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 Hbf
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
8h 38mCHF 111–354Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mönchengladbach central train station to Mannheim central bus stationN94
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to BernN122 / ...
12h 55mCHF 63–116Train, night train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel SbbNj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
11h 45mCHF 98–333Drive 644.8 km
- Drive from America to Bern644.8 km
6h 30mCHF 105–152Train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
8h 50mCHF 108–344Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
7hCHF 123–293Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
7h 6mCHF 165–337Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
7h 19mCHF 132–292Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
7h 16mCHF 192–439Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
7h 24mCHF 127–296Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
8h 11mCHF 150–332Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
9h 41mCHF 120–282
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 60 - SFr 120 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from America to Bern is to drive which takes 6h 30m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 160.
The distance between America and Bern is 708 km. The road distance is 644.8 km.
The best way to get from America to Bern without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 38m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 360.
It takes approximately 8h 38m 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 38m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 120 and takes 12h 55m.
Yes, the driving distance between America to Bern is 645 km. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from America to Bern.
There are 331+ 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 38m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from America to Bern via Sevenum, Berghemweg, Venlo, Station Venlo, Venlo, Moenchengladbach Hbf, Mönchengladbach central train station, and Mannheim central bus station in around 12h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
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 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- 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 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–22
- 1st Class
- CHF 27–50
- 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 30–65
- 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
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–245
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–245
- 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
- Twice 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 10–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mönchengladbach central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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