How do you combine Basel and Luzern?
Yes. Basel and Luzern combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow a full day in Basel and a full day in Luzern, around 2 days in total.
How the two connect
Basel and Luzern are only about 79 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Basel is EuroAirport Basel, Mulhouse, Freiburg (BSL), about 6 km away; for Luzern it is Zürich Airport (ZRH), about 49 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Basel
- a full day
- Luzern
- a full day
- Together
- 2 days · about 79 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Basel
- From Basel: Swiss Alps, Lauterbrunnen, Beatus Caves Small Group
- From Basel: Premium Panoramic train, Lucerne & Interlaken Tour
- Glacier Express, Swiss Alps & Lucerne Tour | From Basel
- Basel Farmer's Market, Cheese, Chocolate & Pastry Tour
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.