The regional buses (Cortina to Carbonin) can be paid for using a pre-purchased multi-day ticket if you have one, but the shuttle must be paid for separately. Price | Tickets cost €3 each way between Cortina and Carbonin, while the shuttle is €8/€15 one-way/return for the trip to Rifugio Auronzo. If you’re travelling out of peak season, pay close attention to the timetables as there are a number of special conditions attached to certain departure times. Contact the Information Centre in Cortina for exact timetables for your trip or check the Dolomiti Bus website.įrom Misurina, there are regular services during summer and just a handful of daily buses nearing the end of the season. If you’re travelling from Dobiacco, simply jump on bus 444 outside the main bus or train station. From here, connect with shuttle 444 (June to mid-October) which travels between Dobiacco and Rifugio Auronzo. Timetables are only released in the lead up to the season and can be found here.Īnother option which runs for a longer period of time is to take bus 445 (runs all year) which travels from Cortina to Dobbiaco and jump out at the main intersection at Carbonin/Schluderbach. In summer, there are just a few daily services that run directly from Cortina along SR48 to Rifugio Auronzo at the base of Tre Cime di Lavaredo. If you’re not travelling with your own vehicle, Tre Cime di Lavaredo is thankfully very easy to reach on public transport from Cortina, Toblach/Dobbiaco and Misurina. It’s a veritable feast for the eyes and I run around intent on experiencing the place from every possible vantage point. Razor-sharp ridgelines carve up the scene, like some prehistoric creature frozen in stone. Turquoise lakes and tiny cabins pepper the wilderness. Stark mottled peaks rise dramatically above sprawling golden fields that bleed into a spiderweb of hiking trails that call to be explored. Standing at the edge of the peak that towers over Rifugio Locatelli, the striking landscapes unfold in every direction. It’s a sobering reminder this place has a long history, one that existed well before Instagram thrust it into the spotlight. Squeezing through rocky channels in search of a higher perch and scurrying up the rocky trail to take a peek at the remaining WW1 tunnels that lie etched into the side of the mountain. While many bask in the sun on the deck, resting their legs after the steep climb and drinking in the views, I set off to explore. Before long the trail begins to climb steeply toward the hike’s most popular resting spot, Rifugio Locatelli or the Dreizinnenhütte.