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 411–1,191Car, 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
22h 24mCHF 405–1,097Car, 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 13mCHF 660–1,250Car, 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
23hCHF 465–1,341Car, 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
20h 57mCHF 423–1,370
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 400 - SFr 1100 and takes 22h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Lucerne is to car and fly and train which takes 18h 12m and costs SFr 410 - 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 9:54 AM in Quito and 4:54 PM in Lucerne.
There are 685+ 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 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
- 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 370–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
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
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
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- 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 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 Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,200
- 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 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- 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 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 45–65
- 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
- +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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