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How to get fromLucerne to Hamburgby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Lucerne to Hamburg by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic21 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    8h 29m
    €183–367

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train Ir75 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    12h 44m
    €66–163

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N24
    14h 55m
    €78–125

  4. Drive  895.4 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Hamburgcar car 895.4 km
    7h 33m
    €161–233

  5. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    11h 12m
    €118–146

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane ZRH - HAM
    5h 8m
    €90–223

  7. Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane BSL - HAM
    5h 28m
    €87–322

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

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane ZRH - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    6h 39m
    €166–419

  9. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain train
    3. Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain train
    4. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane STR - HAM
    7h 42m
    €139–419

Lucerne to Hamburg by train

Calendar111Weekly Trains
Duration8h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 935.8 km
  • Duration: 8h 29m

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

You can take a train from Luzern to Hamburg Hbf via Basel SBB in around 8h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Hamburg central bus station via Zurich Bus Station in around 14h 55m.

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