There are 6 ways to get from Milwaukee to Lucerne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MKE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
15h 22mCHF 483–1,667Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
13h 47mCHF 302–648Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
16h 17mCHF 404–833Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
18h 50mCHF 441–1,585Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MDW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
16h 4mCHF 425–1,513Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzerntrain
17h 24mCHF 401–900
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Lucerne is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 300 - SFr 650 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Lucerne is to bus and fly and train which takes 13h 47m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 650.
The distance between Milwaukee and Lucerne is 7137 km.
It takes approximately 15h 22m to get from Milwaukee to Lucerne, including transfers.
Lucerne is 7h ahead of Milwaukee. It is currently 3:06 PM in Milwaukee and 10:06 PM in Lucerne.
There are 663+ hotels available in Lucerne.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Lucerne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Milwaukee to Lucerne. However, you can take the bus to Airport, walk to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Luzern. Alternatively, you can take the bus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Luzern.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,500
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 31–34
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/wisconsin-coach?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt4C-BhBcEiwA8Kp0Cc3RRg_kOdc3CzsoiFSe4BX-r10-kIOeuDNMfsAKsG5uubvoAmxcrRoC5LwQAvD_BwE
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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