There are 7 ways to get from Lucerne to Prague by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
4h 55mKč 2,331–5,195Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
11h 5mKč 1,000–1,600Train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain Ir75 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.train Ec
15h 16mKč 5,957–9,665Train, night train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain 75
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
15h 13mKč 5,656–10,194Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
5h 20mKč 2,254–6,732Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GVA - PRG
7h 30mKč 4,042–8,901Drive 686.9 km
- Drive from Lucerne to Praguecar 686.9 km
7h 33mKč 2,984–4,310
Lucerne to Prague by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne to Prague is to bus which costs 1 000 Kč - 1 600 Kč and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne to Prague is to train and fly which takes 4h 55m and costs 2 300 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse and arriving at Prague Wilsonova Bus Station station. Services depart twice a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 11h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Lucerne to Prague. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Praha hl. n. via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Lucerne and Prague is 591 km. The road distance is 686.9 km.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs 1 000 Kč - 1 600 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Lucerne to Prague, including transfers.
Lucerne to Prague bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse station.
Lucerne to Prague train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Prague is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs 1 000 Kč - 1 600 Kč. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 5 500 Kč - 10 000 Kč and takes 15h 16m.
What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Prague, Czechia?
RegioJet operates a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station twice a week. Tickets cost Kč 1,000–1,600 and the journey takes 11h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luzern to Praha hl. n. via Zürich HB in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–5,500
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–13,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–6,000
- 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
- Kč 170–220
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–200
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–1,600
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lucerne to Prague bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Prague Wilsonova Bus Station.
Lucerne to Prague train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucerne to Prague is 687 km. It takes approximately 7h 33m to drive from Lucerne to Prague.
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