There are 9 ways to get from Gothenburg to Lucerne by plane, train, car, car train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GOT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 38mCHF 114–333Fly Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Basel (BSL)plane GOT - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
8h 13mCHF 93–329Drive, car train
- Drive from Gothenburg to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lucernecar
18h 33mCHF 226–307Bus
- Take the bus from Gothenburg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 173
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
26h 20mCHF 117–189Train, night train
- Take the train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
24h 39mCHF 134–303Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
8h 25mCHF 137–350Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
18h 35mCHF 323–533Train
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
20h 30mCHF 279–492Drive 1,668.8 km
- Drive from Gothenburg to Lucernecar 1,668.8 km
14h 49mCHF 279–402
Gothenburg to Lucerne by bus, train, and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gothenburg to Lucerne is to bus which costs SFr 110 - SFr 190 and takes 26h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gothenburg to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 5h 38m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 340.
No, there is no direct bus from Gothenburg to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Gothenburg and arriving at Luzern, Bahnhof via Hamburg central bus station and Zürich Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Gothenburg station to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Molndal station and arriving at Luzern via Hamburg Hbf and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 39m.
The distance between Gothenburg and Lucerne is 1252 km. The road distance is 1668.8 km.
The best way to get from Gothenburg to Lucerne without a car is to bus which takes 26h 20m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Gothenburg to Lucerne, including transfers.
Gothenburg to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gothenburg station.
Gothenburg to Lucerne train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Göteborg Centralstation.
The best way to get from Gothenburg to Lucerne is to bus which takes 26h 20m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can train via Copenhagen, which costs SFr 320 - SFr 550 and takes 18h 35m.
What companies run services between Gothenburg, Sweden and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Gothenburg to Luzern, Bahnhof via Hamburg central bus station, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich Hbf in around 26h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Göteborg Centralstation to Luzern via Köpenhamn H, København H, Hamburg Hbf, and Basel SBB in around 18h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–400
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–400
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–490
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 75–90
- Seating Carriage
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Schedules at
- 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
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–130
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gothenburg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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Booking & Getting There
Gothenburg to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Gothenburg to Lucerne train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gothenburg to Lucerne is 1669 km. It takes approximately 14h 49m to drive from Gothenburg to Lucerne.
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