There are 9 ways to get from Belfast to Bern by plane, train, busferry, or bus
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BHD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 50mCHF 167–262Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 13mCHF 78–231Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
22h 45mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bernbus
33h 24mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Basel (BSL)plane BHD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7h 53mCHF 129–262Fly Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BFS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
7h 55mCHF 85–203Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 40mCHF 101–231Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
9h 5mCHF 91–231Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
37h 27m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 80 - SFr 210 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Bern is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Bern. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Bern via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 24m.
The distance between Belfast and Bern is 1413 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Bern without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 22h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Belfast to Bern, including transfers.
Belfast to Bern bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Bern bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Bern is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 7:03 PM in Belfast and 8:03 PM in Bern.
There are 342+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Bern. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Bern via Glasgow Buchanan, Glasgow Queen Street, King's Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 22h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- 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 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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