Comunità tariffale Ticino e Moesano

Comunità tariffale Ticino e Moesano is a Swiss integrated public-transport fare network covering the entire canton of Ticino and the Moesano district in the canton of Graubünden. The network is marketed to passengers under the name arcobaleno and coordinates ticket validity and fare structures across participating bus, rail and lake-transport operators. Arcobaleno is not a conventional transport operator that runs a single fleet or rail system. Its principal function is to provide a common tariff framework across a geographically diverse public-transport area. Depending on the journey and the participating operator, passengers can use network tickets on regional trains, urban and regional buses, and selected boat services. The arrangement allows a passenger to purchase a ticket based on the zones crossed rather than separately buying a ticket from each participating transport company. The network offers several ticket formats, including single-journey tickets and season tickets. Ordinary tickets use a detailed structure of 49 zones covering the full arcobaleno territory. Season tickets apply a coarser structure of 16 zones, intended to support recurring travel across broader areas. Ticket validity remains limited to the arcobaleno area and may also be subject to service-specific restrictions. In particular, some participating boat and other operators accept only selected arcobaleno products or impose limitations on their use. Tickets can be obtained through the sales offices of participating operators, at ticket machines located at railway stations and urban bus stops, and, where no machine is available, from bus drivers. This combination of shared fares and multiple sales channels is designed to make transfers between different modes and companies simpler for passengers. The participating network includes regional and urban transport organizations such as Autolinee Bleniesi, Autolinea Mendrisiense, Autolinee Regionali Luganesi, FART, Ferrovie Luganesi, Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi, PostBus Switzerland, Swiss Federal Railways and Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia. Selected lake-navigation and funicular services also participate, although ticket acceptance may be restricted on those services. Through these arrangements, arcobaleno functions as a regional mobility brand and tariff platform rather than as a standalone carrier.

The Comunità tariffale Ticino e Moesano developed as a shared tariff framework for public transport in the canton of Ticino and the adjoining Moesano district of Graubünden. Rather than replacing the participating transport companies, the community enables them to offer passengers coordinated fares across their services. Its consumer-facing marketing name is arcobaleno. The network's geographic scope covers the whole of Ticino together with Moesano, an area served by a mixture of urban buses, regional buses, railways, cross-border regional rail services and lake transport. This operating environment makes an integrated tariff particularly useful: a journey may involve more than one company or mode, while passengers need a ticket that reflects the zones travelled rather than each individual operator. Arcobaleno uses two principal zone structures. The regular network comprises 49 zones covering the full service area. Season tickets use a broader 16-zone structure, reducing the number of zones that recurring passengers must manage. The network provides several ticket categories, from single tickets to annual season tickets, with validity determined by the relevant zones and product conditions. Distribution is shared across the participating system. Passengers can buy tickets from operator sales offices and from ticket machines at railway stations and urban bus stops. At stops without machines, bus drivers may sell tickets. The network therefore combines a common fare concept with the existing sales channels of its member operators. Participation includes Autolinee Bleniesi, Autolinea Mendrisiense, Autolinee Regionali Luganesi, Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi, Ferrovie Luganesi, PostBus Switzerland, Swiss Federal Railways, Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia and Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi. Funicolare Locarno–Madonna del Sasso, Navigazione Lago Maggiore and Società Navigazione del Lago di Lugano are also associated with the network, although the acceptance of arcobaleno tickets is subject to limitations on those services. The system's history is therefore best understood as the continuing coordination of regional operators under a common tariff and brand, rather than as the history of a separately incorporated transport company. Public reference material identifies the current network structure and participating operators but does not establish a founding year, founder or standalone corporate headquarters.

A regional integrated-fare brand that simplifies travel across Ticino and Moesano by combining participating public-transport operators within a common zone-based ticketing system.

• Network ticket

  Single-journey tickets

  Single-journey arcobaleno tickets are priced according to the zones crossed within the network area. They are intended for individual trips on eligible services operated by participating companies, subject to the validity conditions of the selected ticket and any operator-specific restrictions.

• Season pass

  Season tickets

  Arcobaleno season tickets provide recurring travel within selected zones. Unlike the ordinary network structure, season tickets use a simplified structure of 16 broader zones, allowing regular passengers to cover larger areas with a less granular fare combination.

• Annual pass

  Annual season tickets

  Annual season tickets extend the network's recurring-travel proposition over a full year. Their validity is based on the applicable arcobaleno season-ticket zones and remains subject to the network's geographic and service-specific conditions.

1. 1Comunità tariffale Ticino e Moesanoen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Arcobaleno official websitearcobaleno.ch