Winter driving from Poprad: chains, tyres and reading the weather
When chains earn their keep, the four resort approach roads ranked by difficulty, and the live sources to check before you leave the hotel.
Three things every visiting driver should know between November and April.
Snow chains live in the boot all ski season. We walk you through fitting them at hand-over. Required by law on a handful of mountain roads after heavy snow.
Roads up to Štrbské Pleso and over Čertovica can shut within an hour of a heavy snowfall. Check the live road map before you set off, especially after dark.
Live road conditionsSlovak law requires winter tyres on snow or ice. Every EasyCar runs them from 15 November to 31 March.
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Practical guides for visitors renting a car in Poprad and the High Tatras.
When chains earn their keep, the four resort approach roads ranked by difficulty, and the live sources to check before you leave the hotel.
Single runway, no jet bridge, ten metres of customs and ten minutes to the road. A walk-through of the first hour of your Tatras trip.
The electronic vignette, fuel grades at the pump and the six road rules that catch every visitor out on the road from Poprad.
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