Contacts

Swiss Federal Railways (FFS) Piazzale della Stazione
CH - 6900 Lugano
0900 300 300 (FFS Rail Service)
www.ffs.ch

Distances from Major Swiss and European Cities:

• Milan: 1 hour
• Zurich: 1h50
• Basel: 2h58
• Bern: 3 hours
• Rome: 5h40
• Geneva: 4h46

Connections from FFS Station to City Center:

• On foot: approx. 10 minutes

• Funicular "La Sasselina":
  The funicular departs and arrives at Piazza Cioccaro.
  Daily operation from 05:00 to 24:00 (continuous rides, each lasting 92 seconds).
  Ticket cost: CHF 1.30.

• Taxi service:
  Available at the FFS Station Square.

• Bus:
  Public Transport Lugano SA (TPL) Lines 1, 4.

Useful Links:

• Lugano Region: www.luganoregion.ch
• TILO: Regional trains between Ticino and Lombardy.
• FFS Trains Online | Lugano Station: Current trains and departure times at Lugano Station.
• FFS Travel Online: Schedules and options for booking your tickets online.
• Omio: Compare and combine train travel options to Lugano, filtering by price and time. Bus services available as well.
• TrainLine: Tickets for buses and trains (high-speed, regional, and international).
• Teletext: Information on train traffic.

How to Reach Us

Lugano is connected to the rest of Europe via the motorway that links Northern Europe to the Mediterranean.

From Zurich:

• Take the A2 motorway, heading towards San Gottardo-Chiasso-Italy.
• Recommended exit: Lugano NORD, exit 49 towards Ponte Tresa/Airport (1.4 km).
• At the junction, follow signs for Lugano, keeping left (120 m).
• At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit for the Lugano-Centro motorway (1.8 km).
• Via Bioggio (280 m); Via Besso (1.0 km); Via Romeo Manzoni (260 m).
• Turn right onto Via Clemente Maraini; turn left onto Via Antonio Adamini and continue to Riva Antonio Caccia until the LAC roundabout.

From Milan:

• Take the A9 motorway towards Como - San Gottardo, or the A8 motorway towards Varese - Stabio (Gaggiolo).
• Recommended exit: Lugano SUD, head towards Viale Giuseppe Cattori on the left (1.5 km).
• Continue along Riva Paradiso (57 m) and Riva Antonio Caccia (600 m) until the LAC roundabout.

Please note that to drive on Swiss motorways, a motorway vignette (toll sticker) is required, which must be placed on your car's windshield (cost CHF 40, valid from January to December). You can purchase it at the border (Gaggiolo - Stabio, Ponte Tresa, Chiasso).