There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Balsthal by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train via Olten
best- Take the train from Bern to Oltentrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Olten to Oensingentrain S20 / ...
1h 28mCHF 21–44Drive 52.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Bern to Balsthalcar 52.8 km
38 minCHF 9–13Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Oltentrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the bus from Olten, Bahnhof to Oensingen, Bahnhof Südbus 505 / ...
2h 12mCHF 16–40Taxi
- Take the taxi from Bern to Balsthaltaxi 52.8 km
38 minCHF 270–320Train
- Take the train from Bern to Solothurntrain Re5 / ...
- Take the train from Solothurn to Oensingentrain S20 / ...
1h 32mCHF 30–36
Bern to Balsthal by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Balsthal is to drive which costs SFr 8 - SFr 13 and takes 38 min.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Balsthal is to drive which takes 38 min and costs SFr 8 - SFr 13.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Balsthal. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Balsthal via Olten and Oensingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 28m.
The distance between Bern and Balsthal is 83 km. The road distance is 52.8 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Balsthal without a car is to train via Olten which takes 1h 28m and costs SFr 21 - SFr 45.
It takes approximately 1h 28m to get from Bern to Balsthal, including transfers.
Bern to Balsthal train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
Bern to Balsthal train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Olten station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Balsthal is 53 km. It takes approximately 38 min to drive from Bern to Balsthal.
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What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Balsthal, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bern to Balsthal via Olten and Oensingen in around 1h 28m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Oensingen
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–10
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Oensingen
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Bern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 31 925 55 55
- info@rbs.ch
- Website
- rbs.ch
Train from Bern to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Schedules at
- rbs.ch
- Phone
- +41 62 919 19 11
- info@asmobil.ch
- Website
- asmobil.ch
Train from Solothurn to Oensingen
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Aare Seeland mobil
- Schedules at
- SBB
- Phone
- 062 207 10 40
- info@bogg.ch
- Website
- bogg.ch
Bus from Olten, Bahnhof to Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- bogg.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Olten, Bahnhof to Oensingen, Bahnhof Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–320
Taxi Bern
- Phone
- +41 31 312 12 12
- Website
- taxibern.ch
Nova Taxi
- Phone
- +41 31 331 33 13
- Website
- novataxi.ch
Bear Taxi
- Phone
- +41 31 371 11 11
- Website
- baerentaxi.ch
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