There are 3 ways to get from Bern to Alpstein by train, unknown, or bus
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Train, travel via Zurich
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to WalenstadtRe
- Walk from Walenstadt to Alpstein
2h 54mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to St. Gallen LagerstrasseRegioJet 95
- Walk from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Alpstein
3h 8mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Bern to Gossau SGIc1
- Take the train from Gossau SG to WasserauenS23
- Walk from Wasserauen to Alpstein
3h 41m
Questions & Answers
The distance between Bern and Alpstein is 206 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Alpstein without a car is to train and travel via Zurich which takes 2h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 54m to get from Bern to Alpstein, including transfers.
There are 876+ hotels available in Alpstein.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Alpstein, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Alpstein. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Walenstadt, then travel to Alpstein. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Alpstein via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse in around 3h 8m.
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Walenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Walenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
Train from Gossau SG to Wasserauen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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