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IR75 to LucerneorPrivate transfer to Lucerne?

The short answer

For one traveler the IR75 to Lucerne is cheaper by CHF 144. But at 6 travelers the Private transfer to Lucerne takes over, and at 8 travelers the IR75 to Lucerne takes over.

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

IR75 to Lucerne: 06:15–20:15. Private transfer to Lucerne: 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 Lucerne is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersIR75 to LucernePrivate transfer to LucerneDifference
1CHF 31about CHF 175CHF 144
2CHF 62about CHF 175CHF 113
3CHF 93about CHF 175CHF 82
4CHF 124about CHF 175CHF 51
5CHF 155about CHF 177CHF 22
6CHF 186about CHF 177CHF 9
7CHF 217about CHF 177CHF 40
8CHF 248about CHF 354CHF 106

The cheaper option changes at 6 travelers, from the IR75 to Lucerne to the Private transfer to Lucerne. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Private transfer to Lucerne 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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