There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Lucerne by plane, train, or car
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
16h 20mCHF 276–452Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SHA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
19h 38mCHF 240–735Drive 10,745.1 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Lucernecar 10,745.1 km
5d 1hCHF 2,061–2,976Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basel (BSL)plane PVG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
20h 35mCHF 248–654Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzerntrain
20h 1mCHF 467–988Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzerntrain
20h 22mCHF 327–745Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SHA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Luzerntrain
22h 10mCHF 261–688Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
19h 55mCHF 352–548
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Lucerne is to fly and train which costs SFr 270 - SFr 460 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 16h 20m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 460.
The distance between Shanghai and Lucerne is 9133 km. The road distance is 10745.1 km.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to get from Shanghai to Lucerne, including transfers.
Lucerne is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:42 AM in Shanghai and 12:42 AM in Lucerne.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Lucerne is 10745 km. It takes approximately 5 days 1h to drive from Shanghai to Lucerne.
There are 659+ hotels available in Lucerne.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Lucerne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Lucerne. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the train to Pudong International Airport, walk to Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-PVG 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 from Shanghai Station to Lucerne in around 5d 1h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Zurich Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Zurich Airport via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Zurich Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Zurich Airport via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–480
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Zurich Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Zurich Airport via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–750
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–650
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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