There are 12 ways to get from Vienna to Lucerne by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneotrain
14h 57m€161–285Fly Vienna International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane VIE - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneotrain
9h 56m€61–298Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Padua Bus Stationbus RegioJet 31
- Take the bus from Padua to Cuneobus 416
17h 56m€79–127Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneotrain
18h 30m€95–224Drive 1,039.6 km
- Drive from Vienna to Lucernecar 1,039.6 km
11h€168–243Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N456
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cuneobus 416
18h 15m€85–138Fly Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane VIE - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneotrain
9h 17m€70–267Fly Vienna International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane VIE - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Borgo S. Dalmazzotrain
11h 5m€99–273Fly Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane VIE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneotrain
10h 12m€72–279Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BTS - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Borgo S. Dalmazzotrain
12h 26m€78–262Fly Vienna International Airport to Monaco, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Monaco (MCM)plane VIE - MCM
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Borgo S. Dalmazzotrain
11h 48m€103–362Fly Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VIE - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingottotrain
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Cuneotrain
13h 33m€146–343
Vienna to Lucerne by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Lucerne is to bus via Padova which costs €75 - €130 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Lucerne is to fly and train which takes 9h 17m and costs €70 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Vienna Main train station and arriving at Aisone - Furan via Padua and CUNEO - Piazzale Libertà / Stazione FS. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Lucerne. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Cuneo via Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr and Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 57m.
The distance between Vienna and Lucerne is 1200 km. The road distance is 1039.6 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Lucerne without a car is to train which takes 14h 57m and costs €160 - €290.
It takes approximately 14h 57m to get from Vienna to Lucerne, including transfers.
Vienna to Lucerne bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Vienna Main train station.
Vienna to Lucerne train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Lucerne is to train which takes 14h 57m and costs €160 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 17h 56m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Lucerne, Italy?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Aisone - Furan via Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr, Torino Porta Nuova, Cuneo, and CUNEO - Piazzale Libertà / Stazione FS in around 14h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna Main train station to Aisone - Furan via Padua Bus Station, Padua, Cuneo, and CUNEO - Piazzale Libertà / Stazione FS in around 17h 56m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Monaco via Munich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Monaco via Zurich, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Monaco via Ajaccio, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Monaco via Bastia, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- *
- €80–120
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Borgo S. Dalmazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Cuneo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Borgo S. Dalmazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Borgo S. Dalmazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Lingotto to Cuneo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Vienna Main train station to Padua Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- RegioJet
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Padua to Cuneo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cuneo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Lucerne bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Padua Bus Station.
Vienna to Lucerne train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Lucerne is 1040 km. It takes approximately 11h to drive from Vienna to Lucerne.
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