There are 6 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Luthern by plane, train, bus, or subway
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Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)PIT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
14h 51mCHF 250–811Bus to Morgantown Municipal Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to Westover Terminal
- Fly from Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
21h 40mCHF 232–862Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL)PIT - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzern
15h 21mCHF 270–968Train to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Johnstown Amtrak Station
- Fly from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)JST - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
16h 31mCHF 256–868Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)PIT - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzern
18h 19mCHF 397–766Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtrak
- 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
19h 39mCHF 349–739
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Luthern is to train and subway and fly which costs SFr 340 - SFr 750 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Luthern is to fly and train which takes 14h 51m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 850.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Luthern is 6857 km.
It takes approximately 14h 51m to get from Pittsburgh to Luthern, including transfers.
Luthern is 6h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 2:43 AM in Pittsburgh and 8:43 AM in Luthern.
There are 562+ hotels available in Luthern.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Luthern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Pittsburgh to Luthern. However, you can take the bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, walk to Pittsburgh-Airport-PIT 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 Pittsburgh International Airport, walk to Pittsburgh-Airport-PIT airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the line 50 bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Luzern.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- 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 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
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 240–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- 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 16–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- 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
- 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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Johnstown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- CHF 27–60
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- CHF 28–90
- Business - advance purchase
- CHF 35–180
- Business Class
- CHF 60–230
- 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 43m
- 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
- 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
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 2
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- CHF 4–7
- Phone
- +1 304-291-7433
- Website
- busride.org
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to Westover Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–25
- Website
- https://www.busride.org
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