There are 5 ways to get from Quito to Lucerne by car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane UIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
18h 12mCHF 442–1,186Car, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane UIO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzerntrain
20h 54mCHF 410–1,097Car, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane UIO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzerntrain
21h 18mCHF 665–1,250Car, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane UIO - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain
23h 33mCHF 486–1,240Car, fly to Basel, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Basel (BSL)plane UIO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
21h 2mCHF 483–970
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Lucerne is to car and fly and train which costs SFr 480 - SFr 1000 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Lucerne is to car and fly and train which takes 18h 12m and costs SFr 440 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Quito and Lucerne is 9891 km.
It takes approximately 18h 12m to get from Quito to Lucerne, including transfers.
Lucerne is 7h ahead of Quito. It is currently 4:34 AM in Quito and 11:34 AM in Lucerne.
There are 674+ hotels available in Lucerne.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Lucerne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Lucerne. However, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) 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 drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Luzern.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Montreal, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Punta Cana, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Punta Cana, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Punta Cana, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–900
- 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 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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