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

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There are 11 ways to get from Dresden to Lucerne by plane, train, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DRS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    4h 48m
    CHF 154–400

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N42
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus bus
    13h 10m
    CHF 65–71

  3. Train via Fulda

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train Ec / ...
    10h 10m
    CHF 166–594

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir70 / ...
    13h 1m
    CHF 194–368

  5. Fly Dresden Airport to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DRS - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train
    7h 13m
    CHF 134–431

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane PRG - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    6h 46m
    CHF 127–278

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    6h 15m
    CHF 100–367

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train
    7h 6m
    CHF 105–368

  9. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane PRG - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train
    7h 37m
    CHF 107–279

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir70 / ...
    13h 1m
    CHF 205–370

  11. Drive  711.3 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Lucernecar car 711.3 km
    7h 46m
    CHF 119–171

Dresden to Lucerne by train

Calendar72Weekly Trains
Duration10h 10mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 166Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 635.2 km
  • Duration: 4h 48m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Luzern via Fulda Bahnhof and Basel SBB in around 10h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Luzern, Bahnhof via Zurich Bus Station and Zürich Hbf in around 13h 10m.

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