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

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• Train strike 7-8 September: 24-hour stoppage

  The national protest proclaimed by Cub Trasporti and SGB will involve the personnel of the FS Group, Trenitalia and Trenord. Warranty bands and replacement buses are provided for the connection with Malpensa.

• 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.

• 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.

• Living in Aurano and working in Ticino: border guide

  Aurano, VCO municipality on the Ticino border: G permit, taxes, cost of living and transfer procedure for those who want to commute to Swiss opportunities.

• 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.

• 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.

• Living in Brissago-Valtravaglia, working in Ticino: border guide

  Permit G, taxation, AVS, LAMal: everything you need to know to move to Brissago-Valtravaglia and work as a border worker in Ticino in 2026.

• 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.

• Lariana Nightmare: Nesso Bottleneck

  The provincial road 583 Lariana is increasingly prey to traffic and for motorists it is increasingly a nightmare.

• A motion for a Cantonal Fund for Sustainable Mobility

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

• 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.

• "Ready to work in the restaurant industry as well." Suter is indignant: "Also?"

  Lisa Bosia announces her move to Italy due to lack of job opportunities and the debate on the catering sector as a professional reality is ignited.

• 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.

• More GR: between Livigno and S-chanf by train, the project is developed

  A rail link between Livigno and S-chanf could be made in the future.