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

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

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  1. Fly Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAM - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    5h
    CHF 92–237

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir70 / ...
    11h 52m
    CHF 63–146

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train Ic21 / ...
    8h 20m
    CHF 274–420

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Luzernbus bus FlixBus N33
    15h 5m
    CHF 80–130

  5. Fly Hamburg Airport to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train
    5h 55m
    CHF 79–319

  6. Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRE - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    5h 55m
    CHF 132–433

  7. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAJ - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    6h 23m
    CHF 166–402

  8. Fly Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane HAM - STR
    2. Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain train
    3. Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    7h 43m
    CHF 133–449

  9. Train via Hamburg Hbf

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train Ic21 / ...
    9h 42m
    CHF 176–348

  10. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lucernecar car
    11h 40m
    CHF 113–136

  11. Drive  893.5 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg to Lucernecar car 893.5 km
    7h 30m
    CHF 172–249

Hamburg to Lucerne by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration8h 20mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 274Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 774.3 km
  • Duration: 5h

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

You can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Luzern via Basel SBB in around 8h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Luzern once daily. Tickets cost CHF 80–130 and the journey takes 15h 5m.

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