In mid September we're driving from Garmisch to Interlacken. The map shows we drive through Anton, Austria then south of Liechtenstein. From Liechtenstein we have 2 choices: (#1) west to Luzern and south to Interlaken, or (#2) from Liechtenstein south to Chur and to Grimselpass, and west to Interlacken. We have time for stops and enjoy the trip, no time dead line. Any suggestion on a route to take AND estimated milage to Interlaken?

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This is actually a more difficult question than it looks - - and I found viamichelin.com of no help to look into your options.

The website www.mappy.com was only slightly better - - if you really want to follow the "southern" route via Chur, Andermatt and the Sustenpass. When you zoom way in, it appears that some of these may be unimproved roads.

I could not get mappy.com to show a route from Andermatt to Interlaken without going way roundabout, via Luzern.

"We" might need you to pioneer this for us, TwoT - - and report back to us; are these roads passable (summer only? what season are you contemplating?)

And of course, local advice might be what you really need.

Best wishes,

Rex

I would recommend John Hermann's "Motorcycle Journeys through the Alps" for any Alpine travel in Europa.
M

Hi TwoTravelers and Rex,

the passes are open in Sept, no problem in general (well, you know that it *can* snow in summer, too, eh?).

Anyway, I do recommend against the southern route. It is LONG and means three passes (via Oberalp, Furka and Grimsel)! That is too much!

I had problems to arrive before 6 pm when I drove Davos - Saas Fee, which is about the distance of Liechtenstein - Interlaken via Southern route.

If you do not consider to stay overnight somewhere in the canton Graubünden between Chur and Oberalp pass you should drive the northern route.

Ingo