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IR75 to LucerneorPrivate transfer to Basel?

The short answer

For one traveler the IR75 to Lucerne is cheaper by CHF 145. But at 7 travelers the Private transfer to Basel takes over, and at 8 travelers the IR75 to Lucerne takes over.

The Private transfer to Basel is quicker: 1 h against 1 h 10.

IR75 to Lucerne: 06:15–20:15. Private transfer to Basel: hours not recorded.

Priced against each other

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 Basel is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersIR75 to LucernePrivate transfer to BaselDifference
1CHF 31about CHF 176CHF 145
2CHF 62about CHF 176CHF 114
3CHF 93about CHF 176CHF 83
4CHF 124about CHF 176CHF 52
5CHF 155about CHF 211CHF 56
6CHF 186about CHF 211CHF 25
7CHF 217about CHF 211CHF 6
8CHF 248about CHF 422CHF 174

The cheaper option changes at 7 travelers, from the IR75 to Lucerne to the Private transfer to Basel. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Private transfer to Basel to the IR75 to Lucerne. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
IR75 · SBB, on a point-to-point ticketIR75 to Lucerne
From
Zürich Flughafen railway station, platforms 1 to 4 — the InterRegio showing Luzern
To
Luzern, the main station on the lakefront, in 70 minutes; via Zürich HB and Zug
Luggage
Mainline Swiss trains: racks and standing space by the doors.
Runs
06:15–20:15
Journey
70 min

The ticket is SBB's, not ZVV's: Zürich Flughafen to Luzern, CHF 31.00 an adult, CHF 15.50 for a child of 6 to 15 or with a Half-Fare card, under-6s free.

Hourly at weekends; on weekdays there is no direct train at 07:15, 12:15, 15:15 or 17:15, and none after 20:15 on any day. Take any train to Zürich HB and change — the ticket is valid all day on any train along the route.

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.

No direct train on 7 and 8 November 2026 in SBB's published timetable.

IR75 to Lucerne: price for every party size

See the fare on sbb.ch

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