1. Air Travel Information
Zurich Airport
Postfach
8058 Zürich-Flughafen
+41 43 816 22 11
+41 43 816 50 10
info@zurich-airport.com
http://www.zurich-airport.com
2. Getting to and from Zurich Airport
Distances
Airport Zurich: 65 km
Airport Geneva: 250 km
Airport Basel: 110 km
Lucerne is situated on the main route running from north to
south and is connected with the Swiss railway network. Direct fast
trains link Lucerne to the international airports in Zurich, Basel
and Geneva.
By Train
Lucerne is extremely well connected by railway from Zurich airport.
With Swiss Railways (SBB), getting there is as much part of the
experience as arriving! – plus there are no traffic jams and no
having to find somewhere to park. Comfortable double-decker Intercity
trains whisk you from Zurich Airport to Lucerne every 30 minutes.
You reach the heart of Switzerland in an hour. Then it’s just a
couple of minutes’ walk to the famous KKL Luzern Culture and Convention
Centre.
Information: Swiss Travel System (Swiss
Pass), provided by the SBB CFF FFS, is one of the most comfortable
and the safest way of getting around in Switzerland; the Swiss Pass
is affordable and convenient. It offers 4, 8, 15, 22 days or one
month unlimited access to Swiss Travel System’s rail, bus and boat
network at very attractive rates.
Swiss Railways (SBB)
CH-6002 Lucerne
Tel. +41 51 227 33 20
Fax +41 51 227 35 04
www.sbb.ch
By Car
An excellent network of fully developed freeways serves to link
Lucerne to all of the most important cities in Switzerland and abroad.
Further information: www.tcs.ch
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3. Getting Around
Chapel Bridge
Constructed in first half of the 14th century as a part of the city's
fortifications and named after St. Peter's Chapel, which is located
nearby... more
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A Walk around Lucerne
Because Lucerne is ideal for taking a stroll, we call our guided
city tour «a walk around Lucerne». On the walk, you will learn important,
humorous and interesting facts about Lucerne... more
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Water Tower
This octagonal tower - over 34 meters high (111.5 ft.) - was built
around 1300 as part of the city wall and used as an archive, treasury,
prison and torture chamber... more
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Jesuit Church
The first large sacral Baroque church in Switzerland; constructed
in 1666 by Father Christoph Vogler for the Jesuits...more
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Franciscan Church
Typical medieval Gothic mendicant architecture, built in the second
half of the 13th century... more
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Water Spike
Technically, this is a unique sight. The so-called «spikes» are
lowered into or withdrawn from the water manually to regulate the
water level of Lake Lucerne... more
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Spreuer Bridge
This bridge was completed as a part of the city fortification in
1408... more
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Musegg Wall
A part of the rampart walls built in 1386; the wall is still almost
entirely intact. Three towers are open to the public: Schirmer,
Zyt and Männli... more
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Old City Squares
Historical buildings clad in frescos border the Old Town on the
right bank of the River Reuss at a few picturesque squares... more
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Town Hall
Built between 1602 and 1606 by Anton Isenmann in the Italian Renaissance
style and covered with an overhanging roof, representing a typical
style from the canton of Bern... more
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Hof Church
Main cathedral for the city, as well as the St. Leodegar and St.
Maurice religious center. A Benedictine monastery was founded here
in the 8th century... more
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Lion Monument
«The dying Lion of Lucerne» is one of the world's most famous monuments...
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