What is the best way to travel from Basel to Lucerne?
Looking for a trip? Check and compare all the available Carpool to Lucerne from Basel. Look at different modes of transportation, search for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 1 available companies to find your perfect trip!
What is the cheapest way to reach Lucerne from Basel?
You can reach Lucerne with just £7 by taking a Carpool from BlaBlaCar, but there are many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for you for the next few days here.
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BlaBlaCar1h 6m011:10Basel12:20Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 13/09/2026 11:10:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 13/09/2026 12:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £10 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 6m
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BlaBlaCar1h 13m020:00Basel21:20Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 13/09/2026 20:00:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 13/09/2026 21:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £11 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 13m
Cheapest Carpool Sunday
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BlaBlaCar1h 20m011:00Basel12:20Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 14/09/2026 11:00:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 14/09/2026 12:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 20m
Cheapest Carpool Monday
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BlaBlaCar1h 20m006:20Basel Mulhouse Airport07:40Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 16/09/2026 06:20:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 16/09/2026 07:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 20m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m006:20Basel07:30Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 16/09/2026 06:20:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 16/09/2026 07:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
Cheapest Carpool Wednesday
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m009:20Basel10:30Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 17/09/2026 09:20:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 17/09/2026 10:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m009:10Basel Mulhouse Airport10:20Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 17/09/2026 09:10:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 17/09/2026 10:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £14 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
Cheapest Carpool Thursday
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m010:30Basel11:40Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 18/09/2026 10:30:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 18/09/2026 11:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £7 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m009:40Basel10:50Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 18/09/2026 09:40:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 18/09/2026 10:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £8 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m018:00Basel19:10Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 18/09/2026 18:00:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 18/09/2026 19:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £8 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m014:40Basel15:50Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 18/09/2026 14:40:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 18/09/2026 15:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
Cheapest Carpool Friday
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DND Trans Negara1h 10m002:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport03:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from DND Trans Negara goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 02:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 03:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £351 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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DND Trans Negara1h 10m005:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport06:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from DND Trans Negara goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 05:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 06:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £351 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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DND Trans Negara1h 10m008:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport09:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from DND Trans Negara goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 08:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 09:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £351 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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AlpTransfer1h 10m002:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport03:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from AlpTransfer goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 02:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 03:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £399 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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AlpTransfer1h 10m005:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport06:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from AlpTransfer goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 05:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 06:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £399 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
Cheapest Carpool Saturday
What are the fastest trips from Basel to Lucerne?
You can get to Lucerne from Basel in just 1h 6m with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar. But this is just one option, click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other available modes of transportations.
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BlaBlaCar1h 6m011:10Basel12:20Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 13/09/2026 11:10:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 13/09/2026 12:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £10 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 6m
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BlaBlaCar1h 13m020:00Basel21:20Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 13/09/2026 20:00:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 13/09/2026 21:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £11 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 13m
Fastest Carpool Sunday
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BlaBlaCar1h 20m011:00Basel12:20Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 14/09/2026 11:00:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 14/09/2026 12:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 20m
Fastest Carpool Monday
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m006:20Basel07:30Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 16/09/2026 06:20:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 16/09/2026 07:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 20m006:20Basel Mulhouse Airport07:40Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 16/09/2026 06:20:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 16/09/2026 07:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 20m
Fastest Carpool Wednesday
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m009:20Basel10:30Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 17/09/2026 09:20:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 17/09/2026 10:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m009:10Basel Mulhouse Airport10:20Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 17/09/2026 09:10:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 17/09/2026 10:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £14 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
Fastest Carpool Thursday
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m010:30Basel11:40Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 18/09/2026 10:30:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 18/09/2026 11:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £7 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m009:40Basel10:50Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 18/09/2026 09:40:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 18/09/2026 10:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £8 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m018:00Basel19:10Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 18/09/2026 18:00:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 18/09/2026 19:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £8 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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BlaBlaCar1h 10m014:40Basel15:50Lucerne0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Basel (Switzerland) at 18/09/2026 14:40:00 to , Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 18/09/2026 15:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
Fastest Carpool Friday
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DND Trans Negara1h 10m002:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport03:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from DND Trans Negara goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 02:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 03:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £351 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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DND Trans Negara1h 10m005:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport06:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from DND Trans Negara goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 05:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 06:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £351 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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DND Trans Negara1h 10m008:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport09:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from DND Trans Negara goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 08:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 09:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £351 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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AlpTransfer1h 10m002:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport03:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from AlpTransfer goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 02:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 03:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £399 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
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AlpTransfer1h 10m005:30Basel Mulhouse AirportBasel Mulhouse Airport06:40LucerneCentral Bus Station0Premium EconomyA Car from AlpTransfer goes from Basel Mulhouse Airport, Basel Mulhouse Airport (France) at 19/09/2026 05:30:00 to Central Bus Station, Lucerne (Switzerland) arriving at 19/09/2026 06:40:00. 50 Premium Economy ticket for £399 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
Fastest Carpool Saturday
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a
Bus from Basel to Lucerne
What are the most popular stations in Basel and Lucerne?
In Basel, you will usually depart from Markthalle Bus Station, Central Station or Badischer Train Station, while in Lucerne you will be arriving at Bus Station Inselipark, Central Station or Central Bus Station, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.
How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience
Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Lucerne from Basel? With 2 connections between 1 Carpool operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.
Look for the lowest price
Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Basel and Lucerne, you can pay as low as £7 with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.Travel duration
Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Carpool from BlaBlaCar: you will get to Lucerne in just 1h 6m.Comfort makes all the difference
You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Basel and Lucerne are BlaBlaCar, DND Trans Negara and AlpTransfer, but be sure to check what they have to offer!Save money with deals, and always compare
One last tip? Even if you live in Basel and Lucerne is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Birsfelden or to Kriens, and look at flights from Basel Mulhouse Airport, and landing at Zurich Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!Which companies offer a trip from Basel to Lucerne?
The most popular companies between Basel and Lucerne, are BlaBlaCar, DND Trans Negara and AlpTransfer. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.
All you need to know when you travel from Basel to Lucerne
Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Basel to Lucerne. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.
FAQs about the trip from Basel to Lucerne
How can I reach Lucerne from Basel?
Every day, there are on average 2 connections between Carpool, with which you can get to Lucerne from Basel.
How far is Lucerne from Basel?
The distance between Basel and Lucerne is 78.7 km.
What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Basel and Lucerne?
Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance.
On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 2 kgs of CO2, a train 3 kgs, a car 13 kgs, and a flight 19 kgs.
What is the cheapest mode of transport from Basel to Lucerne?
You can get to Lucerne with just £7 by taking a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.
What is the fastest way to get from Basel to Lucerne?
While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Lucerne in just 1h 6m with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.
More routes to Basel and to Lucerne
Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Basel and to Lucerne. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!
