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TICKETS AND PASSES PRICES

Tickets for daytime screenings in theaters: CHF 15.-

Tickets for evening screenings in Piazza Grande with two films: CHF 32.-

Tickets for evenings screenings in Piazza Grande with one film: CHF 22.-

Tickets for the second screening in Piazza Grande: CHF 15.-

Day Pass: CHF 42.- (CHF 47.- on days with double screening on Piazza Grande)

Student and Trainee Day Pass (up to 30 years of age): CHF 27.- (CHF 32.- on days with double screening on Piazza Grande)

"Amici del Festival" pass (photo required): CHF 450.- Pass providing access to reserved area on Piazza.

(Advance sale only, for info tel. + 41 91 756 21 21)

General Pass (photo required): CHF 300.- (From August 8th, CHF 210.-)

Over 65 Pass (photo required): CHF 210.-

Student and Trainee Pass (up to 30 years of age - photo required): CHF 110.-

Tickets and passes for evening screenings will be available at the box offices in Piazza Grande, starting August 1st at 10 am.
Tickets for daytime screenings can be purchased directly at the theaters box offices.

Box Office Opening Hours

Piazza Grande: from 9.00 am
La Sala, Auditorium Fevi and l'Altra Sala: 1 hour before each screening
Other theaters: 30 minutes before screenings.


Piazza Grande in case of rain

9.30 pm Piazza Grande
10 pm Auditorium FEVI

Free transport from Piazza Grande (Locarno Post Office), PardoBus 1. Those with accreditation: follow the instructions on the back of the pass.
When there is a doublebill, the second screening in Piazza Grande will start 15 minutes after the end of the first film, whereas if it rains, the second film at the FEVI Auditorium will start 30 minutes after the end of the first. Weather Forecasts: in case of uncertain weather, please phone the number 1600 after 8.15 pm for information about the Piazza Grande screenings.


Advance sales

Tickets for evening screenings on the Piazza Grande will be available on this website.

Tickets for evening screenings on the Piazza Grande and day passes will also be available from July at all Ticket Corner Centers.
Info: 0900 800 800 (CHF 1.19/min) 

FFS/RailAway offer:

Benefits for travelers already holding Festival admission tickets:

- 20% off rail fares to Locarno from Northern Switzerland
- 50% off rail fares to Locarno with the “Ticino Event” ticket from stations in the Canton Ticino

Combi-Ticket offers from Northern Switzerland:
Return ticket (valid 3 or 5 days) from any station north of the St. Gotthard tunnel to Locarno plus Festival admission, with:
- 20% off rail fare and reduced admission ticket for the Festival (excluding booking fees) for 1 or 2 days

Combi-Ticket offers from the Canton Ticino:
Return ticket (valid for 1 day and until 07.00 on the following day) from any station in the Canton Ticino to Locarno plus Festival admission, with:
- 50% off rail fare and reduced admission ticket for the Festival (excluding booking fees) for 1 or 2 days

Combi-Tickets can be purchased at all rail stations, or by telephone in Switzerland using the Rail Service number 0900 300 300 (CHF 1.19/min. from swiss fixnet). Tickets purchased by credit card can be delivered free by mail to any address in Switzerland until four days before the date of the event concerned

Reduced fare rail tickets can also be purchased at rail stations at any time, on production of the Festival admission ticket already purchased. “Ticino Event” tickets are also obtainable from automatic ticket machines in the Canton Ticino.

More information from: http://www.railaway.ch