There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Lucerne by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
6h 3mCHF 86–262Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Lucernecar
30h 18mCHF 301–1,082Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
2d 11hCHF 364–669Fly Cork Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 46mCHF 121–328Fly Dublin Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
6h 53mCHF 96–263Fly Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzerntrain
9h 4mCHF 155–477Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
30h 35mCHF 292–980Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzernbus
42h 13mCHF 463–672
Ireland to Lucerne by tram, foot, ferry, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Lucerne is to fly and train which costs SFr 85 - SFr 270 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 5h 46m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
The distance between Ireland and Lucerne is 1328 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Lucerne without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs SFr 360 - SFr 700.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Ireland to Lucerne, including transfers.
Lucerne is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 6:01 AM in Ireland and 7:01 AM in Lucerne.
There are 676+ hotels available in Lucerne.
What companies run services between Ireland and Lucerne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Lucerne. However, you can take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) 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 a vehicle from Dublin to Lucerne via Dublin Terminal 1 and Port of Cherbourg in around 30h 18m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 13–20
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 13–20
- 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
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Santander to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–850
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–360
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–550
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 424
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