There are 4 ways to get from Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel by train or car
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Train via Olten
best- Take the train from Luzern to Oltentrain Ir26
- Take the train from Olten to Neuchâteltrain Ic5 / ...
2h 22mCHF 50–149Drive 136.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Lucerne to Neuchâtelcar 136.5 km
1h 33mCHF 23–32Train
- Take the train from Luzern to Berntrain Ir15 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Neuchâteltrain Ir66 / ...
2h 48mCHF 36–75Train #2
- Take the train from Luzern to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ir15 / ...
- Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Neuchâteltrain S20 / ...
3h 22mCHF 56–156
Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel is to drive which costs SFr 22 - SFr 35 and takes 1h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel is to drive which takes 1h 33m and costs SFr 22 - SFr 35.
No, there is no direct train from Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Neuchâtel via Olten. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 22m.
The distance between Lake Lucerne and Neuchâtel is 144 km. The road distance is 136.5 km.
The best way to get from Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel without a car is to train via Olten which takes 2h 22m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 2h 22m to get from Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel, including transfers.
Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, depart from Luzern station.
Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, arrive at Olten station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel is 137 km. It takes approximately 1h 33m to drive from Lake Lucerne to Neuchâtel.
There are 437+ hotels available in Neuchâtel.
What companies run services between Lake Lucerne, Switzerland and Neuchâtel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Luzern, Kantonalbank to Neuchâtel via Luzern, Bundesplatz, Luzern, and Olten in around 2h 22m.
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Luzern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Luzern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Bern to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +41 26 351 02 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpf.ch
Train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Neuchâtel
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