There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Luthern by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DCA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
11h 33mCHF 682–1,098Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
12h 4mCHF 262–721Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Basel (BSL)plane IAD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
14h 29mCHF 305–1,156Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BWI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
13h 34mCHF 322–1,594Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
13h 34mCHF 351–1,829
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Luthern is to subway and fly and train which costs SFr 260 - SFr 750 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Luthern is to fly and train which takes 11h 33m and costs SFr 650 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Washington and Luthern is 6718 km.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Washington to Luthern, including transfers.
Luthern is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 9:23 PM in Washington and 3:23 AM in Luthern.
There are 660+ hotels available in Luthern.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Luthern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Luthern. 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 take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Luzern.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- 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 17–55
- 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
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 1–2
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- CHF 4–7
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 3–160
- Business Class
- CHF 35–180
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 14–200
- Business Class
- CHF 55–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–14
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- CHF 1–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–430
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 5–350
- First Class
- CHF 80–430
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 24–370
- First Class
- CHF 120–500
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