This bus ride is between Lucerne and the Pilatus gondola in Kriens. You will ride this bus route if doing the Pilatus Golden Round Trip or traveling via public transport to visit Pilatus via the gondolas.
Start: Luzern, Bahnhof stop - directly outside of the Luzern train station, stop A
End: Kriens. Pilatus Bahnen - directly in front of Pilatus gondola station
Travel time: about 18-21 mins. Runs once an hour. Check schedule on SBB.ch.
Route
From Luzern to Pilatus gondola:
From Luzern, Bahnhof stop, ride Bus 1 from to Kriens, Busschleife.
Change to Bus 15 and ride to Kriens. Pilatus Bahnen stop
From Pilatus gondola to Luzern:
From Kriens. Pilatus Bahnen, ride Bus 15 to Kriens, Hofmatt-Bellpark.
Change to Bus 1 (direction Ebikon, Fildern) to Luzern, Bahnhof
Tickets
This bus is free if:
you bought tickets for the Pilatus Golden Round Trip
you have a valid Swiss Travel Pass, Saver Day Pass or SBB GA
you are staying overnight in Lucerne and got your free Visitor Card Lucerne.
If you need a ticket, it's best to purchase it via the SBB Mobile app. If you are unsure about which ticket to buy, use the "Easy Ride" feature on the app.