There are 9 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or towncar
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Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SCQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 47mCHF 107–362Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
19h 43mCHF 342–619Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
32h 25mCHF 183–324Drive 1,775 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Lucernecar 1,775 km
18h 57mCHF 291–420Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Basel (BSL)plane SCQ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
6h 27mCHF 109–271Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SCQ - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzerntrain
8h 33mCHF 151–531Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OPO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
9h 7mCHF 339–509Train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Luzerntrain Ic
26h 43mCHF 348–761Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valençabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Geneva Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Luzerntrain Ic
32h 27mCHF 169–399
Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne is to fly and train which costs SFr 100 - SFr 280 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 5h 47m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 370.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela station to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station and arriving at Luzern, Bahnhof via Paris and Zürich Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Luzern via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Mulhouse Ville and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 43m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Lucerne is 1495 km. The road distance is 1775 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 43m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station.
Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 43m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 180 - SFr 330 and takes 32h 25m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Luzern via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Mulhouse Ville, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 19h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Luzern, Bahnhof via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich Hbf in around 32h 25m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–240
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 259
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne is 1775 km. It takes approximately 18h 57m to drive from Santiago de Compostela to Lucerne.
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