There are 7 ways to get from Lucerne to Venice by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, 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 Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
6h 35m€124–369Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luzern to Venice Mestrebus FlixBus N401
7h 50m€42–70Drive 479.8 km
- Drive from Lucerne to Venicecar 479.8 km
5h 14m€85–123Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
4h 49m€94–251Train via Locarno
- Take the train from Luzern to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Luciatrain
9h 11m€96–159Train to Basel, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BSL - VCE
5h 9m€102–284Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain
6h 3m€116–269
Lucerne to Venice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne to Venice is to bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne to Venice is to train and fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucerne to Venice. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Venezia via Stazione MESTRE FS C3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lucerne to Venice. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Venezia S. Lucia via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 35m.
The distance between Lucerne and Venice is 501 km. The road distance is 479.8 km.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Venice without a car is to train which takes 6h 35m and costs €120 - €370.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Lucerne to Venice, including transfers.
Lucerne to Venice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Luzern station.
Lucerne to Venice train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Venice is to train which takes 6h 35m and costs €120 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 7h 50m.
What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Venice, Italy?
You can take a train from Luzern to Venezia S. Lucia via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 6h 35m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Luzern to Venice Mestre once daily. Tickets cost €40–70 and the journey takes 7h 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- 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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Luzern to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lucerne to Venice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venice Mestre station.
Lucerne to Venice train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucerne to Venice is 480 km. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Lucerne to Venice.
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