When you travel outside the area of validity of your ticket or travelcard but within the borders of the Arcobaleno integrated fare network, you have to purchase a zone upgrade for the additional zones.
Example: a person with a ticket or travelcard for zones 10 and 11, who wants to travel from Lugano to Bellinzona, must purchase a zone upgrade for 3 zones (120, 200 and 210) irrespective of the mode of transport.
Adding zones
The zone upgrade is the most convenient solution for anyone who sometimes travels outside the area of validity of their travelcard.

Further information
For use within the selected period of validity, the zone upgrade can only be purchased in combination with the following tickets:
- Arcobaleno travelcard
- Multiple-journey ticket
- Day Pass
- Multiple Day Pass
Biglietto di congiunzione: le tariffe (valide dal 10.12.2023) | |||||||
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Zone | Validità in ore | Intero | Ridotto | ||||
2a cl. | 1a cl. | 2a cl. | 1a cl. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 zona |
2 |
2.60 |
4.60 |
2.00 | 3.40 |
2 zone |
2 |
5.20 |
9.00 |
2.60 | 4.50 |
3 zone |
2 |
7.80 |
13.40 |
3.90 | 6.70 |
4 zone |
2 |
10.40 |
17.80 |
5.20 | 8.90 |
5 zone |
2 |
13.00 |
22.20 |
6.50 | 11.10 |
6 zone |
2 |
15.60 |
26.60 |
7.80 | 13.30 |
7 zone |
3 |
18.20 |
31.00 |
9.10 | 15.50 |
Where to buy
L’emissione dei biglietti è possibile agli sportelli di vendita e tramite i conducenti di bus regionali.
Class upgrade
If you have a ticket or travelcard for 2nd class, you can travel in 1st class by purchasing a class upgrade. Both tickets must be shown at the ticket check.
Zone | Validità in ore | Intero | Ridotto |
---|---|---|---|
1 zona |
1 |
2.00 |
1.40 |
2 zone |
2 |
3.80 |
1.90 |
3 zone |
2 |
5.60 |
2.80 |
4 zone |
2 |
7.40 |
3.70 |
5 zone |
2 |
9.20 |
4.60 |
6 zone |
2 |
11.00 |
5.50 |
7 zone |
2 |
12.80 |
6.40 |
da 8 zone |
4 |
14.60 |
7.30 |
Multi-class upgrade
With this ticket you can buy 6 class-upgrade tickets for the price of 5.
Zone | Validità in ore | Intero | Ridotto |
---|---|---|---|
1 zona |
1 |
10.00 |
7.00 |
2 zone |
2 |
19.00 |
9.50 |
3 zone |
2 |
28.00 |
14.00 |
4 zone |
2 |
37.00 |
18.50 |
5 zone |
2 |
46.00 |
23.00 |
6 zone |
2 |
55.00 |
27.50 |
7 zone |
2 |
64.00 |
32.00 |
da 8 zone |
4 |
73.00 |
36.50 |
Useful documents
See all useful documents here.
For more information, see the Frequently Asked Questions page.
Calcolo orario e tariffe
Consulta l’orario online e calcola la tariffa zona/tempo.