There are 6 ways to get from Denver to Lucerne by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DEN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
15h 32mCHF 270–833Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Basel (BSL)plane DEN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
16h 17mCHF 317–1,023Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DEN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzerntrain
18h 18mCHF 341–962Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DEN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzerntrain
19h 34mCHF 276–802Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DEN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
17h 12mCHF 501–1,952Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DEN - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
20h 16mCHF 356–1,145
Denver (DEN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Lucerne is to fly and train which costs SFr 270 - SFr 800 and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 15h 32m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 850.
The distance between Denver and Lucerne is 8386 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Denver to Lucerne, including transfers.
Lucerne is 8h ahead of Denver. It is currently 9:39 AM in Denver and 5:39 PM in Lucerne.
There are 661+ hotels available in Lucerne.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Lucerne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Denver to Lucerne. However, you can take the train to Denver Airport Station, walk to Denver (DEN) 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 train to Denver Airport Station, walk to Denver (DEN) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Luzern.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Denver to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Denver to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Denver to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Denver to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Denver to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Denver to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Denver to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Denver to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Denver to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Denver to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Denver to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Denver to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Denver to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Denver to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Denver to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Denver to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Denver to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Denver to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Denver to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Denver to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Denver to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Denver to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Denver to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Denver to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Denver to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Denver to Frankfurt via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Denver to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Denver to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Denver to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Denver to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Denver to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Denver to Milano Malpensa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Denver to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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