There are 5 ways to get from Reutlingen to Lucerne by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Zurich
best- Take the bus from Reutlingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N42
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
4h 48mCHF 35–82Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Reutlingen central bus station to Zurich Airport bus stationbus FlixBus N42
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Luzerntrain 75
6h 30mCHF 23–37Train
- Take the train from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
5h 42mCHF 62–216Drive 222.8 km
- Drive from Reutlingen to Lucernecar 222.8 km
3h 2mCHF 37–53Fly, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
3h 50mCHF 116–316
Reutlingen to Lucerne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reutlingen to Lucerne is to bus and train which costs SFr 23 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Reutlingen to Lucerne is to drive which takes 3h 2m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 55.
No, there is no direct train from Reutlingen to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Luzern via Tübingen Hauptbahnhof, Horb Bahnhof/ZOB, Singen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 42m.
The distance between Reutlingen and Lucerne is 291 km. The road distance is 222.8 km.
The best way to get from Reutlingen to Lucerne without a car is to bus and train via Zurich which takes 4h 48m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 85.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Reutlingen to Lucerne, including transfers.
Reutlingen to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB station.
Reutlingen to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Singen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reutlingen to Lucerne is 223 km. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from Reutlingen to Lucerne.
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What companies run services between Reutlingen, Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof to Luzern via Tübingen Hauptbahnhof, Horb Bahnhof/ZOB, Singen, and Zürich HB in around 5h 42m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Reutlingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Reutlingen central bus station to Zurich Airport bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
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