About the venue
A car park that puts on a show.
A lift reaches into a high-bay rack holding 80 vehicles, hoists one out and sets it on a stage in front of you. That is the Car Theatre, and it is only one corner of the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne.
Known locally as the Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, the museum opened on 1 July 1959 and is Switzerland's most-visited museum, with more than a million admissions a year across around 20,000 m² of exhibition space on the shore of Lake Lucerne. It covers road, rail, air and water transport, space travel, cableways, tourism and energy.
For car people, the Road Transport hall is the main event. It tells the story of Swiss automobile history, including the Monteverdi brand, alongside Formula 1 exhibits, a Formula 1 simulator, a crash test exhibit and a VR bike. Special exhibitions add to it: 100 Years of Ducati opened in full at the end of July 2026, and Red Bull World of Racing comes with pit stop challenges.
Beyond the halls are a planetarium, the Filmtheatre with the largest permanently installed screen in Switzerland, the Swiss Chocolate Adventure and the Hans Erni Museum. Outside, historic aircraft and trains stand next to playgrounds.
The museum is open 365 days a year. The Luzern Verkehrshaus stop is eight minutes by train from Lucerne station, and buses and lake boats also stop at the museum.
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1M+ visitors a year
Switzerland's most-visited museum, open 365 days.
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Swiss car history
From Monteverdi to Formula 1 in the Road Transport hall.
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Hands-on driving
Formula 1 simulator, VR bike and a crash test exhibit.
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More than cars
Trains, planes, a planetarium and Switzerland's largest screen.
Plan your visit
The practical details, in one place.
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