Map of Lucerne (Luzern), Switzerland

Lucerne (Luzern) is the administrative centre of Lucerne, Switzerland, with a population of about 81,691. It lies at 47.0505°N, 8.3064°E. Lucerne is about 66 km (41 mi) east of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zürich, 40 km to the northeast.

Lucerne at a glance

Where is Lucerne?

• The 7th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 30 min on the shortest day to 15 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lucerne

• Zürich — 40 km northeast
• Rapperswil — 44 km northeast
• Uster — 45 km northeast
• Winterthur — 60 km northeast
• Thun — 62 km southwest
• Bern — 66 km west
• Rheinfelden — 69 km northwest, Germany
• Köniz — 69 km west
• Schaffhausen — 76 km north
• Basel — 79 km northwest

Largest cities in Switzerland

• Zürich — 415,367
• Geneva — 201,741
• Basel — 177,595
• Lausanne — 139,111
• Bern — 121,631
• Winterthur — 111,840
• Sankt Gallen — 75,833
• Lugano — 63,185
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120
• Thun — 43,723

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.