Modena to Lucca runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €23.43, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 11m over 196 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €23.43, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€23.43
- 174%Moves across the booking window
174%When it runs, leaving Modena
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
3
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €59.74Fri25
- about €43.79Sat26
- about €45.99Sun27
- about €30.04Mon28
- about €32.79Tue29
- about €33.34Wed30
- about €40.49Thu1
- about €27.84Fri2
- about €28.94Sat3
- about €30.58Sun4
- about €23.43Mon5
- about €27.28Tue6
- about €23.98Wed7
- about €30.03Thu8
- about €23.98Fri9
- about €28.93Sat10
- about €24.53Sun11
- about €25.63Mon12
- about €23.98Tue13
- about €26.18Wed14
- about €30.03Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Lucca. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Lucca for the night the train gets in
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When to book Modena to Lucca
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €26.7390 days
- €22.3360 days
- €21.7845 days
- €26.7330 days
- €30.0321 days
- €30.0314 days
- €40.497 days
- €45.993 days
- €59.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €21.78.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 174 percent. The dearest point is €59.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Modena to Lucca and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
196 km
95 km as the crow flies, 106% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
184,732 → 81,748
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 196 km against 95 km in a straight line, a detour of 106 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Forlì, Florence, Prato. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Lucca is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Lucca railway station
Most of the points near Lucca railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Modena to Lucca
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Modena to Lucca?
The fastest journey from Modena to Lucca takes 3h 11m door to door, of which 1h 17m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 28m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Modena to Lucca?
The cheapest fare from Modena to Lucca is €23.43, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €32.79. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Modena to Lucca?
The cheapest way from Modena to Lucca is by train, at €23.43 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 13m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Modena to Lucca?
Fares from Modena to Lucca bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €21.78. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 174 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Modena to Lucca?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Modena to Lucca, at €25.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Modena to Lucca?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Modena to Lucca, at €21.77 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Modena to Lucca?
3 operators sell services from Modena to Lucca across 1 mode: DB Fernverkehr, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, Trenitalia. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Modena to Lucca?
0 percent of the services we sell from Modena to Lucca are direct. The rest connect at Forlì, Florence, Prato, with about 60 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Modena to Lucca use?
Services from Modena to Lucca by train leave from Modena railway station and arrive at Lucca railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Modena to Lucca?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Modena to Lucca allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Modena to Lucca on 24 September 2026: 196 km of route against 95 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €23.43, and 3h 11m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Lucca is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Lucca and across Italy
Day trips that leave Lucca in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Modena reaches 54 places in 8 countries on services we hold, over distances from 37 to 1,119 km. Lucca reaches 25 places in 4 countries, from 42 to 8,191 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Modena
- 54Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 10Operators
8
10Arriving in Lucca
Leaving Lucca
- 25Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 2Operators