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How to get fromPotsdam to Lucerneby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Potsdam to Lucerne by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, fly to Zurich Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    5h 32m
    CHF 70–240

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir70 / ...
    14h 47m
    CHF 62–163

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train Ec / ...
    10h 27m
    CHF 173–349

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus 144
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus bus
    15h 30m
    CHF 63–101

  5. Train, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train
    6h 23m
    CHF 78–285

  6. Train, fly to Stuttgart Airport

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane BER - STR
    3. Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain train
    4. Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain train
    5. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    8h 11m
    CHF 135–396

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Potsdam to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain train
    3. Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lucernecar car
    11h 22m
    CHF 150–199

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Zürich HBtrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir70 / ...
    13h 20m
    CHF 288–417

  9. Drive  808 km

    1. Drive from Potsdam to Lucernecar car 808 km
    8h 31m
    CHF 135–195

Potsdam to Lucerne by train

Calendar101Weekly Trains
Duration10h 27mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 173Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 766 km
  • Duration: 5h 32m

What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Potsdam Hbf to Luzern via Berlin Hbf, Frankfurt, and Basel SBB in around 10h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Potsdam central train station to Luzern, Bahnhof via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich Hbf in around 15h 30m.

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