There are 6 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Luthern by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Basel
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ic21 / ...
3h 32mCHF 45–132Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Luzernbus FlixBus N33
6h 5mCHF 26–40Drive 287 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Lutherncar 287 km
2h 36mCHF 45–65Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 28mCHF 121–272Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
4h 54mCHF 116–127Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 11mCHF 102–242
Karlsruhe to Luthern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Luthern is to bus which costs SFr 26 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Luthern is to drive which takes 2h 36m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at Luzern. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Luthern. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Luzern via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 32m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Luthern is 286 km. The road distance is 287 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Luthern without a car is to train via Basel which takes 3h 32m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Karlsruhe to Luthern, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Luthern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Luthern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Luthern is to train via Basel which takes 3h 32m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 26 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 5m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Luthern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Luzern via Basel SBB in around 3h 32m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Luzern twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 26–40 and the journey takes 6h 5m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 99–101
- 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 Karlsruhe central train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Luthern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luzern station.
Karlsruhe to Luthern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Luthern is 287 km. It takes approximately 2h 36m to drive from Karlsruhe to Luthern.
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