There are 4 ways to get from Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus by bus, cable car, taxi, car, or train
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Line 1 bus, line 2516 gondola
best- Take the bus from Luzern, Kantonalbank to Kriens, Busschleifebus 1 / ...
- Take the cablecar from Kriens to Fräkmünteggcablecar 2516
52 minDrive 25 km
cheapest- Drive from Lucerne to Pilatuscar 25 km
38 minCHF 4–6Taxi
- Take the taxi from Lucerne to Pilatustaxi 25 km
38 minCHF 110–140Train, line 83 train
- Take the train from Luzern to Alpnachstadtrain S5
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain 83
1h 25m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus is to drive which costs SFr 4 - SFr 6 and takes 38 min.
The fastest way to get from Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus is to taxi which takes 38 min and costs SFr 110 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct train from Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Pilatus Kulm via Alpnachstad PB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 25m.
The distance between Canton of Lucerne and Pilatus is 9 km. The road distance is 25 km.
The best way to get from Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus without a car is to line 1 bus and line 2516 gondola which takes 52 min and costs .
It takes approximately 52 min to get from Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus, including transfers.
Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, depart from Luzern station.
Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, arrive at Alpnachstad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus is 25 km. It takes approximately 38 min to drive from Canton of Lucerne to Pilatus.
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What companies run services between Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland and Pilatus, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Luzern to Pilatus Kulm via Alpnachstad and Alpnachstad PB in around 1h 25m.
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb.ch
Cable car from Kriens to Fräkmüntegg
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Alpnachstad
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- Zentralbahn
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pilatusbahnen
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Pilatusbahnen
- Phone
- +41 41 369 65 65
- Website
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
Bus from Luzern, Kantonalbank to Kriens, Busschleife
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
Hey Taxi
- Phone
- +41 41 360 60 60
- Website
- heytaxis.ch
Taxi Ernst Hess AG
- Phone
- +41 41 310 10 10
- Website
- hesstaxi.ch
Taxi Luzern
- Phone
- +41 41 310 10 10
- Website
- taxiluzern.ch
Taxi Wyss
- Phone
- +41 77 409 33 11
- Website
- taxi-wyss.ch
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