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There are 11 ways to get from Lucerne to Ljubljana by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane ZRH - LJU
    5h 10m
    €132–344

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Ljubljana Hotel Unionbus bus
    10h 41m
    €46–53

  3. Train, bus via Venice

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain train
    4. Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Ljubljana Dolgi mostbus bus
    9h 57m
    €142–383

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train Ir75 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain night train En
    12h 7m
    €270–859

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Graz Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane ZRH - GRZ
    3. Take the bus from Graz Airport to Ljubljanabus bus
    7h 10m
    €407–1,029

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane ZRH - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljanashuttle bus
    6h 55m
    €120–719

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane ZRH - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ljubljanashuttle bus
    7h 44m
    €142–929

  8. Train to Basel, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BSL - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljanashuttle bus
    7h 35m
    €98–752

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to St. Gallentrain train Vae
    2. Take the bus from St. Gallen train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus bus FlixBus N953
    11h 57m
    €85–143

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train N7 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    12h 22m
    €83–234

  11. Drive 684 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Ljubljanacar car 684 km
    7h 29m
    €120–172

Lucerne to Ljubljana by train and night train

Calendar27Weekly Services
Duration12h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket€270Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 558.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 10m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Ljubljana, Slovenia?

You can take a bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Ljubljana Hotel Union via Venezia, Piazzale Roma in around 10h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luzern to Ljubljana via Zürich HB, Salzburg Hbf, and Villach Hbf in around 12h 22m.

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