There are 9 ways to get from Italy to Lucerne by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
3h 45mCHF 90–236Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 1518 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Luzernbus FlixBus N401 / ...
14h 48mCHF 53–111Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain 9950 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
6h 51mCHF 121–250Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Luzerner Raststätte A2bus
8h 51mDrive 811.9 km
- Drive from Rome to Lucernecar 811.9 km
7h 55mCHF 133–192Fly from Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 45mCHF 118–293Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 34mCHF 105–262Fly from Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FCO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 19mCHF 65–207Train via Rome Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
7h 26mCHF 120–269
Italy to Lucerne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Lucerne is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 50 - SFr 120 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Lucerne is to train and fly which takes 3h 45m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Italy to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Termini and arriving at Luzerner Raststätte A2 via Roma Prenestina A1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Italy to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Luzern via Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 51m.
The distance between Italy and Lucerne is 316 km. The road distance is 811.9 km.
The best way to get from Italy to Lucerne without a car is to train which takes 6h 51m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Italy to Lucerne, including transfers.
Italy to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Italy to Lucerne train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Italy to Lucerne is to train which takes 6h 51m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 51m.
What companies run services between Italy and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Luzern via Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau in around 6h 51m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Luzerner Raststätte A2 once a week, and the journey takes 6h 57m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Luzerner Raststätte A2
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milan to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Italy to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Italy to Lucerne train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Italy to Lucerne is 812 km. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Italy to Lucerne.
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