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Basel to Luzern

2 ways to get from Basel to Luzern

BaselBasel SBBLuzern
Regional train
1h 01 published
Distance
96.3 km by road
Operators
SBB InterCity
  • Regional train 1h 01
  • Transfer ~1h 10 est. drive
BaselLuzern
  • Regional train1h 01
    Basel SBB
  • Transfer~1h 10 est.
    any addressany address
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Transfer~1h 10 est. drive
Baselany addressLuzernany address

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Before you land

The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.

  • Hours

    Wikipedia's InterCity route list confirms IC21 runs Basel SBB-Lucerne-Lugano hourly with no change of train; an independent snapshot puts the Basel-Lucerne leg at about 61 minutes, running roughly hourly all day.

    en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-09-09

  • Easy to get wrong

    Luzern is a stub-end terminus, not a through station - 7 island platforms serving 14 tracks (numbered 2-15) that all dead-end at the lake shore - so the same IC21 working reverses direction there before continuing on to Lugano; a traveller staying aboard toward Lugano keeps the same train and seat rather than needing to cross to a different platform.

    en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-09-09