Monte Generoso or Cardada and Cimetta?
Today, Monte Generoso has the clearer view.
| Monte Generoso | Cardada and Cimetta | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | Wait (High confidence) 53 | Skip (High confidence) 35 |
| Height | 1,704 m | 1,671 m |
| Ticket | Return CHF 72 | Return CHF 39 |
| Swiss Travel Pass | 50% off | 50% off the cable car and chairlift from Orselina, 25% off the funicular |
| Season | All year (check maintenance breaks) | All year (check maintenance breaks) |
| By train from Lugano | 1 h 09 | 1 h 16 |
| By train from Zug | 2 h 45 | 2 h 21 |
| By train from Lucerne | 2 h 55 | 2 h 31 |
Train times run door to the top on a Saturday morning.
Monte Generoso
1,704 m
Wait (High confidence)
Low cloud near the summit, best chance 12:00–15:00.
Running today, per the timetable.
- Today Wait (High confidence) 53
- Tmrw Skip (High confidence) 0
- Wed Skip (Medium confidence) 0
- Thu Go (Medium confidence) 100
- Fri Skip (Low confidence) 11
- Getting up
- Rack railway from Capolago on Lake Lugano, about 30 minutes up to Generoso Vetta
- Season
- All year (check maintenance breaks)
- Swiss Travel Pass
- 50% off
- Nearest town
- Capolago
Why go
- From the Alps to the Apennines, and Milan on clear days
- Mario Botta's Fiore di pietra at the top
- Lakes Lugano and Como below
Worth knowing
- Expensive without a pass
- Winter service only on some dates
Cardada and Cimetta
1,671 m
Skip (High confidence)
Summit in cloud most of the day.
Running today, per the timetable.
- Today Skip (High confidence) 35
- Tmrw Skip (High confidence) 1
- Wed Skip (Medium confidence) 0
- Thu Go (Medium confidence) 100
- Fri Skip (Low confidence) 10
- Getting up
- Funicular from Locarno to Orselina, cable car to Cardada, then the chairlift to Cimetta
- Season
- All year (check maintenance breaks)
- Swiss Travel Pass
- 50% off the cable car and chairlift from Orselina, 25% off the funicular
- Nearest town
- Locarno
Why go
- Three lifts straight from Locarno
- Lake Maggiore and Monte Rosa in one view
- Geology viewpoint on the Cimetta
Worth knowing
- The chairlift to Cimetta runs only Friday to Sunday in winter
Updated 19 Oct, 17:22. Forecast: MeteoSwiss ICON-CH models.