There are 4 ways to get from Luthern to Durban by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane ZRH - DUR
17h 10mR 5,582–18,973Train to Basel, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane BSL - DUR
21h 58mR 6,666–23,632Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane ZRH - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
18h 55mR 6,858–21,374Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Richards Bay, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane ZRH - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
21h 41mR 6,887–22,393
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Durban is to train and fly which costs R 5 500 - R 19 000 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Durban is to train and fly which takes 17h 10m and costs R 5 500 - R 19 000.
The distance between Luthern and Durban is 8958 km.
It takes approximately 17h 10m to get from Luthern to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 1h ahead of Luthern. It is currently 7:35 AM in Luthern and 8:35 AM in Durban.
There are 2167+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and Durban, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Luthern to Durban. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport (DUR), walk to Durban Airport, then take the bus to Durban Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport (DUR), walk to Durban Airport, then take the bus to Durban Station.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–27,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 320–600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 390–800
- 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
- R 500–1,400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- R 900–1,400
- 2nd Class
- R 500–700
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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