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How to get fromMannheim to Lucerneby train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Mannheim to Lucerne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train Ic21 / ...
    3h 51m
    CHF 56–132

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Luzernbus bus FlixBus N33
    7h 20m
    CHF 30–50

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Mannheim Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir70 / ...
    5h 28m
    CHF 40–111

  4. Drive  350 km

    1. Drive from Mannheim to Lucernecar car 350 km
    3h 8m
    CHF 59–86

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    3h 33m
    CHF 114–256

  6. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane STR - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    4h 10m
    CHF 131–362

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train
    4h 28m
    CHF 148–381

Mannheim to Lucerne by train

Calendar130Weekly Trains
Duration3h 51mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 56Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 345.8 km
  • Duration: 3h 51m

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

You can take a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Luzern via Basel SBB in around 3h 51m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Luzern once daily. Tickets cost CHF 30–50 and the journey takes 7h 20m.

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