Driving in Switzerland and Italy: Autostrada A2 & A9 E35 from Bellinzona to Como

In this video you can drive along on Autostrada A2 E35 (Switzerland) and A9 E35 (Italy) from Bellinzona to Como. This is one of the busiest and most well-known highway routes crossing the Alps, connecting the North and South of Europe.
Bellinzona together with Lugano and Chiasso are some of the larger cities on the A2 through the Italian part of Switzerland (Ticino). Lugano is the largest city with about 60.000 inhabitants and situated right on the lake. This is also where traffic gets more intense as you can see in the video. Chiasso is on the border with Italy.
After crossing the border with Italy it's not much further to Como, of course famous because of lake Como. The A9 is relatively distant from the city Como as it bypasses the city at a higher altitude. I've featured the rest of the A9 towards Milan in a previously uploaded video on the channel.
#bellinzona #como #autostrada #a2 #a9 #e35
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Driving Route:
0:00 Intro & Map
0:35 A2 E35 Bellinzona - Lugano
6:40 A2 E35 Lugano - Chiasso (Border IT)
16:21 A9 E35 Border CH - Como
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Music in this video:
Factory Street by Aleph One
Immersione by VELDA
Beauty in Chaos by This Other Space
To the Other Side by This Other Space
Music provided by the Epidemic Sound

[@bjornmu]

I traveled part of this when going by bus from St.Moritz to Lugano back in 2005. I remember saying Danke to the bus driver as he loaded my suitcase in Chur, and then I said Grazie to the same guy when he handed it back in Bellinzona where I changed bus. 😁

[@user-gj7ru2vx6u]

Svizzera a strade belle e ben curate ma c è da stare molto attenti a gli Autovelox ce ne sono come formiche Capito!!!!!!! Emilio

[@TheMexxodus]

Nice route. It's always geographically weird. Travelling through the mountains and then suddenly at the Como barrier on the highway the mountains are gone. And it's only 50km of flat till Milan. 👍😎

[@nielsontheroad]

Yes agree, the A9 after Como is almost a straight line.

[@telicc]

Hi Niels ! amazing work on this video ! what camera do you use to record from you car? is that a go pro ?

[@bluemedusa9858]

Why the speed limit is 100 km/h ? I thought in Switzerland it was 120 km/h on highways... Does this highway got lof speed camera btw?

[@nielsontheroad]

Hi, the speed limit varies depending on whether it's an urban area, an emergency lane is missing or it's a more curvy section. Tunnels usually also have a lower speed limit. There are some speeding cameras but I didn't notice any in particular on this stretch. In general I would recommend you keep to the speed limit in Switzerland because fines get very expensive.

[@alamin2456]

Grazie mille molto professionale… saluti dal lago maggiore di dove sei ?

[@nielsontheroad]

Thanks. I live in Germany

[@alamin2456]

MANCANO I LIMITI DI VELOCITÀ… in base alla segnaletica verticale …

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

You don't need identification for entering Italy and vice versa at 16:13? But Switzerland is not part of Schengen Area.

[@nielsontheroad]

Switzerland is in Shengen actually

[@PaulLee-gu2bh]

It could be so much better without the incredibly annoying soundtrack. Let us hear the sounds of the car, the road and the surroundings. If we want music we can play our own.

[@nielsontheroad]

Thanks for the feedback. I alternate between music and no music videos. The last time I polled this on the channel the majority preferred to have music. I personally like no music videos as well because they are easier to edit. However, on most trips I am not alone in the car and I can't always ask for people to be quiet. Thanks for understanding.