Originally Posted by
highflyer88
I appreciate everyone's input. One more question. If I have an early flight out of Zurich (9:30AM), would it be better to stay in Lucerne and take an early train, or take the train the night before into Zurich?
I would stay in Zurich. It will put your mind at ease if you don't have to worry about missing/the train being late (yes it does happen on occassion in CH). You will also get to sleep in slightly longer too. ZRH isn't a hard airport to navigate but do allow ample time for check in and security.