Private transfer to LucerneorIC8 to Thun?

The short answer

For one traveler the IC8 to Thun is cheaper by CHF 107. But at 3 travelers the Private transfer to Lucerne takes over.

The Private transfer to Lucerne is quicker: 1 h against 1 h 37. The IC8 to Thun varies between 97 and 100 minutes.

Private transfer to Lucerne: hours not recorded. IC8 to Thun: 06:46–18:46.

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Whole-party totals · adult fares

What each costs for the whole party, in CHF. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Private transfer to Lucerne is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
Travelers	Private transfer to Lucerne	IC8 to Thun	Difference
1	about CHF 175	CHF 68	CHF 107
2	about CHF 175	CHF 136	CHF 39
3	about CHF 175	CHF 204	CHF 29
4	about CHF 175	CHF 272	CHF 97
5	about CHF 177	CHF 340	CHF 163
6	about CHF 177	CHF 408	CHF 231
7	about CHF 177	CHF 476	CHF 299
8	about CHF 354	CHF 544	CHF 190

The cheaper option changes at 3 travelers, from the IC8 to Thun to the Private transfer to Lucerne. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

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Where each one leaves you

transfer · KiwitaxiPrivate transfer to Lucerne

From: Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To: Any address in Lucerne
Journey: 60 min

Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.

Private transfer to Lucerne: price for every party size

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IC8 · SBB, on a point-to-point ticketIC8 to Thun

From: Zürich Flughafen railway station, platforms 1 to 4
To: Thun station, by the lake, in 97 to 100 minutes; via Zürich HB and Bern
Luggage: Mainline Swiss trains: racks and standing space by the doors.
Runs: 06:46–18:46
Journey: 97–100 min

The ticket is SBB's, not ZVV's: Zürich Flughafen to Thun, CHF 68.00 an adult, CHF 34.00 for a child of 6 to 15 or with a Half-Fare card, under-6s free. It is cheaper than the CHF 77.00 to Interlaken Ost, which the same train goes on to.

One an hour, at :46, from 06:46 to 18:46. Earlier or later, change at Bern on the same ticket.

The full fare is fixed; the "Supersaver" for one named train is cheaper, demand-priced and refused on any other train, so it is not priced here.

IC8 to Thun: price for every party size

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This compares two of 19 options. See all of them ranked for your party size

Private transfer to LucerneorIC8 to Thun?

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