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There are 6 ways to get from Pirmasens to Lucerne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Landau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train Ec / ...
    6h 19m
    CHF 72–154
  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Pirmasens central train station to Saarbrücken bus stationbus bus 036
    2. Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Luzernbus bus FlixBus N846
    7h 10m
    CHF 35–54
  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Landau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train Ir / ...
    8h 21m
    CHF 52–130
  4. Drive  324 km

    1. Drive from Pirmasens to Lucernecar car 324 km
    3h 37m
    CHF 58–83
  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    5. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    5h 46m
    CHF 130–277
  6. Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus bus
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LUX - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain train
    6h 36m

Pirmasens to Lucerne by train

Calendar108Weekly Trains
Duration6h 19mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 72Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Pirmasens, Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Luzern via Landau, Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 6h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pirmasens central train station to Luzern via Saarbrücken bus station in around 7h 10m.

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