There are 13 ways to get from Bath to Lucerne by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 45mCHF 103–289Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 403
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzernbus
21h 30mCHF 86–166Train via Paris
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
11h 10mCHF 316–545Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bath to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lucernecar
12h 12mCHF 293–374Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
6h 37mCHF 153–418Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
6h 48mCHF 175–558Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 46mCHF 149–360Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BHX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 22mCHF 144–373Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
7h 22mCHF 165–453Fly Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzerntrain
8h 41mCHF 152–474Train
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
12h 11mCHF 306–553Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 403
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
25h 19mCHF 122–234Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bath to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lucernecar
13h 14mCHF 178–298
Bath to Lucerne by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Lucerne is to bus which costs SFr 85 - SFr 170 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 5h 45m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct train from Bath to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Bath Spa and arriving at Luzern via Paddington station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 11m.
The distance between Bath and Lucerne is 1020 km.
The best way to get from Bath to Lucerne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 10m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Bath to Lucerne, including transfers.
Bath to Lucerne train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bath Spa station.
The best way to get from Bath to Lucerne is to train via Paris which takes 11h 10m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 170 and takes 21h 30m.
Lucerne is 1h ahead of Bath. It is currently 11:42 PM in Bath and 12:42 AM in Lucerne.
Bath to Lucerne train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bath Spa to Luzern via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 11h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Luzern via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels-Nord, and Brussels-North train station in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 125
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- CHF 125
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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