There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Luthern by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
6h 8mCHF 111–262Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
21h 37mCHF 63–143Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Basel SbbTgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuzernEc / ...
11h 35mCHF 218–566Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Luthern
12h 36mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Basel (BSL)BRS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzern
6h 57mCHF 100–250Fly Cardiff Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CWL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
8h 17mCHF 109–312Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BHX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
7h 24mCHF 134–334Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
7h 14mCHF 158–457Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
7h 3mCHF 136–418Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)LHR - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzern
7h 53mCHF 140–446Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuzernEc / ...
24h 42mCHF 99–257Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Luthern
13h 37mCHF 210–307
Cardiff to Luthern by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Luthern is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 150 and takes 21h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Luthern is to train and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Luthern. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Luzern via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
The distance between Cardiff and Luthern is 1063 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Luthern without a car is to train which takes 11h 35m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Cardiff to Luthern, including transfers.
Cardiff to Luthern train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Luthern is to train which takes 11h 35m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 150 and takes 21h 37m.
Luthern is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:56 AM in Cardiff and 7:56 AM in Luthern.
Cardiff to Luthern train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Luthern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Luzern via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 11h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place 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 37m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zurich Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- 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 75–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–180
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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