There are 10 ways to get from Ankara to Bern by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel, train
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Basel (BSL)plane ESB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 6mCHF 93–211Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendiktrain Yht
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Luzern to Berntrain Ic
37h 56mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
44h 2mCHF 233–353Drive, car train
- Drive from Ankara to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Berncar
24h 47mCHF 454–649Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ESB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 53mCHF 111–266Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ESB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
9h 33mCHF 101–321Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bernbus 106
39h 28mCHF 110–207Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zurich Limmatstrassebus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
46h 26mCHF 109–178Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bernbus
2d 2hCHF 107–257Drive 2,670.1 km
- Drive from Ankara to Berncar 2,670.1 km
25h 56mCHF 432–623
Ankara to Bern by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 90 - SFr 220 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Bern is to fly and train which takes 7h 53m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Bern. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Bern via Istanbul and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Bern. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Bern via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 2m.
The distance between Ankara and Bern is 2331 km. The road distance is 2670.1 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Bern without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Ankara to Bern, including transfers.
Ankara to Bern bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Bern train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Bern bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Ankara to Bern via Istanbul and Munich central bus station in around 39h 28m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- 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 Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- 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 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–22
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–28
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 56–61
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- CHF 12–15
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zurich Limmatstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bern is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 6:11 PM in Ankara and 4:11 PM in Bern.
Ankara to Bern train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Halkali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Bern is 2670 km. It takes approximately 25h 56m to drive from Ankara to Bern.
There are 341+ hotels available in Bern.






























































