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There are 9 ways to get from Lucerne to Karlovy Vary by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane ZRH - PRG
    3. Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Stationbus bus
    6h 54m
    Kč 2,492–5,424

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Stationbus bus RegioJet 141103
    14h 12m
    Kč 1,620–2,243

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train N7 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Schaffhausentrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 87
    4. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Chebtrain train
    6. Take the train from Cheb to Karlovy Varytrain train Re / ...
    11h 47m
    Kč 3,319–11,484

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train N7 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    3. Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Karlovy Varytrain train Sc
    13h 47m

  5. Drive 586.7 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Karlovy Varycar car 586.7 km
    7h 2m
    Kč 2,476–3,576

  6. Train to Basel, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BSL - PRG
    3. Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Stationbus bus
    7h 19m
    Kč 2,583–7,154

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane ZRH - MUC
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitztrain train
    5. Take the train from Cheb to Karlovy Varytrain train
    8h 52m
    Kč 4,112–14,484

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

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane ZRH - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    4. Take the train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Karlovy Varytrain train
    10h 5m
    Kč 3,917–10,064

  9. Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Bayreuth central train stationbus bus N86 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Bayreuth central train station to Karlovy Varybus bus 068
    12h 36m
    Kč 3,548–15,034

Lucerne to Karlovy Vary by train

Calendar47Weekly Trains
Duration11h 47mAverage Duration
TicketKč 3,319Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 693.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 54m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Karlovy Vary, Czechia?

You can take a train from Luzern to Karlovy Vary via Zürich HB, Schaffhausen, Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Cheb in around 11h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Station via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station in around 14h 12m.

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