There are 6 ways to get from Stuttgart to Lucerne by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
3h 58mDrive 252.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Stuttgart to Lucernecar 252.2 km
2h 58mCHF 42–60Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
4h 43mCHF 60–195Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
3h 24mCHF 135–330Train via Winterthur
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Winterthur to Luzerntrain 75
5h 24mCHF 43–123Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 14mCHF 124–367
Stuttgart to Lucerne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Lucerne is to drive which costs SFr 40 - SFr 60 and takes 2h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Lucerne is to drive which takes 2h 58m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 60.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart and arriving at Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Luzern via Singen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Lucerne is 255 km. The road distance is 252.2 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Lucerne without a car is to bus which takes 3h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Stuttgart to Lucerne, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Lucerne bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Stuttgart station.
Stuttgart to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Lucerne is to bus which takes 3h 58m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 200 and takes 4h 43m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Stuttgart to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai in around 3h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Luzern via Singen and Zürich HB in around 4h 43m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–460
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–460
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Winterthur to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Stuttgart to Lucerne bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Stuttgart to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Singen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Lucerne is 252 km. It takes approximately 2h 58m to drive from Stuttgart to Lucerne.
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