There are 4 ways to get from Hotel Central Luzern 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
54 minDrive 24.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatuscar 24.6 km
37 minCHF 4–6Taxi
- Take the taxi from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatustaxi 24.6 km
37 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 31m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus is to drive which costs SFr 4 - SFr 6 and takes 37 min.
The fastest way to get from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus is to taxi which takes 37 min and costs SFr 110 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct train from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Pilatus Kulm via Alpnachstad PB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 31m.
The distance between Hotel Central Luzern and Pilatus is 9 km. The road distance is 24.6 km.
The best way to get from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus without a car is to line 1 bus and line 2516 gondola which takes 54 min and costs .
It takes approximately 54 min to get from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus, including transfers.
Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, depart from Luzern station.
Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, arrive at Alpnachstad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus is 25 km. It takes approximately 37 min to drive from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus.
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What companies run services between Hotel Central Luzern, Switzerland and Pilatus, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Hotel Central Luzern to Pilatus Kulm via Luzern, Alpnachstad, and Alpnachstad PB in around 1h 31m.
- 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.ch
Train from Luzern to Alpnachstad
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- pilatus.ch
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- Phone
- +41 41 369 65 65
- Website
- vbl.ch
Bus from Luzern, Kantonalbank to Kriens, Busschleife
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Schedules at
- vbl.ch
- Ave. Duration
- 37 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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