Explore'n'Rail Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne

Saving offer

• 20% discount on museum admission or on the day pass with unlimited access to all offers
• Offer valid on travel dates from May to June, in September and in December 2025 and from February to March 2026

Saving offer valid from 01.07.-31.08. and 01.10.-31.10.2025

• 20% discount on museum admission or on the day pass with unlimited acces to all offers
• Up to 50% discount on the journey to Lucerne Museum of Transport and back *
• Offer valid on travel days in July, August and October 2025

Saving offer valid from 01.01.-31.01.2026

• 50% discount on museum admission or on the day pass with unlimited access to all offers
• Offer valid on travel days in January 2026

Day pass

The day pass entitles you to admission to the museum, any visit to the Swiss Chocolate Adventure and the Media World, as well as to the performances in the daily program of the Filmtheater and the Planetarium.

* Please note: The number of discounted tickets for public transportation is limited each month. Once the tickets have been used up at 50%, the discount is reduced to 30%. If 30% of the tickets have been used up, the price reduction no longer applies. The discounted public transport tickets are only available when booking online.

You benefit from the discount when you travel there/back by public transport in combination with any ticket and travelcard, such as a standard public transport ticket, a day pass, a supersaver ticket or a regional, half-fare or GA Travelcard.

The savings offer is also available at BLS Travel Centres and at any railway ticket office in Switzerland.

The legendary Gotthard railway model is back

The legendary Gotthard railway model is back – bigger, more modern, and more impressive than ever. Adjustments will continue until the end of December to prepare for the full reopening. You are warmly invited to watch the model builders at work. Only from January 2025 will the entire installation be fully operational again, with trains making their rounds from Wassen to Erstfeld.

One of the longest model railways in Switzerland

An elevated walkway now provides unique views of the intricate landscape. Like an open Swiss Army knife, the model unfolds along the mountain ridge and incorporates the Gotthard Base Tunnel, inaugurated in 2016. The extensive transformation of the installation in Bleienbach began 55 weeks ago. Originally measuring 6 x 14 meters, the Gotthard railway model now stretches to 31.5 meters in length and 3.5 meters in width, making it one of the longest model railway installations in Switzerland. The 2016 Gotthard Base Tunnel is also integrated. Visitors can take a behind-the-scenes look at this model world: digital controls and shadow stations at the back offer fascinating insights.

A masterpiece of voluntary work

Under the motto “Connecting Old with New,” the Gotthard Model Railway Group, led by Emil Galliker, further developed the Gotthard railway model with great attention to detail. The team consists of 20 dedicated members from the Luzern Railway and Model Railway Enthusiasts as well as the Rothenburg Railway Model Enthusiasts. Together, they invested over 12,000 volunteer hours to bring this masterpiece to life.

Further information and donations

Embark on a journey into the universe. Thanks to state-of-the-art technology, a fascinating starry sky is projected onto the dome of the planetarium - regardless of the weather. Lean back and enjoy an unforgettable trip through space in the Swiss Museum of Transport Planetarium, the most advanced large planetarium in Switzerland - in the comfort of an upholstered armchair.

This offer is included in the day pass only or must be purchased separately. 

Experience, understand, act - The wheelchair parcours

Accessibility affects us all and is a shared responsibility. In a new interactive exhibition, the Swiss Museum of Transport - in cooperation with the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation, the Cerebral Foundation and other partners - invites visitors to experience the challenges of mobility in a wheelchair at first hand. A specially designed wheelchair course gives visitors the opportunity to experience for themselves the everyday hurdles faced by people in wheelchairs - and at the same time shows which measures and solutions can contribute to barrier-free mobility.

The trail ist open daily during the following times:

10.15 – 12.00
13.00 – 14.30
15.30 – 16.30

• Fly a helicopter or zeppelin yourself in the Aviation Hall
• Train simulators in the Railway Hall (including the Lötschberg mountain route)
• Virtual reality cycling attraction and crash test in the Road Traffic Hall
• Test your physical endurance in the rowing competition in the Tourism Hall
• LIVEMAP Switzerland, the largest walkable aerial image of Switzerland
• Experience various VR adventures from Red Bull in Media World
• Swiss Chocolate Adventure
• Movie theater - a breathtaking film experience

Additional offers such as the movie theater, the planetarium and the Swiss Chocolate Adventure are included in the day pass or can be purchased on site or online.

Museum and special exhibitions

Summer season

March 30 to October 25, 2025
daily 10.00–18.00

Winter season

October 26, 2025 to March 28, 2026
daily 10.00–17.00

Swiss Chocolate Adventure

First ride daily at 11.00 a.m. - last ride 40 minutes before the museum closes

Movie Theatre and Planetarium

According to program

Travel comfortably by train to Lucerne.

From Lucerne railway station

• 8 minutes by train (S3 or Voralpen-Express). Alight at «Luzern Verkehrshaus»
• 10 minutes by bus (no. 6, 8 or 24). Alight at «Verkehrshaus»
• 10 minutes by boat (own pier «Verkehrshaus-Lido»)
• 30 minutes on foot along the lakeside promenade