There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Lucerne by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
3h 20mCHF 109–289Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 234
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
16h 11mCHF 62–106Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
9h 54mCHF 171–608Night train, train
- Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
14h 17mCHF 64–188Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
3h 24mCHF 135–330Train to Munich International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Marienplatz to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
3h 57mCHF 124–337Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 31mCHF 89–262Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 47mCHF 94–271Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lucernecar
11h 37mCHF 154–205Train
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Zürich HBtrain Ice
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
12h 49mCHF 328–958Drive 836.4 km
- Drive from Berlin to Lucernecar 836.4 km
8h 51mCHF 137–198
Germany to Lucerne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Lucerne is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 3h 20m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf, Berlin central bus station and Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Luzern via Berlin Hbf, Frankfurt and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 54m.
The distance between Germany and Lucerne is 367 km. The road distance is 836.4 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Lucerne without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 54m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 3h 20m to get from Germany to Lucerne, including transfers.
Germany to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin central bus station.
Germany to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Lucerne is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 54m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 16h 11m.
What companies run services between Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Luzern via Berlin Hbf, Frankfurt, and Basel SBB in around 9h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf, S Messe Nord, Berlin central bus station, and Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai in around 16h 11m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–460
- 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 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 75–90
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Marienplatz to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Germany to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Germany to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Lucerne is 836 km. It takes approximately 8h 51m to drive from Germany to Lucerne.
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