The top yields a 360° panorama with views of the city, Lake Lugano, Monte Generoso and the Italian enclave of Campione.

In 2001, the line was extensively modernised, with new engine, gearbox, brakes and control system, and the 1957-built cars were given a new modern style body.

[2] The line has an unusual configuration of two separate single-track sections, with passengers transferring between cars at an intermediate station in Pazzallo.

[1][3] Just after leaving its lower terminal, the funicular crosses above Lugano-Paradiso railway station on a bridge.

Urban bus routes 1 and 2 of the Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi (TPL) serve a stop some 150 metres (490 ft) to the north of the terminal at Paradiso Gerreta.