There are 10 ways to get from Spain to Lucerne by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PMI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
4h 54mCHF 59–134Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Luzerntrain Ic
13h 3mCHF 182–286Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Zürichbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
20h 10mCHF 95–153Drive 989 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Lucernecar 989 km
10h 24mCHF 191–275Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BCN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 21mCHF 61–218Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 56mCHF 85–276Fly Valencia Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VLC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 43mCHF 88–268Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Basel (BSL)plane PMI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
5h 54mCHF 64–201Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)plane BCN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
6h 16mCHF 68–220Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Milanbus FlixBus N1138 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Luzernbus FlixBus 1524 / ...
20h 30mCHF 99–155
Spain to Lucerne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Lucerne is to fly and train which costs SFr 55 - SFr 140 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 4h 54m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Luzern, Bahnhof via Zürich Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya and arriving at Luzern via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Genève. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 3m.
The distance between Spain and Lucerne is 1069 km. The road distance is 989 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Lucerne without a car is to train which takes 13h 3m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Spain to Lucerne, including transfers.
Spain to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Spain to Lucerne train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Lucerne is to train which takes 13h 3m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 160 and takes 20h 10m.
What companies run services between Spain and Lucerne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya to Luzern via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Genève in around 13h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Luzern, Bahnhof via Zürich and Zürich Hbf in around 20h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–80
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Milan to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Spain to Lucerne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Spain to Lucerne train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Lucerne is 989 km. It takes approximately 10h 24m to drive from Spain to Lucerne.
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