There are 4 ways to get from Lucerne Station to Pilatus by bus, cable car, taxi, car, or train
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Bus, line 2516 gondola
best- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Kriens, Busschleifebus 1
- Take the cablecar from Kriens to Fräkmünteggcablecar 2516
57 minDrive 25.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Lucerne Station to Pilatuscar 25.2 km
38 minCHF 5–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Lucerne Station to Pilatustaxi 25.2 km
38 minCHF 110–140Train, line 83 train
- Take the train from Luzern to Alpnachstadtrain S5
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Aemsigentrain 83
1h 8m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne Station to Pilatus is to drive which costs SFr 4 - SFr 7 and takes 38 min.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne Station to Pilatus is to taxi which takes 38 min and costs SFr 110 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct train from Lucerne Station to Pilatus. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Aemsigen via Alpnachstad PB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 8m.
The distance between Lucerne Station and Pilatus is 9 km. The road distance is 25.2 km.
The best way to get from Lucerne Station to Pilatus without a car is to bus and line 2516 gondola which takes 57 min and costs .
It takes approximately 57 min to get from Lucerne Station to Pilatus, including transfers.
Lucerne Station to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, depart from Luzern station.
Lucerne Station to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, arrive at Alpnachstad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucerne Station to Pilatus is 25 km. It takes approximately 38 min to drive from Lucerne Station to Pilatus.
There are 861+ hotels available in Pilatus.
What companies run services between Lucerne Station, Switzerland and Pilatus, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Luzern to Aemsigen via Alpnachstad and Alpnachstad PB in around 1h 8m.
- 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
Train from Luzern to Alpnachstad
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- Zentralbahn
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pilatusbahnen
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Aemsigen
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Pilatusbahnen
- Phone
- +41 41 369 65 65
- Website
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Kriens, Busschleife
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Kriens, Busschleife
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- Ave. Duration
- 38 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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