Travelling sustainably

Lucerne is located in the heart of Switzerland. Whether by bus, train, car or boat, Lucerne has excellent connections and is easy to reach. Here are our tips for a sustainable journey to the destination of Lucerne-Lake Lucerne:

 

Comfortable arrival

Get in, use the time and enjoy.

Luftaufnahme Bahnhof Luzern
© Sascha Walti

The train journey from Zurich Airport to Lucerne railroad station takes around an hour. Regular, direct train connections to all major Swiss cities as well as to the most important European metropolises guarantee a comfortable journey. The journey can be easily booked on SBB.

Luggage delivery

Luggage is conveniently delivered directly to the hotel.

The Swiss and, in some cases, Germany-wide rail luggage service makes your journey even easier. Benefit from the door-to-door, station-to-station or station-to-door service. Click here for the SBB luggage service.
 

 

Travel compensation

Offset flight emissions with climate protection projects.

If you are unable to travel by public transport or car, you can offset your flight via our partner myclimate. Click here for the myclimate flight compensator.

The ticket for everything

Travel by train, bus and boat in Switzerland.

Swiss Travel System offers travelers from abroad the Swiss Travel Pass for travel on the entire Swiss rail, bus and boat network as well as various discounts on mountain railroads.

Save money and benefit

Discounted excursions and transportation in and around the city.

Overnight guests in Lucerne benefit from free use of all buses and trains within zone 10 of the city network as well as various discounts on cable cars, mountain railroads, museums and excursions in the Lucerne-Lake Lucerne Region. All information can be read here.

 

Out and about like the locals

in the bike city of Lucerne.

There are many safe and direct routes for cyclists in the city of Lucerne. All recommended connections are shown on the digital bike map of the city and agglomeration of Lucerne. Within the city and agglomeration of Lucerne, bikes can be hired easily and conveniently from nextbike using a smartphone. For excursions and events, these can be reserved by the hour or week at a desired location. Information about nextbike here.