In Cassarate the passengers board the Monte Brè cable car. This cable car has been a reliable conveyance since 1912. In about 12 minutes it transports its passengers to a height of 925 meters on Monte Brè.
The first section of the Monte Brè cable car ends in Suvigliana, where as early as 1910 the first mountain trains operated. The work on the second section was delayed for several reasons. But in February 1912 the whole route could be solemnly inaugurated.
The construction of the cable car on Monte Brè brought an immense increase in tourism to the village of Brè, which is nestled at the eastern face of the mountain. Countless visitors are eager to enjoy an unhampered vista of Lugano from the sun-drenched terrace. It is worth your while to pay a visit to the village of Brè sitting on a pass behind the mountain.
Monte Brè - With a View to the Sugar Loaf
Lugano
Public Transport
Brienz: Brienzer Rothorn
Brig: Glacier Express
Centovalli: Train
Chur: Bernina-Express
Engelberg: Titlis Rotair
Geneva: Cruises
Lucerne: Lake Lucerne
Lugano: Monte Brè
Lugano: Monte San Salvatore
Mürren: Schilthorn
Neuchâtel: Chaumont
Neuchatel: Cruise
Oberwald/Furka: Railway
Panoramic Express
Rigi: Kaltbad
Säntis: Schwägalp
Schaffhausen: Rhine Cruise
Solothurn-Biel: Aare Cruise
Stans: Stanserhorn
A cable car from Cassarate climbs to the peak. A unique opportunity to see not only the magnificent vista extending far across the Swiss-Italian border, but also the view over Lugano and its vicinity.
Access:
By train to Lugano. Bus No. 2 will take you from the train station to Lanchetta. Or take Bus Line No. 1, which departs from the center every 10 minutes, to the bus stop Cassarate/Monte Brè. By car: Take exit Lugano Nord and traverse the city (few parking spaces near the valley station).
Contact Information
- Funicolare Cassarate-Monte Brè
Via Ceresio 36
6977 Ruvigliana
Tel. +41 (0)91 971 31 71
info@montebre.ch
www.montebre.ch