There are 5 ways to get from Balsthal to Brienz by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Olten to Interlaken Osttrain Ic61 / ...
3h 25mCHF 19–70Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd to Olten, Bahnhofbus 505
- Take the train from Olten to Interlaken Osttrain Ic61 / ...
3h 45mCHF 15–58Bus, train, line 21 bus
- Take the bus from Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd to Olten, Bahnhofbus 505
- Take the train from Olten to Thuntrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the bus from Thun, Bahnhof to Interlaken Ost, Bahnhofbus 21
4h 17mCHF 24–65Drive 118.9 km
- Drive from Balsthal to Brienzcar 118.9 km
1h 26mCHF 20–29Train via Lucerne
- Take the train from Olten to Luzerntrain Ir26
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain Lix / ...
3h 48mCHF 45–66
Balsthal to Brienz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Balsthal to Brienz is to drive which costs SFr 19 - SFr 29 and takes 1h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Balsthal to Brienz is to drive which takes 1h 26m and costs SFr 19 - SFr 29.
No, there is no direct train from Balsthal to Brienz. However, there are services departing from Balsthal and arriving at Brienz via Oensingen, Olten and Interlaken Ost. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 25m.
The distance between Balsthal and Brienz is 159 km. The road distance is 118.9 km.
The best way to get from Balsthal to Brienz without a car is to train which takes 3h 25m and costs SFr 19 - SFr 70.
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Balsthal to Brienz, including transfers.
Balsthal to Brienz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Olten station.
Balsthal to Brienz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Interlaken Ost station.
Yes, the driving distance between Balsthal to Brienz is 119 km. It takes approximately 1h 26m to drive from Balsthal to Brienz.
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What companies run services between Balsthal, Switzerland and Brienz, Canton of Bern, Switzerland?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Olten to Interlaken Ost hourly. Tickets cost CHF 30–50 and the journey takes 1h 30m. SBB GmbH also services this route 3 times a day.
Train from Olten to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Olten to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Olten to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Olten to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Olten to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
- Phone
- 062 207 10 40
- info@bogg.ch
- Website
- Busbetrieb Olten-Gösgen-Gäu
Bus from Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd to Olten, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Busbetrieb Olten-Gösgen-Gäu
Bus from Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd to Olten, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Busbetrieb Olten-Gösgen-Gäu
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd to Olten, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd to Olten, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd to Olten, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Bus from Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd to Olten, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 33 225 13 13
- Website
- STI Bus AG
Bus from Thun, Bahnhof to Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Schedules at
- STI Bus AG
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