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Timetable & Tickets

Timetable & Tickets

Culinary Cruises

Candlelight Cruise

Culinary Cruises

Brunch Cruises

Culinary Cruises

12.05.2024
Mother's Day

Culinary Cruises

Easter Sunday on the lake

Current timetables

1 year free of travel

Lake Lucerne - Pass

Lake Lucerne - Pass

The Lake Lucerne Pass offers various subscription options for individuals, families and companies.

Boat charter

A special event setting

Boat charter

Wedding on the lake

Give away gift vouchers

Give away gift vouchers

Don't just give a voucher this year, give the gift of unique experiences on the lake. Our vouchers offer magical moments that will be remembered for a long time.

Our News

Electrification of motor vessel Rütli
 
Electrification of motor vessel Rütli
News

The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) is electrifying the motor vessel Rütli during the winter of 2023/24. The motorboat's diesel engine will be replaced by a powerful electric motor. The first scheduled trip will take place in spring 2024.

Motor vessel Saphir with hydrogen
 
Motor vessel Saphir with hydrogen
News

From summer 2026, it's full speed ahead with green hydrogen on Lake Lucerne! From then on, the motor vessel Saphir will be powered by hydrogen. H2UriAG's hydrogen production plant at the Bürglen hydropower plant is scheduled to go into operation at the beginning of 2025. We are proud to be actively contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions.

Sustainability on Lake Lucerne - leading by example!
 
Sustainability on Lake Lucerne - leading by example!
News

At the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV AG), we care about the sensitive Alpine environment, in which we operate. Therefore sustainability and environmental protection are a big part of our corporate philosophy.

Culinary Cruises
 
Culinary Cruises
News

Good news! All culinary cruises in spring and summer are now available for booking online.

Lake Lucerne Pass
 
Lake Lucerne Pass
News

With the Lake Lucerne Pass you can travel by boat on Lake Lucerne for 365 days a year for only CHF 299.00.

Weather

Weather

19.03.2024
Roundshot SGV Luzern

The 4 most commonly asked questions

On all regularly scheduled cruises, the following applies.
 
Free ride with:
• GA/AG
• Lake Lucerne GA/AG
• Lake Lucerne Pass
• Day ticket with Swiss Half-Fare Card (Halbtax)
• Pre-booked discounted day ticket
• Swiss municipal day tickets (Gemeinde Tageskarte)
• Children's day ticket
• Day ticket for a dog
• GA/AG for a dog
• Swiss Travel Pass, Swiss Travel Pass Flex and Swiss Transfer Ticket
• Tell Pass
• Junior Card: Children (6 to and including 15 years) and accompanied by one adult with a Junior Card
 
50% discount with
• Swiss Half-Fare Card (Halbtax)
• Interrail Pass
• Eurail Pass
• Children (6 to and including 15 years)
 
Please note that on all specially themed culinary cruises only special tickets are valid! Holders of Swiss GA/AG or Half-Fare (Halbtax) cards are eligible for a discount on tickets for such specially themed cruises.
 
Passepartout: Local Passepartout public transport tickets are not valid on Lake  Lucerne!
Exception: The Passepartout monthly or annual pass is valid on boats between Lucerne, Hertenstein, Weggis and Vitznau as long as the pass includes at least the three tariff zones 10, 29 and 39.

Tickets are sold on every boat as well as at our ticket offices at the piers in Lucerne and Weggis. From spring to autumn you may also use our seasonal ticket offices at the piers in Brunnen, Flüelen and Vitznau. 

SBB, Rigi Bahnen, Pilatus Bahnen, Treib Seelisberg Bahn, and the tourist offices in Beckenried and Gersau also issue combined tickets that include the cruise on Lake Lucerne.

Additionally, it is also possible to purchase tickets online.

Pier map

=> Cruises to Weggis, Vitznau (Rigi), Brunnen, Flüelen => Pier 1

=> Cruises to Alpnachstad (Pilatus) => Pier 2

=> Cruises to Küssnacht am Rigi => Pier 3

=> Cruises to Bürgenstock => Pier 3

On the open decks, seats are not reservable and reservations are not necessary. It is possible to reserve seats for the dining areas of our ships, including the onboard restaurants or stately lounges.

Groups of 10 or more persons are requested to make a group reservation (without a fixed seat reservation).

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