There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Pilatus by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus RegioJet 22
5h 18mCHF 129–168Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus X06 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
6h 32mCHF 44–81Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 60
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ic21 / ...
8h 20mCHF 110–150Drive 364.5 km
- Drive from Munich to Pilatuscar 364.5 km
4h 30mCHF 57–82Fly to Zurich Airport, train, line 83 train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Alpnachstadtrain
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain
5h 29mBus, train via Munich, Central Bus Station (Zob)
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
7h 17mFly to Basel, train, line 83 train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Alpnachstadtrain
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain
6h 17m
Munich to Pilatus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Pilatus is to bus and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 85 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Pilatus is to drive which takes 4h 30m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 85.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Pilatus. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Pilatus Kulm via Basel SBB, Luzern and Alpnachstad PB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
The distance between Munich and Pilatus is 383 km. The road distance is 364.5 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Pilatus without a car is to bus which takes 5h 18m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Munich to Pilatus, including transfers.
Munich to Pilatus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Pilatus is to bus which takes 5h 18m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 150 and takes 8h 20m.
Munich to Pilatus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Pilatus is 364 km. It takes approximately 4h 30m to drive from Munich to Pilatus.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Pilatus, Switzerland?
RegioJet operates a bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse once a week. Tickets cost CHF 19–28 and the journey takes 4h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Pilatus Kulm via Basel SBB, Luzern, Alpnachstad, and Alpnachstad PB in around 8h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Luzern to Alpnachstad
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- info@pilatus.ch
- Website
- pilatus.ch
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from München, ZOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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