There are 6 ways to get from Bern to Elmau by train, car, bus, 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, drive
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to OetztalRjx
- Drive from Telfs-Pfaffenhofen to Elmau
6h 23m€119–235Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Innsbruck SüdbahnstraßeN882 / ...
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof to Mittenwald Bahnhof Postamt2076 / ...
7h 44m€63–99Drive 404.8 km
- Drive from Bern to Elmau404.8 km
4h 48m€71–102Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
6h 24m€180–375Train
- Take the train from Bern to Sargans
- Take the train from Sargans to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Klais
8h 37m€134–228Train to Basel, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
7h 29m€194–381
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Elmau is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Elmau is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs €70 - €110.
The distance between Bern and Elmau is 411 km. The road distance is 404.8 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Elmau without a car is to bus which takes 7h 44m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Bern to Elmau, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bern to Elmau is to bus which takes 7h 44m and costs €60 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 8h 37m.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Elmau is 405 km. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Bern to Elmau.
There are 2484+ hotels available in Elmau.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Elmau, Germany?
You can take a bus from Bern to Elmau via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, Innsbruck, Südtiroler Platz Hbf (Steig D-F), Hauptbahnhof, and Mittenwald Bahnhof Postamt in around 7h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bern to Elmau via Sargans, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Klais in around 8h 37m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Oetztal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- 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 Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- 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
- 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 Bern to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Oetztal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Klais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +43 5 17 17
- service@postbus.at
- Website
- postbus.at
Bus from Hauptbahnhof to Mittenwald Bahnhof Postamt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.postbus.at/en/
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