The Organising Committee promotes the use of public transport with the aim to limit emissions on the territory and avoid unnecessary city traffic. The Organising Committee asks our participants for maximum collaboration and sharing of this project.
Attendees who have booked their accommodation in Ticino can ask for the “Ticino Ticket” upon hotel check-in, a free-of-charge public transport ticket valid for the entire duration of their stay on all public transport in Ticino (buses, trains and postal buses of the “Arcobaleno network”).
The Ticino Ticket cannot be purchased: it must be requested upon hotel check-in.
Reaching Lugano from the airports
Lugano is well connected by land and rail and is served by two main airports: Zurich Airport (Switzerland) and Milan Malpensa Airport (Italy).
These airports are connected to Lugano by train:
- Zurich Airport (Switzerland) → Lugano
A shuttle train connects the airport to Zurich central station, where Swiss trains leave for Lugano every 30 minutes. The journey, across spectacular landscapes, takes about 2 hours. - Milan Malpensa Airport (Italy) → Lugano
The “TILO” train connects Italy and Switzerland (S50 line - direction: Biasca). Trains leave every hour and the journey takes about one and a half hours.
Tickets can be purchased online on www.sbb.ch
Other airport options are: Geneva Airport (Switzerland), connected to Lugano by train (www.sbb.ch); or Milan Linate Airport (Italy) and Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport (Italy), which require a bus transfer to Milano Centrale train station and then a train to Lugano.
Shuttle service
A shuttle service connects the Conference locations with the following timetable:
- Tuesday 17, 11:00 - 21:00
- from Wednesday 18 to Friday 20, 07:30 – 21:00
Please note that, on this service, attendees with physical disabilities have precedence.
Connections from Lugano train station to Palazzo dei Congressi
The Lugano train stations (FFS/FLP) and the Palazzo dei Congressi are connected by bus line no. 2:
- Lugano, Stazione → Palazzo dei Congressi, direction Castagnola
- Palazzo dei Congressi → Lugano, Stazione, direction Paradiso
Alternatively, the Palazzo dei Congressi is a 15-minute walk from the station.
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WARNING: RAIL SERVICE INTERRUPTION! From 21:00 on Saturday 21 June to 8:30 on Sunday 22, due to construction work, rail services in Ticino will be restricted and be replaced by a bus service. For passengers travelling to Milan Malpensa, there will be rail replacement buses between Lugano and Chiasso, and for passengers travelling to Zurich, there will be rail replacement buses between Lugano and Bellinzona.
From the FFS website, please note the timetable for Saturday 21 (updated in May, 2025): last direct ride to Malpensa Airport from Lugano FFS Station at 20:06, arrival at 21:41 last direct ride to Zurich train station HB from Lugano FFS Station at 20:30, arrival at 22:27
From the FFS website, please note the timetable for Sunday 22 (updated in May, 2025): first direct ride to Malpensa Airport from Lugano FFS Station at 09:06, arrival at 10:41 first direct ride to Zurich train station HB from Lugano FFS Station at 08:58, arrival at 10:55 |