Planning a trip to Bellinzona
Visitor Information -- The Bellinzona Tourist Bureau, Palazzo Civico at Piazza Nosetto (tel. 091/825-21-31; www.bellinzonaturismo.ch), is open Sunday to Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm.
Getting There
Bellinzona is the easiest destination to reach in the Ticino. Every train from the north of Switzerland stops here, as Bellinzona lies on the Brussels-Basel-Zurich-Milan international line. Indeed, every day regional and international trains stop here about once every 30 minutes. For rail information and schedules, call tel. 0900/300-300 or visit www.sbb.ch.
The nearest airport is at Lugano-Agno, 30 minutes from Bellinzona by train.
If you're driving from Zurich, continue along the N2 expressway through the St. Gotthard Tunnel into the Ticino. N2 continues southeast to Bellinzona.
