There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Bern by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
7hCHF 88–293Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Liège Guilleminsbus 328 / ...
- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to Bernbus N839
10h 55mCHF 35–103Drive 564.4 km
- Drive from Aachen to Berncar 564.4 km
6h 13mCHF 92–132Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
5h 33mCHF 165–373Train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
7h 25mCHF 72–344Train #2
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain Re
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
10h 3mCHF 106–342Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 24mCHF 114–275Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
5h 54mCHF 107–314Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 11mCHF 138–312Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Angleurtrain
- Take the train from Angleur to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 53mCHF 134–333Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
7h 41mCHF 108–262
Aachen to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 110 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Bern is to train and fly which takes 5h 33m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Bern. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Bern via Liège Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Bern. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Bern via Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h.
The distance between Aachen and Bern is 662 km. The road distance is 564.4 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Bern without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 7h and costs SFr 85 - SFr 300.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Aachen to Bern, including transfers.
Aachen to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Bern is to train via Mannheim which takes 7h and costs SFr 85 - SFr 300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 110 and takes 10h 55m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Bern via Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 7h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Bern via Liège Guillemins in around 10h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 160–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 27–40
- Comfort
- CHF 29–40
- Premium
- CHF 45–60
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 27–40
- Comfort
- CHF 29–40
- Premium
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–17
Train from Aachen Hbf to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 6–9
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–14
Train from Angleur to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 13–19
- 1st Class
- CHF 20–30
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liège Guillemins to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Aachen to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Liège Guillemins station.
Aachen to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Bern is 564 km. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Aachen to Bern.
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