June – October
With the train from Milan or Geneva/Lausanne, then change at Martigny to Orsières and take the bus to Bourg-Saint-Pierre.
Timetable available on www.sbb.ch
With the bus from Bourg-Saint-Pierre to Aosta or to Orsières, then the train to Martigny.
Timetable available on www.sbb.ch
Difference in heigt: + 1100 m
Undoubtedly the most symbolic stage on the ViaFrancigena! The way to the pass leads along a road which has served the whole of Europe for 2000 years.
Countless archaeological sites line the ascent, above all in L’Hospitalet and on the Great-St-Bernard Pass.
Attention, from November to early June, the road and the trail are snowy. It is dangerous (avalanches) to cover this sectionwithout a guide!
For more information: info@saint-bernard.ch