There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Lucerne by plane or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
11h 18mCHF 441–737Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EWR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
11h 59mCHF 255–409Train 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 Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane JFK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
12h 48mCHF 258–849Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Basel (BSL)plane PHL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
14h 34mCHF 513–849Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PHL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzerntrain
15h 30mCHF 442–735
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Lucerne is to train and fly which costs SFr 250 - SFr 410 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 11h 18m and costs SFr 440 - SFr 750.
The distance between Philadelphia and Lucerne is 6541 km.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Philadelphia to Lucerne, including transfers.
Lucerne is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 7:53 AM in Philadelphia and 1:53 PM in Lucerne.
There are 658+ hotels available in Lucerne.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Lucerne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Lucerne. 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–270
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–320
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–320
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–270
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–270
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–330
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–320
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–650
- 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 210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 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 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–330
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–330
- 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 210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,900
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–490
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- CHF 17–380
- First Class
- CHF 110–490
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
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