There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Bern by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, ferry, or car
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Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ATH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 10mCHF 123–328Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ATH - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
10hCHF 92–295Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain Ec
26h 39mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
34h 26mCHF 252–400Bus, car ferry, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patrasbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from P.le Roma "D" to Ferrovia "D"ferry 4.2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Brigtrain Ec
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
47h 33mCHF 285–486Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ATH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
8h 28mCHF 118–348Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Basel (BSL)plane ATH - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7h 29mCHF 111–323Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Bernbus
33h 39mCHF 111–155Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Bern, Hauptbahnhofbus
35h 17mDrive 2,344.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Berncar 2,344.9 km
24h 33mCHF 390–563
Athens to Bern by train, bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 110 - SFr 160 and takes 33h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Bern is to fly and train which takes 7h 10m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Bern. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Bern via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 39m.
The distance between Athens and Bern is 1797 km. The road distance is 2344.9 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Bern without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 26h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Athens to Bern, including transfers.
Athens to Bern bus services, operated by Siamos Tours, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Bern bus services, operated by Siamos Tours, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Bern is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 4:58 AM in Athens and 3:58 AM in Bern.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Bern is 2345 km. It takes approximately 24h 33m to drive from Athens to Bern.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Athens to Bern via Kumanovo in around 33h 39m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 90–130
- 2nd Class
- CHF 80–110
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–65
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- niko_ekspres@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Bern, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–220
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from P.le Roma "D" to Ferrovia "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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