In the very heart
of Switzerland
Only a 20-minute walk from Lucerne's Old Town, the Grand Hotel Europe is situated on the delightful promenade that skirts Lake Lucerne and benefits from views of the surrounding mountains. The Swiss Museum of Transport – Europe's most diverse transport and communications museum in Europe and Switzerland's most-visited museum – is close by. Buses stop right outside the hotel.
Lucerne is around an hour away from Zurich, Basel and Bern. Zurich International Airport can be reached in around 90 minutes by rail or road.
By car
Lucerne is located in the middle of Switzerland just next to the motorway A2 (Basel – St. Gotthard – Milano). Leave the mentioned motorway by the exit „Luzern Zentrum“ coming from the north or the exit „Luzern Süd“ coming from the south. Once you are in the city follow the signs „Küssnacht / Verkehrshaus“.
Arrival by public transport:
There are good bus connections (lines 6 or 8) from the train station in Lucerne. Get off the bus on the station «Europe».
Lucerne is around an hour away from Zurich, Basel and Bern. Zurich International Airport can be reached in around 90 minutes by rail or road.
By car
Lucerne is located in the middle of Switzerland just next to the motorway A2 (Basel – St. Gotthard – Milano). Leave the mentioned motorway by the exit „Luzern Zentrum“ coming from the north or the exit „Luzern Süd“ coming from the south. Once you are in the city follow the signs „Küssnacht / Verkehrshaus“.
- Zurich Airport 1h
- Airport Basel 1h 15min
- Airport Geneva 3h
- Airport Mailand Malpensa 2h 30min
- Airport Munich 4h
Arrival by public transport:
There are good bus connections (lines 6 or 8) from the train station in Lucerne. Get off the bus on the station «Europe».