Over the years, the public transport service in the Canton of Ticino and Moesano has been constantly modernized and expanded to allow people to travel freely and comfortably.

The integrated Arcobaleno fare represents an important step in encouraging the use of public transport. The logic of Arcobaleno subscriptions is also extended to tickets: you no longer buy a ticket for single routes, but a ticket for one or more zones, within which you can travel freely on all public transport.

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Ticino is divided into 49 zones, within which you can choose the most suitable means of transport for your journey. The Arcobaleno ticket is valid for a certain period of time, and multiple trips can be made within the set time frame.

The types of tickets are: single ticket for one or more zones, multi-ride card, day pass, multi-day pass, group ticket, and connection ticket. They can be purchased from ticket machines near the stops or at sales points.

For questions about ticket prices, zones, and schedules, you can visit the Arcobaleno Community sales points in person or directly contact the transport companies.

Ticino is divided into 16 zones, within which you can choose the most suitable means of transport for your journey.

There are five available subscriptions: weekly, monthly, annual (with subsidies from the City), corporate, and Appresfondo (for apprentices).

For general questions about subscriptions, you can visit the transport companies' sales points in person.

Subsidies for residents

Those who are residents or temporary residents of Lugano are entitled to subsidies from the City for the purchase of an annual Arcobaleno subscription (second class):

  • Young people under 20 years: 50% subsidy for zones 10, 11, 12
     
  • Students under 27 years: 50% subsidy for zones 10, 11, 12
     
  • Women over 64 years: 50% subsidy for zones 10, 11, 12
     
  • Men over 65 years: 50% subsidy for zones 10, 11, 12
     
  • Young people aged 20-25 who are not students: 50% subsidy on the cost difference between zone 11 and 10 or 11+12 and 10
     
  • Adults: 50% subsidy on the cost difference between zone 11 and 10 or 11+12 and 10
     

The subsidy cannot be combined with other discounts.

How to apply for subsidies for residents

It is possible to apply for subsidies at the AutoPostale (PostBus), SBB, and TPL sales points by presenting:

  • identity document
  • if students: proof of enrollment
  • for new subscribers: passport-sized photo

To obtain the subsidy, it is necessary to go to one of the sales points of the three transport companies, even in the case of subscription renewal.
 

  • Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi (TPL) 
    Corso Pestalozzi (Lugano Centro stop)
    t. +41 58 866 72 24/25
    Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
    Sat, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    [email protected]
    Website
     
  • AutoPostale Svizzera
    Lugano sales point
    Via Serafino Balestra 4
    Mon-Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    [email protected]
    Hotline
    t. 0840 852 852 
    Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Website
     
  • Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
    Customer service
    t. 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.)
    Website

The English version of this page was created with the aid of automatic translation tools and may contain errors and omissions.

The original version is the page in Italian.

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