There are 4 ways to get from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus by bus, cable car, train, taxi, or car
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Line 1 bus, line 2516 gondola
best- Take the bus from Luzern, Luzernerhof to Kriens, Busschleifebus 1
- Take the cablecar from Kriens to Fräkmünteggcablecar 2516
1h 10mDrive 28.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatuscar 28.9 km
43 minCHF 5–7Line 24 bus, train, line 83 train
- Take the bus from Luzern, Hermitage to Luzern, Bahnhofbus 24
- Take the train from Luzern to Alpnachstadtrain S5
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain 83
1h 55mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatustaxi 28.9 km
43 minCHF 130–160
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus is to drive which costs SFr 4 - SFr 7 and takes 43 min.
The fastest way to get from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus is to taxi which takes 43 min and costs SFr 130 - SFr 160.
The distance between Luzern, Hermitage and Pilatus is 13 km. The road distance is 28.9 km.
The best way to get from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus without a car is to line 1 bus and line 2516 gondola which takes 1h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 10m to get from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus is 29 km. It takes approximately 43 min to drive from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus.
There are 906+ hotels available in Pilatus.
What companies run services between Luzern, Hermitage, Switzerland and Pilatus, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus. However, you can take the line 24 bus to Luzern, Luzernerhof, take the line 1 bus to Kriens, Busschleife, walk to Kriens, then take the line 2516 vehicle to Fräkmüntegg. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luzern, Hermitage to Pilatus Kulm via Luzern, Bahnhof, Luzern, Alpnachstad, and Alpnachstad PB in around 1h 55m.
- 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 Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Pilatusbahnen
- Phone
- +41 41 369 65 65
- Website
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
Bus from Luzern, Luzernerhof to Kriens, Busschleife
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–4
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
Bus from Luzern, Hermitage to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–4
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–160
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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