There are 7 ways to get from Sylt to Lucerne by plane, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Westerland, train
best- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GWT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
2h 47mCHF 184–435Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain 33
- Take the nighttrain from Bremen Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
16h 7mCHF 111–261Train via Basel
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoetrain 24 / ...
- Take the train from Itzehoe to Hamburg Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
12h 52mCHF 309–666Bus
- Take the bus from Niebüll Bahnhof to Flensburg Exebus 100
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Luzernbus
21h 34mTrain to Hamburg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
8h 46mCHF 128–435Train to Bremen Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
9h 14mCHF 169–499Train
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Zürich HBtrain Ice
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
15h 4mCHF 323–663
Sylt to Lucerne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sylt to Lucerne is to train and night train which costs SFr 110 - SFr 270 and takes 16h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Sylt to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 2h 47m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 440.
No, there is no direct bus from Sylt to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Niebüll Bahnhof and arriving at Luzern via Flensburg central train station and Hamburg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Sylt to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof and arriving at Luzern via Itzehoe, Hamburg Hbf and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 52m.
The distance between Sylt and Lucerne is 895 km.
The best way to get from Sylt to Lucerne without a car is to train via Basel which takes 12h 52m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 700.
It takes approximately 2h 47m to get from Sylt to Lucerne, including transfers.
Sylt to Lucerne bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Niebüll Bahnhof station.
Sylt to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Sylt to Lucerne is to train via Basel which takes 12h 52m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 21h 34m.
What companies run services between Sylt, Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Luzern via Itzehoe, Hamburg Hbf, and Basel SBB in around 12h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Luzern via Niebüll, Niebüll Bahnhof, Flensburg Exe, Flensburg central train station, and Hamburg central bus station in around 21h 34m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Westerland to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
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 Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–390
- 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 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 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 Hamburg-Altona to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–430
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Itzehoe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Itzehoe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- 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 22–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Bremen Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Niebüll Bahnhof to Flensburg Exe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Sylt to Lucerne bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Flensburg Exe station.
Sylt to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Itzehoe station.
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