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There are 10 ways to get from Bern to Cottbus by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain13 / ...
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    12h 16m
    €128–298

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bern to Zurich Bus Stationbus106
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbusN42
    3. Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Cottbus bus stationbus
    18h 25m
    €55–104

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Basel Sbb to ElsterwerdanighttrainEn
    3. Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    13h 43m
    €179–268

  4. Drive 884.3 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Cottbuscar884.3 km
    8h 28m
    €155–223

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain12N
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    14h 22m
    €154–205

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)planeZRH - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    7h 54m
    €184–434

  7. Train to Basel, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeBSL - BER
    3. Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    7h 33m
    €90–269

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeZRH - BER
    3. Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    7h 28m
    €96–263

  9. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeGVA - BER
    3. Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 47m
    €97–301

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)planeZRH - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadttrain
    4. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    11h 34m
    €126–266

Bern to Cottbus by train

Calendar68Weekly Trains
Duration12h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€128Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Cottbus, Germany?

You can take a train from Bern to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB, Frankfurt, and Leipzig Hbf in around 12h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Cottbus bus station via Zurich Bus Station and Berlin Airport BER in around 18h 25m.

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