There are 12 ways to get from Villach to Lucerne by bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Villach Bus Station to St. Gallen train stationbus FlixBus N953
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 45mCHF 46–69Train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Ice
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 612 / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
10h 41mCHF 97–247Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
10h 50mCHF 52–203Drive 572.9 km
- Drive from Villach to Lucernecar 572.9 km
7h 5mCHF 96–138Bus, train
- Take the bus from Villach Bus Station to St. Gallen train stationbus FlixBus N953
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Luzerntrain Vae
10h 2mCHF 73–111Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
6h 24mCHF 190–445Train to Graz Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
6h 15mCHF 169–441Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 49mCHF 150–414Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
8h 6mCHF 132–331Train, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 48mCHF 141–578Train to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airporttrain
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain
8h 40mCHF 140–336Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
8h 44mCHF 190–492
Villach to Lucerne by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Lucerne is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 70 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Lucerne is to train and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 450.
No, there is no direct bus from Villach station to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Villach Bus Station and arriving at Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Villach to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Luzern via Schwarzach-St.Veit, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 41m.
The distance between Villach and Lucerne is 605 km. The road distance is 572.9 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Lucerne without a car is to bus which takes 9h 45m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 70.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Villach to Lucerne, including transfers.
Villach to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Villach Bus Station.
Villach to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Villach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Villach to Lucerne is to bus which takes 9h 45m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 250 and takes 10h 41m.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Villach Bus Station to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse in around 9h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Villach Hbf to Luzern via Schwarzach-St.Veit, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–450
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–450
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–19
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- *
- CHF 20–30
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- CHF 27–45
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- CHF 26–40
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- CHF 35–55
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- *
- CHF 24–40
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- CHF 40–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–28
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 16–20
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–100
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 42
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from St. Gallen to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- 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
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Villach Bus Station to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Villach Bus Station to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 140
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 25–70
- Private
- CHF 130–170
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–204
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- CHF 158
- 4-8 persons
- CHF 204
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Villach to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at St. Gallen train station.
Villach to Lucerne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Schwarzach-St.Veit station.
Yes, the driving distance between Villach to Lucerne is 573 km. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Villach to Lucerne.
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