There are 8 ways to get from Lienz to Lucerne by bus, train, car, shuttle, 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
9h 13mCHF 106–177Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to St. Gallen train stationbus
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus
9h 46mCHF 73–106Drive 472.9 km
- Drive from Lienz to Lucernecar 472.9 km
5h 41mCHF 79–114Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
8h 22mCHF 206–476Train
- Take the train from Lienz to Fortezzatrain 400
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
10h 56mCHF 105–190Bus, train via Hohenems
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hohenemstrain Ice
- Take the train from Altstätten SG to Wattwiltrain S4
- Take the train from Wattwil to Luzerntrain Vae
12h 7mCHF 115–185Train, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lienz to San Candidotrain
- Take the bus from San Candido to Venicebus
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
9h 33mCHF 126–312Train, train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
8h 14mCHF 188–472
Lienz to Lucerne by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lienz to Lucerne is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 110 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lienz to Lucerne is to drive which takes 5h 41m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct bus from Lienz to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Lienz Bahnhof and arriving at Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and St. Gallen Lagerstrasse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Lienz to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Lienz and arriving at Luzern via Fortezza/Franzensfes, Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 56m.
The distance between Lienz and Lucerne is 543 km. The road distance is 472.9 km.
The best way to get from Lienz to Lucerne without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 13m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Lienz to Lucerne, including transfers.
Lienz to Lucerne bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, depart from Lienz Bahnhof station.
Lienz to Lucerne train services, operated by Sudtirol Alto Adige, depart from Lienz station.
The best way to get from Lienz to Lucerne is to bus which takes 9h 46m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 190 and takes 10h 56m.
What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, and St. Gallen Lagerstrasse in around 9h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lienz to Luzern via Fortezza, Fortezza/Franzensfes, Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- *
- CHF 14–22
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Klagenfurt Hbf
- *
- CHF 15–23
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbf
- *
- CHF 18–28
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- CHF 26–40
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–23
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hohenems
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
Train from Lienz to Fortezza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- CHF 35–50
Train from Lienz to San Candido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- CHF 15–21
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Altstätten SG to Wattwil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Wattwil to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Altstätten SG to Wattwil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–18
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 15–18
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Candido to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 140
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Booking & Getting There
Lienz to Lucerne bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
Lienz to Lucerne train services, operated by Sudtirol Alto Adige, arrive at Fortezza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lienz to Lucerne is 473 km. It takes approximately 5h 41m to drive from Lienz to Lucerne.
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