There are 10 ways to get from Cannes to Lucerne by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 16mCHF 107–278Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
11h 32mCHF 42–77Train via Milan
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
9h 54mDrive 587.4 km
- Drive from Cannes to Lucernecar 587.4 km
6h 10mCHF 97–139Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Basel (BSL)plane NCE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
6h 2mCHF 81–228Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 12mCHF 133–345Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NCE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
6h 41mCHF 102–250Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NCE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzerntrain
8h 2mCHF 140–408Train
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
9h 59mCHF 215–372Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N508
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
12h 13mCHF 61–132
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cannes to Lucerne is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cannes to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 5h 16m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cannes to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Gare SNCF Cannes and arriving at Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cannes to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Cannes and arriving at Luzern via Ventimiglia, Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 54m.
The distance between Cannes and Lucerne is 524 km. The road distance is 587.4 km.
The best way to get from Cannes to Lucerne without a car is to train via Milan which takes 9h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Cannes to Lucerne, including transfers.
Cannes to Lucerne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1.
Cannes to Lucerne train services, operated by ZOU!, depart from Cannes station.
The best way to get from Cannes to Lucerne is to train via Milan which takes 9h 54m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 11h 32m.
What companies run services between Cannes, France and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Cannes to Luzern via Ventimiglia, Milano Centrale, and Arth-Goldau in around 9h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gare SNCF Cannes to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via Aéroport Promenade, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–470
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–470
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- 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 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Website
- navitia.io
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–45
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- 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
- Website
- transdev.com
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transdev.com
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transdev.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Cannes to Lucerne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Cannes to Lucerne train services, operated by ZOU!, arrive at Ventimiglia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cannes to Lucerne is 587 km. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Cannes to Lucerne.
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