There are 7 ways to get from Lucerne to Munich by bus, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Munich Central Bus Stationbus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
5h 20m€26–40Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain Ec
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train Ec
5h 57m€105–263Drive 340.2 km
- Drive from Lucerne to Munichcar 340.2 km
3h 57m€61–87Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
3h 51m€126–362Train
- Take the train from Luzern to St. Gallentrain Vae
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain Re70
6h 32m€89–229Train, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain 75
- Take the bus from Meersburg to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus 234 / ...
7h 14m€31–46Train to Basel, fly, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
5h 17m€164–375
Lucerne to Munich by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne to Munich is to bus which costs €26 - €40 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne to Munich is to train and fly which takes 3h 51m and costs €120 - €370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse and arriving at Munich Central Bus Station station. Services depart twice a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 5h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Lucerne to Munich. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36 via Zürich HB and St. Margrethen Sg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 57m.
The distance between Lucerne and Munich is 356 km. The road distance is 340.2 km.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Munich without a car is to bus which takes 5h 20m and costs €26 - €40.
The bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Munich Central Bus Station takes 5h 20m including transfers and departs twice a week.
Lucerne to Munich bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse station.
Lucerne to Munich train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Munich is to bus which takes 5h 20m and costs €26 - €40. Alternatively, you can train via Zurich, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 5h 57m.
What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Munich, Germany?
RegioJet operates a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Munich Central Bus Station twice a week. Tickets cost €26–40 and the journey takes 5h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luzern to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36 via Zürich HB, St. Margrethen SG, and St. Margrethen Sg in around 5h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Luzern to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Munich Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Meersburg to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lucerne to Munich bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Munich Central Bus Station.
Lucerne to Munich train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucerne to Munich is 340 km. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Lucerne to Munich.
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