There are 7 ways to get from Zadar to Lucerne by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Zadar Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 2mCHF 113–290Bus via Padova
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Paduabus N535
- Take the bus from Padua to Luzernbus FlixBus N401
17h 30mCHF 74–129Catamaran, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
11h 25mCHF 160–422Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
12h 55mCHF 135Drive 921 km
- Drive from Zadar to Lucernecar 921 km
10h 41mCHF 149–215Bus to Split Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SPU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 22mCHF 113–299Bus to Split Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Basel (BSL)plane SPU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
8h 22mCHF 90–264
Zadar to Lucerne by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Lucerne is to bus via Padova which costs SFr 70 - SFr 130 and takes 17h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 5h 2m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zadar and arriving at Luzern, Bahnhof. Services depart four times a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 12h 55m.
The distance between Zadar and Lucerne is 724 km. The road distance is 921 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Lucerne without a car is to Catamaran and train which takes 11h 25m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 430.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Zadar to Lucerne, including transfers.
Zadar to Lucerne bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Zadar station.
Zadar to Lucerne bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Luzern, Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Lucerne is 921 km. It takes approximately 10h 41m to drive from Zadar to Lucerne.
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What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Lucerne, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Zadar to Luzern, Bahnhof 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 135 and the journey takes 12h 55m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Zurich Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Split Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–230
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–55
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- 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
- +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 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zadar to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 135
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Padua to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–2
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–2
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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