There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Luthern by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 53mCHF 125–356Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N360 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus RegioJet 22
13h 55mCHF 41–109Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
9h 49mCHF 92–239Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Zurich Bus Stationbus N42 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
12h 23mCHF 71–105Drive 711.1 km
- Drive from Dresden to Lutherncar 711.1 km
7h 42mCHF 114–164Fly Dresden Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane DRS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
7h 32mCHF 190–349Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
6h 15mCHF 72–201Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
8h 2mCHF 83–240Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
13h 1mCHF 154–207
Dresden to Luthern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Luthern is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 110 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Luthern is to fly and train which takes 4h 53m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 360.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Luthern. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Luthern. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Luzern via Frankfurt and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
The distance between Dresden and Luthern is 635 km. The road distance is 711.1 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Luthern without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 49m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Dresden to Luthern, including transfers.
Dresden to Luthern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Luthern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Luthern is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 49m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 110 and takes 13h 55m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Luthern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Luzern via Frankfurt and Basel SBB in around 9h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 13h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–470
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–460
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- 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 15–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Luthern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Dresden to Luthern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Luthern is 711 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Dresden to Luthern.
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