Lugano Travel Forum

Hi
I am staying for a week in Como town in September, is it worth doing a day trip to Lugano and if so what is the best way to get from Como to Lugano.
Many thanks
Alex

Lugano is well worth a visit from Como. The journey by train only takes 45 minutes and they are reasonably frequent.
Your best station is Como San Giovanni where you can get a direct train.
Check out www.trenitalia.com - feed in your departure station(as above)and your arrival point(Lugano).
This will give you a timetable

The direct train is indeed very easy to do. However, if you have a car as we did, the trip going and coming can be made very interesting and beautiful. If you are going to have a car, let me know and I will fill you in on the circle route we took. N.

Hi Dominic
The train seems to be ok. Will i need to get Swiss Francs or do they take Euros and how about the language, I have just enough Italian and Spanish to get by, will this be ok.
Many thanks
Alex

Hi Lew
I wont have a car but the train does seem to be easy enough.
Many thanks
Alex

Hi Alex, you will need some Swiss Francs and you'll do fine with English(The Italian may help)

Hi Dominic
Many thanks, much appreciated
Alex

We were in Lugano about five years ago and used Euros and credit card every place. Lugano is more Italian than Swiss. I loved it, and could live there if I could get my wife to move. It is well worth the trip.