passo Pordoi?
The pass sits at the foot of the Sass Pordoi, between the Sella massif to the north and the Marmolada group to the south.

The real view is at the top of the cable car, on the Sass Pordoi terrace: the Marmolada, the Sella group and the pyramid of Piz Boè, the Sassolungo and the Catinaccio, then, further away, the Tofane of Cortina and Monte Pelmo. Pick a clear day: that is the whole point of the ride.

![Passo Pordoi between the Sella massif and the Sass Pordoi](/images/pordoi-pass-sella-view.webp "Passo Pordoi, between the Sella and the Sass Pordoi.")

## How do you get to Passo Pordoi?
**By bus**, two lines serve the pass:

- the B 130 from Canazei, in summer only: ask Trentino Trasporti, which runs it, for timetables;
- Südtirol Mobil's line 472, from the Val Gardena to the Val Badia via [Passo Sella](/dolomites-passes/passo-sella/), the pass, Arabba and [Passo Campolongo](/dolomites-passes/passo-campolongo/), every day from 7 June to 11 October in 2026 ([line 472 timetable](https://www.suedtirolmobil.info/fileadmin/pdf/2026/472_20260607.pdf)).

**By gondola from Arabba**: the Fodom lift runs from Pont de Vauz straight up to the pass.

**On foot from Pecol**, above Canazei (by car or on the lift from the village), a trail passes Rifugio Ciampolin and reaches the pass near the cable car station: 1 hour 15 minutes for 2.5 km (1.6 mi) and 314 m (1,030 ft) of ascent.

**By car**, the pass is on the SR 48 / SS 48. Two dates to know in 2027: the Sellaronda Bike Day on Saturday 5 June and the [Maratona dles Dolomites](https://www.maratona.it/en/) on 4 July. Check traffic conditions with the organisers before driving up on those days.

## What can you do from Passo Pordoi?
**Ride the Sass Pordoi cable car**: from 14 May to 1 November in 2026, from 9 am to 5 pm (4:30 pm from 19 October), at 18 EUR ($21) one way and 32 EUR ($37) return. Hours and prices: [Val di Fassa tourist office](https://www.fassa.com/it/Date-di-apertura-e-chiusura-impianti/) (in Italian).

**Piz Boè** (3,152 m (10,341 ft)): the route starts from the cable car top station (2,947 m (9,669 ft)), with trail 627 to Rifugio Boè, then trail 638 to the summit. The loop is 7.8 km (4.8 mi) with 561 m (1,841 ft) of ascent, about 3 hours 15 minutes. This is a high-mountain route above 3,000 m (9,843 ft), not a stroll from the cable car: only set out properly equipped and in good weather.

![Piz Boè above the Sella plateau](/images/pordoi-piz-boe-view.webp "Piz Boè, above the Sass Pordoi.")

**The Bindelweg to Passo Fedaia**: from the pass, trail 601 runs past Rifugio Fredarola to the Belvedere, then the Bindelweg leads to [Passo Fedaia](/dolomites-passes/passo-fedaia/). Allow 2 hours 15 minutes for 7 km (4.3 mi), 300 m (984 ft) of climbing and 480 m (1,575 ft) of descent. It is a one-way walk: plan your return.

**The German war cemetery** at the pass holds the graves of 9,431 soldiers of the two world wars. It is open every day, from 7 am to 7 pm in summer and from 8 am to 4 pm in winter.

![The German war cemetery at Passo Pordoi](/images/pordoi-german-war-cemetery.webp "The German war cemetery, at Passo Pordoi.")

## When should you go to Passo Pordoi?
**During the cable car season**: it is what gives you the terrace view and the route to Piz Boè.