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There are 13 ways to get from Lucerne to Cardiff by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, night train, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train

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    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane ZRH - BRS
    3. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    6h 41m
    £85–269

  2. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    5. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    17h 9m
    £354–637

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Luzern to Brussels-North train stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus bus 507 / ...
    21h 5m
    £96–149

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train N7 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    21h 28m
    £491–789

  5. Train to Basel, fly to Bristol Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane BSL - BRS
    3. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    6h 51m
    £87–223

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane plane ZRH - BHX
    3. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    8h 3m
    £128–264

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane ZRH - LHR
    3. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    7h 33m
    £137–352

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane plane ZRH - LCY
    3. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    7h 44m
    £159–461

  9. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane plane ZRH - LGW
    3. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain train
    4. Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    8h 29m
    £127–362

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    5. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    17h 22m
    £359–622

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    23h 14m
    £159–277

  12. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar car
    12h 47m
    £298–387

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar car
    13h 45m
    £212–350

Lucerne to Cardiff by train and subway

Calendar8Weekly Services
Duration17h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket£354Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 660.1 mi
  • Duration: 6h 41m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Cardiff, Wales?

You can take a train from Luzern to Cardiff Central via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Mannheim Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 17h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luzern to University RE via Brussels-North train station, Brussels-Nord, Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 21h 5m.

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