There are 8 ways to get from Luthern to Basel by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbftrain 43
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oeldetrain Re
8h 50m€113–277Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus Stationbus N33 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N07
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oeldetrain Re
15h 6m€56–133Drive 644.4 km
- Drive from Luthern to Baselcar 644.4 km
6h 12m€112–162Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oeldetrain
8h 57m€115–288Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadttrain Re
10h 57m€104–264Train via Essen
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbftrain 43
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Lippstadttrain Re
11h 17m€95–239Train, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain
9h 4m€141–354Train, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Oeldetrain
9h 54m€121–290
Luthern to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Basel is to bus and train which costs €55 - €140 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Basel is to drive which takes 6h 12m and costs €110 - €170.
The distance between Luthern and Basel is 755 km. The road distance is 644.4 km.
The best way to get from Luthern to Basel without a car is to train which takes 8h 50m and costs €110 - €280.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Luthern to Basel, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Luthern to Basel is 644 km. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Luthern to Basel.
There are 599+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and Basel, Germany?
You can take a train from Luzern to Basel via Basel SBB, Dortmund Hbf, and Oelde in around 8h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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