By Car in Turin, Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta

By Car

Italy's autostrada network links the region with the rest of Italy and neighboring France. Aosta, Turin, and Alessandria all have autostrada connections, with the A4 heading east to Milan and the A6 heading south to the Ligurian coast and Genoa. Turin is the hub of all the transportation systems in Piedmont, with autostrada connections to the north, south, and east.

For travel across the French, Swiss, and Italian borders in Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta, only a few routes are practicable year-round: the 12-km (7-mi) Mont Blanc tunnel connecting Chamonix with Courmayeur, the Colle del Gran San Bernardo/Col du Grand St. Bernard (connecting Martigny with Aosta on Swiss highway E27 and Italian highway SS27, with 6 km [4 mi of tunnel), and the Traforo del Fréjus (between Modane and Susa, with 13 km [8 mi of tunnel). There are other passes, but they become increasingly unreliable between November and April.

Emergency Services

If you have a breakdown on the road, you can walk to one of the roadside stations marked SOS and push the button. You'll be connected to the Automobile Club of Italy (ACI), which will come and assist you, for free if you have a membership card for the automobile club in your home country. (Otherwise, you must pay a fee.) For emergency road assistance, ACI can also be reached at the phone number below.

Contacts

ACI (803/116).