Border municipality Zone 1A

Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano: living in Italy and commuting to Ticino

Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano is useful for commuters who want an Italian base with daily travel to Ticino. Compare border crossing, fiscal zone, local tax, rent and peak-time waits together.

Updated:

Border distance
21 km

municipality dataset

Local IRPEF
0.6%

estimated local rate

Estimated rent
EUR 520

indicative monthly rent · zone estimate (shared by 92 municipalities)

Residents
3,621

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Destination
Time band
Estimated time
65 min
Suggested crossing
Gaggiolo (Cantello-Stabio)
Car/month
EUR 339

Toward Lugano, Gaggiolo (Cantello-Stabio) is the better option: about 65 min including 6 min wait.

What would change if...

...you chose this municipality for commuting?

From Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano, the nearest crossing in the model is Gaggiolo (Cantello-Stabio), about 18 km as the crow flies from the municipal centre. With the current snapshot the crossing weighs around 6 min; on ordinary days the declared historical wait is 0-8 min in the morning and 0-4 min in the evening.

...you worked in Lugano or Mendrisio?

For a job in Ticino, a prudent estimate is around 47 minutes to Mendrisio, 65 minutes to Lugano and 107 minutes to Locarno, including the approach to the crossing and the wait. These are orientation estimates: incidents, school traffic and weather can change the result a lot.

...you wanted to balance tax and rent?

The real game is adding net salary, housing and time. Here you have a local surcharge of 0.6%, indicative rent of EUR 520 and an estimated monthly car cost from EUR 339. Before moving, compare at least three municipalities in the same corridor.

Compared with the nearest towns

Within 4.5 km of Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Travedona-Monate, Biandronno, Brebbia, Besozzo, Gavirate and Cocquio-Trevisago.

Across this group the municipal surcharge runs from 0.6% (Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano) to 0.6% (Gavirate).

Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano sits at 0.6%: 1 of 7 counting from the lowest, tied with 5 others.

TownDistance from hereMunicipal surchargeOne-bedroom rentDistance to border
Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano (here)—0.6%EUR 52021 km
Travedona-Monate2.2 km0.6%EUR 52023 km
Biandronno2.4 km0.6%EUR 52020 km
Brebbia2.5 km0.6%EUR 52022 km
Besozzo3.0 km0.6%EUR 52018 km
Gavirate3.8 km0.6%EUR 53015 km
Cocquio-Trevisago4.5 km0.6%EUR 52017 km

Straight-line distances computed from the town-centre coordinates in our dataset. 2024 IRPEF surcharge, indicative area rent and distance to the border from the same municipal dataset as the metrics above.

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FAQ

Is Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano a border municipality for Swiss work?

Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano appears in zone 1A in the internal border-municipality dataset used by Frontaliere Ticino. Always verify your individual tax status before moving.

Which border crossing should I use?

For Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano, the nearest crossing in our geographic calculation is Gaggiolo (Cantello-Stabio). During peak hours, compare it with nearby alternatives before leaving.

Is this tax advice?

No. These pages help with orientation. Tax treatment depends on hiring date, old/new cross-border status, Italian filing, deductions and family situation.