There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Luthern by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
11h 18mCHF 342–706Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)EWR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
11h 59mCHF 176–611Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)JFK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
12h 54mCHF 198–896Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Basel (BSL)PHL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzern
14h 3mCHF 352–609Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)IAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
14h 20mCHF 325–1,300Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)PHL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzern
15h 25mCHF 325–1,153
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Luthern is to train and fly which costs SFr 170 - SFr 650 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Luthern is to fly and train which takes 11h 18m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 750.
The distance between Philadelphia and Luthern is 6541 km.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Philadelphia to Luthern, including transfers.
Luthern is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 5:35 PM in Philadelphia and 11:35 PM in Luthern.
There are 565+ hotels available in Luthern.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Luthern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Luthern. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) 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 train to Newark Liberty International Airport, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) 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 Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–430
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–490
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–430
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- 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 15–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 8–180
- Business Class
- CHF 45–210
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 10–180
- Business Class
- CHF 45–210
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 14–200
- Business Class
- CHF 55–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- CHF 14–23
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- CHF 8–55
- Business - advance purchase
- CHF 11–75
- Business Class
- CHF 18–140
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–480
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 16–360
- First Class
- CHF 100–480
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 24–370
- First Class
- CHF 120–550
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 1–2
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- CHF 4–7
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
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