There are 4 ways to get from Toronto to Lucerne by plane or train
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Fly Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YTZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
12h 7mCHF 435–796Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YYZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
11h 35mCHF 320–628Fly Toronto Island Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Basel (BSL)plane YTZ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
14h 57mCHF 409–1,123Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Basel (BSL)plane YYZ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
14h 10mCHF 336–628
Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Lucerne is to fly and train which costs SFr 320 - SFr 650 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 11h 35m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 650.
The distance between Toronto and Lucerne is 6545 km.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Toronto to Lucerne, including transfers.
Lucerne is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 3:25 AM in Toronto and 9:25 AM in Lucerne.
There are 663+ hotels available in Lucerne.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Lucerne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Toronto to Lucerne. However, you can fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Luzern. Alternatively, you can fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the line 50 bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Luzern.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
- 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 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
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