There are 10 ways to get from Piran to Lucerne by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, car ferry, ferry, shuttle, or plane
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Train (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
8h 34mCHF 107–199Bus, night train, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the nighttrain from Ljubljana to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
15h 58mCHF 75–86Bus
- Take the bus from Portorož to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona to Luzernbus
13h 22mCHF 495–832Drive 656.6 km
- Drive from Piran to Lucernecar 656.6 km
7h 10mCHF 110–159Car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Piran to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
11hCHF 176–230Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 25mCHF 117–603Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 4mCHF 202–393Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
9h 1mCHF 147–399Ferry, shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly, train
- Take the ferry from Piran to Trieste Portferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Port to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
8h 31mCHF 230–723Shuttle to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Bologna Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
9h 34mCHF 467–963
Piran to Lucerne by bus, foot, night train, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Lucerne is to bus and night train and train which costs SFr 75 - SFr 90 and takes 15h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Lucerne is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 400.
No, there is no direct bus from Piran to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Piran and arriving at Luzern via Portorož, Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor and Verona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Piran to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Luzern via Milano Centrale and Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
The distance between Piran and Lucerne is 669 km. The road distance is 656.6 km.
The best way to get from Piran to Lucerne without a car is to bus which takes 13h 22m and costs SFr 490 - SFr 850.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Piran to Lucerne, including transfers.
Piran to Lucerne bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Portorož station.
Piran to Lucerne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Piran to Lucerne is to train which takes 8h 34m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 490 - SFr 850 and takes 13h 22m.
What companies run services between Piran, Slovenia and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Piran to Luzern via Trieste Centrale, Milano Centrale, and Arth-Goldau in around 8h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piran to Luzern via Portorož, Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor, Verona Porta Nuova, and Verona in around 13h 22m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–240
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Portorož to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–650
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–340
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 26
- Private
- CHF 145
Shuttle from Trieste Port to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–190
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 190
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 26–70
- Private
- CHF 130–170
Shuttle from Portorož to Bologna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–650
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Piran to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- CHF 70
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Booking & Getting There
Piran to Lucerne bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Piran to Lucerne train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Piran to Lucerne is 657 km. It takes approximately 7h 10m to drive from Piran to Lucerne.
There are 676+ hotels available in Lucerne.













