There are 11 ways to get from Bern to Detmold by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain Re
8h 32m€85–199Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Dortmund central bus stationbus N122
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bad Salzuflen central bus stationbus N1338
16h 3m€48–74Train, night train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Goettingennighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Göttingen to Altenbekentrain
11h 42m€96–347Drive 658.7 km
- Drive from Bern to Detmoldcar 658.7 km
6h 17m€113–163Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Detmoldcar
8h€179–234Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain
7h 29m€152–349Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
7h 59m€138–315Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
8h 7m€164–346Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain
8h 40m€177–406Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
8h 28m€134–334Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
8h 42m€173–404
Bern to Detmold by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Detmold is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Detmold is to drive which takes 6h 17m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Detmold. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Detmold, Klinikum via Dortmund central bus station, Bad Salzuflen, ZOB and Lemgo, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Detmold. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Detmold, Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe and Altenbeken. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 32m.
The distance between Bern and Detmold is 739 km. The road distance is 658.7 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Detmold without a car is to train which takes 8h 32m and costs €85 - €200.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Bern to Detmold, including transfers.
Bern to Detmold bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Detmold train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Detmold is to train which takes 8h 32m and costs €85 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €75 and takes 16h 3m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Detmold, Germany?
You can take a train from Bern to Detmold, Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, and Altenbeken in around 8h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Detmold, Klinikum via Dortmund central bus station, Bad Salzuflen, ZOB, and Lemgo, Bahnhof in around 16h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Goettingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–265
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–265
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bad Salzuflen central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Detmold bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Bern to Detmold train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Detmold is 659 km. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Bern to Detmold.
There are 830+ hotels available in Detmold.































