Alpe di Siusi by cable car from Siusi

What it is

The Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm in German) is a high-mountain meadow plateau above the Val Gardena and the village of Siusi allo Sciliar, surrounded by the Sassolungo and the Sciliar. Up there you walk on wide, gentle tracks, from hut to hut, with cows on the pastures and the walls of the Dolomites all around. It is one of the flattest and most rewarding excursions in the area, suitable for almost anyone.

The way up is the Seiser Alm Bahn gondola, which links the village of Siusi with Compatsch, on the edge of the plateau.

The gondola

It climbs 800 metres in about 13 minutes, from the Siusi valley station to Compatsch. In summer 2026 it ran from 22 May to 2 November:

• From 22 May to 6 June: 8:00 to 18:00.
• From 7 June to 6 September: 8:00 to 19:00.
• From 7 September to 2 November: 8:00 to 18:00.

Summer 2026 prices

• Adults: €21 one way, €30 return.
• Family (two adults with children): €46 one way, €65 return.
• Junior (born 2009 to 2018): €14 and €19.
• Seniors (born 1961 or earlier): €19 and €27.
• Children (born 2019 onwards): free.
• Dog: €5 one way, €10 return.
• Bike: €6 and €12.

Discounts only apply if all the people are present and show ID. There is a card for three ascents and descents per season for €73.

Why the gondola and not the car

The road to Compatsch is closed to private cars from 9:00 to 17:00. You can only drive up before 9:00 or after 17:00, and if the two car parks on the plateau fill before 9:00, access is closed. At the top, the one at Compatsch costs €31 a day. Below, at the Siusi valley station, there is a free outdoor car park and two paid garages, with more than 1,500 spaces in total.

What to do at the top

From Compatsch tracks and paths lead in all directions across the plateau, almost without any climbing. You can walk for a few hours over the meadows with the Sassolungo and the Sciliar in front of you and stop for lunch at one of the huts. The plateau buses take you to other points if you don't want to come back the same way. Allow the whole day if you want to walk and eat up there at leisure.

With children and dogs

It is a very comfortable family plan: children born in 2019 or later do not pay, and the tracks are suitable for all-terrain pushchairs. Dogs may ride in the gondola and on the area's buses, on a lead and muzzled; on the plateau they must be on a lead, and there may be special rules near livestock.

When to go

From late May to early November, while the gondola runs. June is the month of flowers in the meadows; in July and August there are more people and afternoon storms, so go up early. In September and October the air is clearer and there are fewer visitors.

Combine it with

On the other side of the Val Gardena, the Seceda from Ortisei puts you in front of the Odle ridge. To sleep in the valley, the ADLER Spa Resort Dolomiti is in Ortisei.