Plan your visit
Everything about opening hours, tickets, directions, location map and screening times for shows and films.
Open 365 days a year
Museum
closed,
until
10:00
Shops
closed,
until
10:00
Filmtheatre
closed, see programme
Swiss Chocolate Adventure
closed,
until
11:00
Planetarium
closed, see programme
Mercato restaurant (self-service)
closed,
until
11:00
Café Bar
closed,
until
09:00
Brasserie
closed,
until
09:30
Documentation Center
closed,
until
14:00
Summer and winter time
Summer time: 30.03.2025 - 26.10.2025, winter time: 27.10.2025 - 29.03.2026
Museum of Transport Admission - Tickets
How to find us
Swiss Museum of Transport
From Lucerne railroad station
8 minutes by train
S3 or Voralpenexpress to "Luzern Verkehrshaus" stop Timetables: www.sbb.ch
10 minutes by bus
No. 6, 8 or 24 to the "Verkehrshaus" stop Timetables: www.vbl.ch
10 minutes by boat
Own jetty, "Verkehrshaus-Lido" timetables: www.lakelucerne.ch
30 minutes along the lake promenade.
By car
Parking spaces along Lidostrasse and opposite the Lido lido. 8 short-term parking spaces (2 hours), 4 disabled parking spaces and 3 electric fast-charging stations in front of the Museum of Transport.
SBB RailAway
Travel by public transport and benefit from the following advantages:
Discounted prices incl. arrival
- Option 1: 20% discount on admission to the museum.
- Variant 2: 20% discount on a day pass. Entitles you to admission to the museum and to any visit to the Swiss Chocolate Adventure and the screenings in the Filmtheater and Planetarium.
Additional savings: Can also be combined with supersaver tickets and supersaver day passes.
Accessibility
The Museum of Transport is part of the OK:GO initiative. The initiative provides the public with information on the accessibility of tourist attractions.
Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for a visit to the Museum of Transport Lucerne?
The time depends on how intensively you would like to explore the exhibitions.
Short visit (2-3 hours): Overview of the various themed areas of the museum and try out one or two interactive attractions.
Half day (4-5 hours): In-depth exploration of four to five themed areas of the museum, including two to three interactive attractions. Visit to the planetarium or filmtheater possible. A screening lasts around 45 minutes.
Full day (6+ hours): Visit to all themed areas of the museum. In addition, you can attend screenings in the filmtheater and/or planetarium and/or take a ride on the Swiss Chocolate Adventure. It may be worth buying a day pass here.
What can you see and do at the Museum of Transport?
- Museum: The Swiss Museum of Transport offers a variety of interactive exhibitions on transportation and energy. The collection includes historical vehicles such as rail vehicles, cars, motorcycles, ships and airplanes, submarines, space travel, tourism, mountain railroads and the Hans Erni Museum. To the subject areas
- Swiss Chocolate Adventure - A multi-sensory journey that conveys the history, origin, production and transportation of Swiss chocolate. To the chocolate exhibition
- Planetarium : Fascinating 360° shows that bring the universe closer, as well as a wide range of cultural activities. To the program
- Filmtheater: The cinema with the largest fixed screen in Switzerland. To the program
What can children experience at the Museum of Transport?
At the Swiss Museum of Transport, children aged 2 and over will find numerous exciting and educational activities in every themed area that are specially tailored to their needs. Here is a selection:
- Traffic garden: An area where children can playfully discover road traffic and learn about road safety from the age of 4.
- Road construction arena Children feel like real road builders on the construction site playground. Construction site vehicles, shovels, barriers and helmets make the feeling perfect.
- Swiss simulator: Children have the opportunity to land an airplane safely at Zurich Airport. They learn how sluggishly an airplane can be steered.
- Lock model: This model shows how locks transport ships safely on steep gradients. Children can observe directly on site how shipping works with different height differences.
- Car theater Children choose a car topic that interests them the most. Afterwards, real cars from a large box are presented by a robot in the arena of the car theater.
- Lock model: This model shows how locks transport ships safely on steep gradients. Children can observe directly on site how shipping works with different height differences.