There are 11 ways to get from Luthern to Detmold by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- 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 Altenbekentrain Re
8h 38m€147–364Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luzern to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhofbus Dnipro
16h 46m€74–126Train, night train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Goettingennighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Göttingen to Altenbekentrain
12h 53m€98–337Drive 659.5 km
- Drive from Luthern to Detmoldcar 659.5 km
6h 15m€115–166Drive, car train
- Drive from Luthern to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Detmoldcar
7h 39m€175–227Train, 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 D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
7h 50m€128–340Train, 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 Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
7h 59m€142–437Train, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
8h 12m€167–564Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain
8h 27m€159–367Train, 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 Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
8h 20m€128–354Train, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
9h 27m€148–388
Luthern to Detmold by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Detmold is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Detmold is to drive which takes 6h 15m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct train from Luthern to Detmold. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Detmold, Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe and Altenbeken. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 38m.
The distance between Luthern and Detmold is 731 km. The road distance is 659.5 km.
The best way to get from Luthern to Detmold without a car is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs €140 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Luthern to Detmold, including transfers.
Luthern to Detmold train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Luthern to Detmold is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs €140 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 46m.
Luthern to Detmold train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Luthern to Detmold is 659 km. It takes approximately 6h 15m to drive from Luthern to Detmold.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and Detmold, Germany?
You can take a train from Luzern to Detmold, Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, and Altenbeken in around 8h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luzern to Detmold, Bahnhof via Hanover central bus station, Hannover Hbf, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, BI-Brackwede, Eisenbahnstraße, Bielefeld Hbf, and Bielefeld Hbf in around 16h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Goettingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luzern to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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