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Compare bus, train, and flight for Lucerne to Salzburg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Lucerne to Salzburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €36. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 6h 8m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €36, and a train costs an average of €30.
Distance: 227 miles (366 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus |
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€90 Average price | €67 Average price Cheapest |
6h 38m Average total duration Fastest 6h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 35m Average total duration 9h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Lucerne to Salzburg
How to get from Lucerne to Salzburg by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lucerne to Salzburg is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBusCheapest
FlixBus · FlixBusFastest
IR 2115 · RJX 165Other options
IR 2571 · EC 99 · ICE 119IR 2117 · EC 191 · ICE 211IR 2618+
ICE 275+
S 4 · S 2
IR 2568 | 2568 · IC 5 1511 | 1511+
LH5739+
LH1106IR 2568 | 2568 · IC 5 1511 | 1511+
LH5683+LH1106IR 75 2111 | 2111 · IC 5 1511 | 1511+LH5739+LH1106Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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This is compared to other travel options from Lucerne to Salzburg:
A train is $8 (€6) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Lucerne to Salzburg costing on average $45 (€36).
A train is $1098 (€875) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Lucerne to Salzburg costing on average $1136 (€905).
Other travel options to Salzburg take longer:
Flight takes on average 8h 25m.
Bus takes on average 13h 35m.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 2 flights per day.
- Around 2 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lucerne and Salzburg as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Strasbourg Airport and arrive in Salzburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Lucerne station and arrive in Salzburg Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Luzern, Landenburgstrasse (Busparkplatz) and arrive in Salzburg, P+R Süd.
- Travel with ÖBB, Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) to go to Salzburg by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, Marino Autolinee to go to Salzburg by bus.
- 0 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
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