# Davos FAQ > Answers to 31 common questions about skiing in Davos, from snow and lifts to transfers and prices, all from our data. Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/faq · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:22.809Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:22.809Z · Source: Just Piste ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resort | Davos, Switzerland | | Questions answered | 31 | ## FAQ ### How far is Davos from Bodensee Friedrichshafen airport? Bodensee Friedrichshafen is about 136 minutes by road from Davos (99 km). ### How high is Davos? The highest lift-served point is 2,797 m, with the village at 1,559 m, a vertical of 1,265 m. ### How many km of pistes does Davos have? Davos has 89.2 km of marked pistes across 58 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. ### How many lifts does Davos have? 52 lifts (1 gondola or cable car, 11 chairlifts and 10 drag lifts). ### Which ski area is Davos in? Davos is part of Davos Klosters. ### Can you get to Davos by train? Yes — the station is Davos Dorf (Parsennbahn). ### Is Davos good for beginners? Davos scores 6.4/10 for beginners; 0% of its piste km is green and we list 2 ski schools. ### Is Davos good for families? Davos scores 7.0/10 for families, with 4 childcare providers listed and 50.1% of its pistes green or blue. ### How much snow is there in Davos right now? 0 cm at the base and 0 cm at the top. These depths are modelled from Open-Meteo, not measured by the resort. ### How snow-sure is Davos? Davos scores 4.3/10 for snow reliability. ### Does Davos have glacier skiing? No — Davos has no glacier skiing in the area we map. ### Which ski resorts are near Davos? The closest resorts we cover are Klosters, St. Moritz and Livigno. ### How deep is the snow at the top of Davos compared with the base? 0 cm at the top and 0 cm at the base, modelled from Open-Meteo rather than measured by the resort. ### Is it snowing in Davos now? 0 cm has fallen in the last 24 hours. ### How many runs of each colour does Davos have? 0 green, 23 blue, 17 red and 11 black, 58 in total. ### What is the longest run in Davos? The longest single marked run we measure is 3.3 km. ### Where can I download the Davos piste map? The resort publishes the current map itself; the link on this page goes straight to it, and the lift and piste tables below are generated from OpenStreetMap. ### What kinds of lift does Davos have? 1 gondola or cable car, 11 chairlifts, 10 drag lifts and 0 magic carpets. ### How many lifts does Davos run? 52 lifts serve 58 marked runs. ### What is the uphill capacity in Davos? About 74,628 skiers an hour, summed from the lifts we hold capacity figures for. ### How many gondolas does Davos have? 1, plus 11 chairlifts. ### Which airport is closest to Davos? Bodensee Friedrichshafen, about 136 minutes by road (99 km). ### How long is the transfer from Bodensee Friedrichshafen to Davos? About 136 minutes by road over 99 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### How long is the transfer from Zürich to Davos? About 146 minutes by road over 121.7 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### How long is the transfer from Memmingen Allgau to Davos? About 150 minutes by road over 134.5 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### Is there a railway station in Davos? Yes — Davos Dorf (Parsennbahn). ### Is there childcare in Davos? 4 childcare providers are listed in OpenStreetMap for Davos. ### How many ski schools are there in Davos? 2. ### How much of Davos is easy skiing? 50.1% of the piste km we measure is green or blue. ### How high is the village in Davos? 1,559 m, with lifts to 2,797 m. ### Are there magic carpets in Davos? 0 magic carpets are mapped in Davos. ## Related ### This resort - [Snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/snow-forecast.md) - [Snow history](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/snow-history.md) - [Weather](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/weather.md) - [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/getting-there.md) - [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/accommodation.md) - [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/restaurants.md) - [Après-ski](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/apres-ski.md) - [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/families.md) - [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/beginners.md) - [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/faq.md) ### Country - [Ski resorts in Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/switzerland.md) - [Switzerland snow report](https://www.justpiste.com/snow-report/switzerland.md) ### Ski area - [Davos Klosters](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/davos-klosters.md) - [Davos Klosters snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/davos-klosters/snow-forecast.md) ### Airports & transfers - [Bodensee Friedrichshafen Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bodensee-airport-friedrichshafen.md) — 136 min - [Resorts near Bodensee Friedrichshafen](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bodensee-airport-friedrichshafen/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Bodensee Friedrichshafen to Davos](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bodensee-airport-friedrichshafen/to/davos.md) — 99 km - [Zürich Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/zurich-airport.md) — 146 min - [Resorts near Zürich](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/zurich-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Zürich to Davos](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/zurich-airport/to/davos.md) — 122 km - [Memmingen Allgau Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/memmingen-allgau-airport.md) — 150 min - [Resorts near Memmingen Allgau](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/memmingen-allgau-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Memmingen Allgau to Davos](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/memmingen-allgau-airport/to/davos.md) — 135 km ### Nearest resorts - [Klosters](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/klosters.md) — 9 km - [St. Moritz](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz.md) — 35 km - [Livigno](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/livigno.md) — 38 km ### Similar resorts - [Verbier](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/verbier.md) - [Laax](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/laax.md) - [Schladming](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/schladming.md) ### Featured in - [Best ski resorts — Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/best/ski-resorts/switzerland) — #2 - [Train-accessible ski resorts — Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/by-train/switzerland.md) — #2 - [Best family ski resorts — Europe](https://www.justpiste.com/best/family-ski-resorts/europe) — #3 - [Train-accessible ski resorts — Europe](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/by-train/europe.md) — #6 - [Snowiest ski resorts — Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/best/snowiest-ski-resorts/switzerland) — #6 - [Highest ski resorts — Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/best/highest-ski-resorts/switzerland) — #7 ### From nearby cities - [Zurich to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/zurich/ski-resorts.md) — 128 min - [Innsbruck to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/innsbruck/ski-resorts.md) — 157 min - [Basel to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/basel/ski-resorts.md) — 185 min ## Sources - Image: Images from the Davos ski area — Jo-Jo Eumerus — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 Cite as: Just Piste, "Davos FAQ", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/davos/faq, accessed 2026-09-22