Recommended cable car near Lugano
A traveler is planning a three-day trip to Lugano at the end of June and is looking for mountain recommendations that can be reached by cable car. They are open to taking scenic train rides for one or two hours to get to their destination.
- Use the provided map to locate mountain transport options around Lugano.
- Consider visiting Urniberg Seilbahn from Brunnen, accessible within about two hours.
- Gondolas like the one from Rivera-Bironico to Alpe Foppa may also be a great option.
- Locarno is another destination with a cable car that can be reached with a train change.
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I will be taking a three-day trip to Lugano at the end of June. I would like to visit a mountain that uses a cable car to reach its summit. I don’t mind traveling an hour or two from Lugano on a scenic train. Any suggestions?
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Hi cvlardi –
Welcome to My Swiss Alps.
This map will help you find Mountain Transport of all kinds:
Zoom in on Lugano:
map.search.ch/?pos=717664,96448&z=64& poi=bergbahn
Under “Points of Interest” in the Menu, turn on traffic then select Mountain Transport.
Mouse over the icons for a name, and then use it to check the timetable or the internet.
http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable
An hour or two on train can take you quite a distance from Lugano. You could get to Brunnen, for example, to the Urniberg Seilbahn, in 2 hours and 4 minutes.
However, you might check some of the mountain railways that show on that mapbnear Lugano, if you do not insist on a cable car.
Slowpoke
Hi cvilardi,
There is a list of cable cars and funiculars in the Ticino region here. In Lugano there are only 2 funiculars up the local mountains and no cable cars that I am aware of.
Hi Cvilardi,
I’m not sure if you count gondolas as a cable car? It’s basically a series of small cable cars. There is a nice long route from Rivera-Bironico up to Alpe Foppa (or more commonly called Monte Tamaro).
There is also a cable car from Locarno to Cimetta. Actually there is 3 modes of transport involved: funicular – cable car – chair lift.
Both places are very easy to reach by train. Rivera-Bironico direct from Lugano, and Locarno is one change in most cases. I’ll attach a picture of each peak.
Thank you everyone for all of the wonderful suggestions. I will do more research to see which fits best with my schedule. Thank you again!
Great photos! Thanks Arno.
Alpenrose
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