There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Luthern by plane or train
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Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CNS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
24h 17mCHF 505–1,471Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)CNS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzern
27h 59mCHF 471–1,356Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Basel (BSL)CNS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzern
28h 1mCHF 553–1,605Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)CNS - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singen
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
31h 1mCHF 590–1,774Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Frankfurt (FRA)CNS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzern
28h 49mCHF 525–1,505Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)CNS - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hb
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
30h 13mCHF 635–2,117Fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)CNS - ACH
- Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
40h 24mCHF 811–1,957
Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Luthern is to fly and train which costs SFr 470 - SFr 1400 and takes 27h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Luthern is to fly and train which takes 24h 17m and costs SFr 500 - SFr 1500.
The distance between Cairns and Luthern is 14917 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from Cairns to Luthern, including transfers.
Luthern is 9h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:01 PM in Cairns and 8:01 AM in Luthern.
There are 573+ hotels available in Luthern.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Luthern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cairns to Luthern. However, you can take the shuttle to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Luzern. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the line 50 bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Luzern.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Hong Kong, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Hong Kong, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Stuttgart Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Stuttgart Airport via Hong Kong, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Munich International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Munich International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Stuttgart Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Stuttgart Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Munich International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–3,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Stuttgart Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Cairns to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport via Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 900–3,000
- 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 16–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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