There are 12 ways to get from America to Bern by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
8h 35mCHF 109–366Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Venlo Station to Dortmund central bus stationbus 023 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bernbus N122
15h 24mCHF 56–136Train, night train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
11h 39mCHF 96–355Drive 663.9 km
- Drive from America to Berncar 663.9 km
6h 2mCHF 110–159Train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
8h 43mCHF 101–356Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 53mCHF 126–315Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 6mCHF 170–367Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7h 19mCHF 132–312Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 24mCHF 130–306Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7h 9mCHF 188–441Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
8h 38mCHF 136–325Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
8h 13mCHF 153–328
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 140 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from America to Bern is to drive which takes 6h 2m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 160.
The distance between America and Bern is 708 km. The road distance is 663.9 km.
The best way to get from America to Bern without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 35m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from America to Bern, including transfers.
The best way to get from America to Bern is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 35m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 140 and takes 15h 24m.
Yes, the driving distance between America to Bern is 664 km. It takes approximately 6h 2m to drive from America to Bern.
There are 341+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from America to Bern via Horst-Sevenum, Venlo, Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 8h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from America to Bern via Sevenum, Berghemweg, Venlo Station, and Dortmund central bus station in around 15h 24m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
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 Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- 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
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
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 Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
- 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
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–15
- 1st Class
- CHF 17–29
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–140
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
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 150–260
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 150–260
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 14–24
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–100
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–15
- 1st Class
- CHF 17–29
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–246
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 242–246
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 17–19
- 1st Class
- CHF 24–27
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venlo Station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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