There are 9 ways to get from Austria to Bern by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
5h 28mCHF 115–271Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to BernN882 / ...
13h 15mCHF 42–97Train
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to BernIc1 / ...
10h 21mCHF 127–212Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HBNj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to BernIc1 / ...
15h 11mCHF 252–472Fly Vienna International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
5h 55mCHF 92–246Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
6h 10mCHF 133–315Fly Graz to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Graz (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)GRZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
5h 55mCHF 153–438Fly Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)VIE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
7h 8mCHF 105–271Drive 818.5 km
- Drive from Vienna to Bern818.5 km
8h 11mCHF 131–188
Austria to Bern by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 100 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Bern is to fly and train which takes 5h 28m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct train from Austria to Bern. However, there are services departing from Oper/Karlsplatz and arriving at Bern via Wien Hbf and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
The distance between Austria and Bern is 749 km. The road distance is 818.5 km.
The best way to get from Austria to Bern without a car is to train which takes 10h 21m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Austria to Bern, including transfers.
Austria to Bern train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Austria to Bern is to train which takes 10h 21m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 100 and takes 13h 15m.
Austria to Bern train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Austria to Bern is 819 km. It takes approximately 8h 11m to drive from Austria to Bern.
What companies run services between Austria and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Oper/Karlsplatz to Bern via Meidling, Eichenstr., Wien Meidling, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 21m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bern once daily. Tickets cost CHF 40–95 and the journey takes 12h.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–470
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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 Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–410
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- 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
Train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–150
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 23–35
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–17
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 12–17
- Business
- CHF 14–15
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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