Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 4 months ahead of the travel date (usually)
Note that bookings do NOT open 6 months ahead.
This train is usually scheduled to depart from Frankfurt Main daily at 08:01, so target that departure time when looking at this journey.
On the DB Bahn booking site look for the journey which:
- has 0 in the Chg. column
- has EC in the Products column.
Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets (and reservations) on the DB (German national railways) website is available HERE.
Seat Reservations:
Book 1st class ticket journey tickets on DB Bahn and your seat reservation is included - but they're optional when booking 2nd class tickets, or if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
---|---|---|
DB | from €39.90 | |
Omio | from €39.90 | |
Trainline | from €39 |
ShowMeTheJourney has also observed ETR 600 trains being used for this service, but after April 2020 the plan is for the new Swiss Giruno trains to be used on this route.
Note that there is no return direct train FROM Luzern TO Frankfurt.
Final Destination: Milano
The train also call at: Basel and Olten
Connect in Basel for Delemont, Biel, and Zurich.
Connect in Olten for Visp and Brig
It will reverse direction on departure from Basel SBB.
The train uses the high speed line between Karlsruhe and Offenburg, but this is a pleasant rather than particularly scenic journey - though the views from the window do become a tad more picturesque, once the train heads south from Basel.
ShowMeTheJourney has also observed ETR 600 trains being used for this service, but after April 2020 the plan is for the new Swiss Giruno trains to be used on this route.
Note that there is no return direct train FROM Luzern TO Frankfurt.
Final Destination: Milano
The train also call at: Basel and Olten
Connect in Basel for Delemont, Biel, and Zurich.
Connect in Olten for Visp and Brig
It will reverse direction on departure from Basel SBB.
The train uses the high speed line between Karlsruhe and Offenburg, but this is a pleasant rather than particularly scenic journey - though the views from the window do become a tad more picturesque, once the train heads south from Basel.
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