The Gotthard pass is usually closed during the winter period, from November to May, and it is open during the summer period, from May to November.
Currently the Gotthard pass is closed for the winter.
Gotthard Tunnel Closures
The Gotthard tunnel is normally closed either from Wednesday evening at 23:00 to Thursday morning at 01:00 or from Thursday evening at 23:00 to Friday morning at 01:00 for special transports.
List of planned night closures in 2024:
8 - 12 Aprilfrom Monday evening to Friday morning
22:00 - 5:00
15 - 19 Aprilfrom Monday evening to Friday morning
22:00 - 5:00
17 - 21 Junefrom Monday evening to Friday morning
20:00 - 5:00
24 - 28 Junefrom Monday evening to Friday morning
20:00 - 5:00
9 - 13 Septemberfrom Monday evening to Friday morning
20:00 - 5:00
16 - 20 Septemberfrom Monday evening to Friday morning
20:00 - 5:00
23 - 27 Septemberfrom Monday evening to Friday morning
20:00 - 5:00
30 September - 2 Octoberfrom Monday evening to Wednesday morning
20:00 - 5:00
Every year, the Gotthard Tunnel is closed in March/April (1 week), June (2 weeks), and September/October (3-4 weeks) for 26 nights. Until October, the tunnel is therefore scheduled to be closed to traffic on Monday to Friday nights, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM.
The nighttime closures are primarily aimed at carrying out work in the traffic space: cleaning tunnel walls, lighting systems, SOS niches, ventilation channels, and other facilities. Minor structural repairs are carried out where necessary, and maintenance work on operational and safety systems is also performed, during which the condition of these equipment is assessed.