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Hello. We will be travelling from Nice, France to Lugano in June. What will be the easiest way to do this journey? Also, do I need to purchase separate tickets from Nice to Italy, then from Italy to Lugano? We will be purchasing a Swiss Travel Pass too. Thanks so much in advance.
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Hi Lyn,
You only need one ticket. Please see here for how it works and where to get it: https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-guide/france-switzerland/
If your Swiss Travel Pass is valid on your arrival day, you only need a ticket from Nice to Chiasso (and stay seated to Lugano). If not, you need a ticket for the full journey from Nice to Lugano. For all Swiss Travel Pass details, and where to best buy it, please see: https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-ticket/swiss-travel-pass/
Hello Lyn_T
Welcome back to MySwissAlps.
This reply has bee redrafted and shortened now that I have seen Arno’s reply. I have rewritten it so it supplements what he has said.
The Easiest Route by Train Nice to Lugano
Looking at my rail map pf Europe, and my European Rail Timetable, the easiest and most direct route from Nice to Lugano is-
To take a local French train to the boarder station of Ventimiglia. These take just under an hour.
Then take the Italian Intercity train service which runs five times a day from Ventimiglia to Milan via Genova. These take just under four hours. As with all Italian long distance trains, seat reservation is required.
From Milan (Milano Centrale) catch the RE80 ‘Tilo’ Train which runs hourly (at 43 minutes past the hour) from Milan to Locarno via Como (city), CHIASSO and Lugano. This is a local ‘regional’ train service organised jointly by Ticino Canton and Lombardia province.
(If you took a long distance EC (Eurorcity) train from Milan to Lugano you would need seat reservations.)
Ticketing
See Arno’s reply.
Best wishes for your detailed planning.
Roger
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