There are 6 ways to get from Lucerne to Tübingen by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Tübingen central stationbus FlixBus 283 / ...
4h 35m€19–29Train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Horb Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 87
5h 6m€54–109Drive 226.5 km
- Drive from Lucerne to Tübingencar 226.5 km
2h 40m€48–69Train, fly
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
4h 14m€130–322Train via Schaffhausen
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Schaffhausentrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Horb Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 87
5h 7m€56–103Train, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain 75
- Take the bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Tübingen central stationbus FlixBus N42
5h 54m€28–44
Lucerne to Tübingen by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne to Tübingen is to bus which costs €18 - €29 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne to Tübingen is to drive which takes 2h 40m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucerne to Tübingen station. However, there are services departing from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse and arriving at Tübingen central station via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Lucerne to Tübingen. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at Tübingen Hauptbahnhof via Zürich HB, Singen and Horb Bahnhof/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 6m.
The distance between Lucerne and Tübingen is 227 km. The road distance is 226.5 km.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Tübingen without a car is to bus which takes 4h 35m and costs €18 - €29.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Lucerne to Tübingen, including transfers.
Lucerne to Tübingen bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse station.
Lucerne to Tübingen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Tübingen is to bus which takes 4h 35m and costs €18 - €29. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 5h 6m.
What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Tübingen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Tübingen central station via Zurich Bus Station in around 4h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luzern to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof via Zürich HB, Singen, and Horb Bahnhof/ZOB in around 5h 6m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Horb Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Horb Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Horb Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Horb Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Tübingen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Tübingen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Lucerne to Tübingen bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai.
Lucerne to Tübingen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucerne to Tübingen is 226 km. It takes approximately 2h 40m to drive from Lucerne to Tübingen.
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