There are 8 ways to get from Lucerne to Chemnitz by train, bus, night train, 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
best- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Re
10h 17m€163–320Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Munich Central Bus Stationbus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Chemnitz central bus stationbus FlixBus N1304 / ...
11h 45m€58–91Train, night train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Re
12h 22m€78–290Drive 639.8 km
- Drive from Lucerne to Chemnitzcar 639.8 km
7h 8m€133–192Train, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Dresdenbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain Rb / ...
14h 4m€112–139Train, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
6h 51m€164–435Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
8h 45m€145–449Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
8h 27m€88–292
Lucerne to Chemnitz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne to Chemnitz is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne to Chemnitz is to train and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs €160 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucerne to Chemnitz station. However, there are services departing from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse and arriving at Chemnitz central bus station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Lucerne to Chemnitz. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Chemnitz Hbf via Basel SBB, Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 17m.
The distance between Lucerne and Chemnitz is 875 km. The road distance is 639.8 km.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Chemnitz without a car is to train which takes 10h 17m and costs €160 - €320.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Lucerne to Chemnitz, including transfers.
Lucerne to Chemnitz bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse station.
Lucerne to Chemnitz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Chemnitz is to train which takes 10h 17m and costs €160 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €95 and takes 11h 45m.
What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Chemnitz, Germany?
You can take a train from Luzern to Chemnitz Hbf via Basel SBB, Frankfurt, and Leipzig Hbf in around 10h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Chemnitz central bus station via Munich central bus station in around 11h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Munich Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Lucerne to Chemnitz bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Munich Central Bus Station.
Lucerne to Chemnitz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucerne to Chemnitz is 640 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Lucerne to Chemnitz.
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