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Transport and traffic

TILO trains, season tickets, motorways and queues: the daily commute across the border.

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245 articles on transport and traffic, newest first.

• Living in Besnate and working in Ticino: as a border worker

  How taxation, rights and practical organisation work for those who live in Besnate and work in Ticino as border workers.

• With the first of September, Trenord tickets and passes increase

  From 1 September 2026, Trenord tickets and passes will undergo significant increases, with impacts on routes such as Gallarate-Milan.

• Night closures between A8 and Gallarate-Gattico branch on 4 September

  Autostrade per l'Italia announces night closures between the A8 and the Gallarate-Gattico branch for paving work and noise barriers.

• Trenord, 3.88% increase on lines with Ticino

  From 1 September, tickets and Trenord subscriptions are 3.88% more expensive: an increase ordered by the Lombardy Regional Government, with exceptions for Malpensa Express and Como-Malpensa via Chiasso and Mendrisio.

• Trains stopped between Arbedo-Castione and Biasca: inconvenience

  Interruption on Monday around noon on the Arbedo-Castione–Biasca route: SBB report "accident per person", trains cancelled.

• Living in Verbania and working in Ticino as a border worker

  What to know before moving to Verbania and commuting to Canton Ticino: connections, taxation, G Permit and transitional regime.

• Subscriptions and discounts for border crossers: how to save on transport

  Practical guide to discounted subscriptions and integrated Ticino-Lombardy transport systems for those working across borders: options, savings and tax deductibility.

• The longest queue at the Gotthard in the last 4 years

  On July 18, 2026, the peak of 20 km of tail is reached towards the south. Implications for border workers and full schedule of night closures September-October.

• How much does the car cost for the Ticino commuter

  All car costs for the Ticino-Italy commuter: petrol, cartoons, parking, wear and tear, insurance. Learn how to calculate total spend and compare with train and bus.

• Living in Biandronno and working in Ticino as a border worker: what changes?

  The new agreement between Switzerland and Italy introduced some changes for frontier workers. This is what it means for border workers who live in Biandronno and work in Ticino.

• Living in Mozzate and working in Ticino as a border worker

  Practical guide for those who choose Mozzate as a residence working in the Canton of Ticino: taxes, mobility and the new agreement on border workers.

• Ticino public transport: a guide to subscriptions

  Rainbow network and subscriptions: how the border crossing optimises commuting and budgets with apps and digital tickets for work in Ticino.

• Ticino Lugano, the first step towards the mobility of the future

  The first step for the new public mobility in Lugano begins

• Traffic lights against parasitic traffic: the Graubünden strategy works

  The Rhaetian Technical Office has installed five traffic lights to combat parasitic traffic, with good results

• Switzerland, record business failures: levels not seen since 1994

  In the first half of the year, 7,496 companies declared bankruptcy due to insolvency in Switzerland, an increase of 54.7% compared to the same period of the previous year.

• A motion for a Cantonal Fund for Sustainable Mobility

  A group of MEPs tabled a motion to establish a Cantonal Fund for Sustainable Mobility.

• Node of Biasca: the last phase of work from 31 August

  Work at the Biasca interchange node: the last phase begins on 31 August 2026 and ends on 12 September, with impacts on traffic and alternate senses.

• Traffic in tilt: you only help if the queue lasts hours

  The cantonal police clarify the criteria for extraordinary assistance to drivers stranded on the motorway after the chaos of the weekend.

• Zurich transport company, "that's why we chose Chinese buses"

  VBZ purchased eight standard buses and twelve Chinese articulated models for a total of 20 vehicles.

• Slowdowns on the A8 motorway between Milan and Varese

  Slowdowns are expected on the A8 motorway between Milan and Varese due to the replacement of the sound-absorbing barriers between Castellanza and Legnano.

• Living in Porto Ceresio and working in Ticino as a border worker

  Practical guide for border workers between Porto Ceresio and Canton Ticino: taxes, procedures, mobility and costs according to the regulations in force from 1 January 2024.

• More What if the trains were financed by those who take the plane?

  A popular initiative wants to tax every flight departing from Switzerland and return most of the proceeds in the form of train travel vouchers.

• More. From Livigno to the Engadine in ten minutes.

  A project for a railway connection between Livigno and S-chanf has been presented.

• TRIP: mobility development between Lombardy and Graubünden

  The TRIP project aims to develop mobility between Lombardy and Graubünden.