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 461–1,285Car, 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 430–1,187Car, 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 500–1,390Car, 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 54mCHF 494–1,337Car, 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 553–1,020
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 430 - SFr 1200 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Lucerne is to car and fly and train which takes 18h 12m and costs SFr 460 - SFr 1300.
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 5:19 AM in Quito and 12:19 PM in Lucerne.
There are 662+ 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
- 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 440–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Montreal, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
- 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 420–1,300
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 390–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,000
- 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 470–1,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Punta Cana, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,600
- 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 470–1,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Punta Cana, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,100
- 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 500–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Punta Cana, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–950
- 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 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- 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
- Hourly
- 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
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