Visitor Information
CSCS is situated just 5 kilometers north of Lugano off the A2 highway. It is easily reachable by car, plane or public transport.
On March 1st, 2012 CSCS will relocate to Via Trevano, 131 in Lugano Cornaredo area.
Tours
CSCS does organize tours of its facilities. If you are interested in a tour of CSCS please contact us via info@cscs.ch or the main phone number.
Travel information from March 1st, 2012
CSCS will relocate to the new building on March 1st, 2012. The new center is located in downtown Lugano, in the area of Cornaredo.
Car
If you are arriving either from the South or the North, take the A2 highway and exit at Lugano Nord and follow directions for Lugano. Please click on the map » for details on how to reach us. The fastest route is indicated.
Rail
Take the train to Lugano main station (FFS station). Catch Bus N° 4 (direction Canobbio) from Piazzale della Stazione. Your final stop is "Lugano, Gerra".
The exact timetable is available online at http://www.tplsa.ch/linea-4.htm. You can download the timetable here: Bus Nº 4 ».
Bus
If you are in downtown Lugano, take either Bus N° 3 (direction Pregassona) or Bus S (direction Cornaredo) at the central bus station in Corso Pestalozzi. In both cases your final stop is "Lugano, Stadio".
The exact timetables are available online at http://www.tplsa.ch/linea-3.htm and http://www.tplsa.ch/lineas.htm, respectively. You can download the timetables here: Bus Nº 3 » and Bus S ». Click here » to download the complete map of Lugano public transport.
Air
Lugano airport is situated just 15 minutes away from the town centre. Flights to Lugano are available from Zurich or Geneva airport with Swiss International Airlines », Darwin Airlines » and Flybaboo ». The easiest way to reach Lugano from the airport is by shuttle bus » which guarantees regular transport between the airport and the city center of Lugano in connection with departures and arrivals between 08:00 and 18:30 (10:00 - 18:30 on Sunday).
Malpensa Airport (Milan, Italy) is 1 hour drive from Lugano. An express shuttle bus is available that directly connects Lugano main station to Malpensa Airport with just one stop at the border. Make sure you book the shuttle in advance. Go to the Malpensa Shuttle » website to view the timetable and make a reservation online.
Zurich Airport » is a 3 hour train ride from Lugano that will take you through central Switzerland and through winding tunnels to cross the Alps. Well worth the trip for rail enthusiasts. Timetable available at here.
Travel information until February 29, 2012
CSCS is just a few hundred meters from the Lugano Nord exit of the North-South highway A2 and a few kilometers drive from the Agno Airport. Taxi service is available from the airport to CSCS. For train travelers, a local train stop (FLP-Ferrovia Lugano-Ponte Tresa) is located in Bioggio-Molinazzo.
Car
If you're arriving from the south, take the N2 highway and exit at Lugano Nord. The exit ramp offers two choices: the first is for Lugano and the second is for Ponte Tresa. Take the second exit (Ponte Tresa) and follow the road until you reach a traffic light.
If you are arriving from the north, take the N2 highway and exit at Lugano Nord. After 500 meters you take another exit for Ponte Tresa. Follow this road until you reach a traffic light.
This traffic light is on the "via Cantonale". Take a left at the traffic light (the direction is marked for Ponte Tresa). Follow the via Cantonale for exactly 1 kilometer and then turn left into an industrial zone (Zona Industriale 3). You will have passed a smoked-glass office building (Galleria 2, where CSCS is located). You will note that there is a turn lane and a store (Mercato delle Scarpe) on the corner. After 50 meters you enter a round-about; make a 3/4 turn in this round-about. Take the third left into the south parking lot. The entrance to the building is on the west side between the building and the via Cantonale.
Rail
Take the train to the Lugano main station (FFS station). Across from this station is a smaller station for a local light-rail transportation system (FLP-Ferrovia Lugano-Ponte Tresa). These trains are painted orange. Take a train (there is only one line, so they all go in the same direction) and disembark at the Bioggio-Molinazzo stop. VERY IMPORTANT: this is an "on-request stop". You have to push the stop button on the train if you wish for the train to stop at this station. Here you can take the 445 bus towards Lamone or reach CSCS on foot: coming out of the train station follow straight ahead and along the road that passes in front of the Coop. At the roundabout continue straight along the main road (Via Cantonale) to the second right turnoff. You will note there is a store on the corner (Mercato delle Scarpe). The smoked-glass building you see is CSCS. From Bioggio-Molinazzo to CSCS is about one kilometer.
The exact timetable is available online at: www.sbb.ch.
Bus
The "Autopostale" bus line number 445 that runs from Lugano to Lamone via Bioggio-Molinazzo FLP station stops at CSCS (stop name: Manno, Centro di Calcolo) right outside the parking lot. You can reach the Center by taking the bus at the Lugano downtown bus terminal (via Serafino Balestra), at the Lugano main railway station bus stop (via Besso), or at the Bioggio-Molinazzo FLP station (should you come by FLP train, see above).
The exact timetable is available online at: www.sbb.ch.
The stop name for CSCS is: Manno, Centro di Calcolo
Air
Lugano airport is situated just 15 minutes away from the town centre. Flights to Lugano are available from Zurich or Geneva airport with Swiss International Airlines, Darwin Airlines and Flybaboo. The easiest way to reach CSCS from the airport is by taxi. If you want to take the local light-rail transportation system (FLP-Ferrovia Lugano-Ponte Tresa), the Agno station is located about 1 kilometer from the airport. Ask for directions from the airport. Take the train in the direction of Lugano and disembark at Bioggio-Molinazzo (see above for further instructions).
Malpensa Airport (Milan, Italy) is 1 hour drive from Lugano. An express bus is available that directly connects Lugano main station to Malpensa Airport with just one stop at the border. Make sure you book the shuttle in advance. Go to the Malpensa Shuttle website to see the timetable and make a reservation online.
Zurich Airport is a 3 hour train ride from Lugano that will take you through central Switzerland and through winding tunnels to cross the Alps. Well worth the trip for rail enthusiasts.