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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 10 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 94–264

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir70 / ...
    12h 52m
    CHF 68–187

  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 301–886

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N24
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus bus
    14h 45m
    CHF 75–123

  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 81–233

  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 56m
    CHF 141–472

  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 35m
    CHF 152–552

  8. 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 191–716

  9. Car train, drive

    1. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lucernecar car
    11h 4m
    CHF 111–134

  10. Drive 893.5 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg to Lucernecar car 893.5 km
    7h 31m
    CHF 147–212

Hamburg to Lucerne by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration8h 20mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 301Cheapest 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, you can take a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Luzern, Bahnhof via Zurich Bus Station and Zürich Hbf in around 14h 45m.

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