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There are 11 ways to get from Lucerne to Greece by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane ZRH - SKG
    6h 27m
    €104–261

  2. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ZRH - HER
    6h 16m
    €63–271

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    26h 59m

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train N7 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Kufsteintrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Budapest-Keletitrain train Rjx
    4. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    34h 14m
    €250–384

  5. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus bus
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    46h 58m
    €233–339

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ZRH - ATH
    6h 44m
    €81–168

  7. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane MXP - SKG
    9h 6m
    €116–280

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MXP - ATH
    9h 27m
    €103–307

  9. Bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus bus
    27h 50m

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Kumanovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus bus
    35h 53m
    €143–189

  11. Drive  2,273.6 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Athenscar car 2,273.6 km
    23h 21m
    €477–689

Lucerne to Greece by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration35h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€143Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,464.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 27m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Greece?

You can take a bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 27h 50m.

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