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How to get fromBratislava to Lucerneby bus, plane, train, night train, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Bratislava to Lucerne by bus, plane, train, night train, or car

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  1. Bus, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane VIE - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    5h 17m
    CHF 105–277

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Hegyeshalom to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir70 / ...
    13h 32m
    CHF 54–102

  3. Train via Mels

    1. Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Sarganstrain train Rjx
    2. Take the train from Sargans to Thalwiltrain train
    3. Take the train from Thalwil to Luzerntrain train N7 / ...
    11h 10m
    CHF 138–267

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N882
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus bus
    13h 15m
    CHF 61–98

  5. Bus, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane plane VIE - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train
    6h 12m
    CHF 105–298

  6. Bus, fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane plane VIE - ACH
    3. Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    6h 57m
    CHF 277–617

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir / ...
    11h 57m
    CHF 121–228

  8. Drive  801.9 km

    1. Drive from Bratislava to Lucernecar car 801.9 km
    8h 41m
    CHF 133–192

Bratislava to Lucerne by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration11h 10mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 138Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 724.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 17m

What companies run services between Bratislava, Slovakia and Lucerne, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Luzern via Sargans and Thalwil in around 11h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Luzern, Bahnhof via Zurich Bus Station and Zürich Hbf in around 13h 15m.

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