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Compare train and bus for Interlaken to Lucerne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Interlaken to Lucerne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $26. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 1h 9m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $26, and a train costs an average of $27.
Distance: 32 miles (53 km)
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$48 Average price | $36 Average price Cheapest |
2h 21m Average total duration 1h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 39m Average total duration Fastest 1h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Interlaken to Lucerne
How to get from Interlaken to Lucerne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Interlaken to Lucerne is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
PE LIX 2925 | 292512:04 PM1h51Interlaken Ost1:55 PMLucerne station$461One-way0 transfers
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- PE LIX 2925 | 292512:04 PM1h51Interlaken Ost1:55 PMLucerne station$461One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- PE LIX 2925 | 292512:04 PM1h51Interlaken Ost1:55 PMLucerne station$461One-way0 transfers
Other options
- PE LIX 2921 | 292110:04 AM1h51Interlaken Ost11:55 AMLucerne station$551One-way0 transfers
- PE LIX 2919 | 29199:04 AM1h51Interlaken Ost10:55 AMLucerne station$551One-way0 transfers
- PE LIX 2923 | 292311:04 AM1h51Interlaken Ost12:55 PMLucerne station$551One-way0 transfers
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How to get from Interlaken to Lucerne
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This is compared to other travel options from Interlaken to Lucerne:
A bus is $0.40 (€0.32) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Interlaken to Lucerne costing on average $27 (€21).
Other travel options to Lucerne take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 51m.
- Around 25 trains per day.
- Around 9 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Interlaken and Lucerne as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Matten b. I.,Hertigässli and arrive in Lucerne station.
- Buses mostly depart from Interlaken and arrive in Luzern.
- Travel with Rhatische Bahn, SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Zentralbahn to go to Lucerne by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, Infobus to go to Lucerne by bus.
- 6 direct trains per day with Rhatische Bahn, SBB, Zentralbahn.
- 0 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, Infobus.
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