There are 10 ways to get from Bern to Cognac by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Bern to GenèveIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to AngoulemeTgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to CognacTer
11h 52m€112–395Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Fribourg to Lyon106
- Take the bus from Lyon to Rochefort
- Take the train from Rochefort to CognacTer
19h 16m€89–155Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Angoulême - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta160
17h 30mDrive 723.1 km
- Drive from Bern to Cognac723.1 km
8h 24m€127–183Train to Basel, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
9h 20m€96–284Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to StrasbourgTer
- Take the train from Strasbourg to AngoulemeTgv
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta160
12h 5mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)ZRH - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
9h 24m€147–358Train to Geneva International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)GVA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
10h 3m€93–256Train, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LYS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
12h 1m€111–278Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)SXB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
11h 6m€123–325
Bern to Cognac by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Cognac is to bus and train which costs €85 - €160 and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Cognac is to drive which takes 8h 24m and costs €120 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Cognac. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Angouleme-Gare Sncf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 30m.
The distance between Bern and Cognac is 1141 km. The road distance is 723.1 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Cognac without a car is to train which takes 11h 52m and costs €110 - €400.
It takes approximately 11h 52m to get from Bern to Cognac, including transfers.
Bern to Cognac bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Cognac is to train which takes 11h 52m and costs €110 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 17h 30m.
Bern to Cognac bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Cognac is 723 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Bern to Cognac.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Cognac, France?
You can take a train from Bern to Cognac via Geneve, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Montparnasse - Rue de l'Arrivée, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Angouleme in around 11h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Angouleme-Gare Sncf in around 17h 30m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- Rail 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rochefort to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- Rail 1st Class
- €18–26
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Angoulême - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annemasse to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Fribourg to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Rochefort
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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