There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Jena by train, bus, car, 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 Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Erfurt Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain Rb
8h 58m€287–641Drive 647.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Bern to Jenacar 647.3 km
6h 36m€111–161Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Jena bus stationbus 220
10h 40mTrain to Basel, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BSL - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
10h 3m€166–519Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bern to Mulhousebus
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Erfurt Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain Rb
9h 59m€245–586Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
8h 57m€219–591Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Leipzig central train stationbus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain
10h 5m€114–300Train 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(Main)Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain
9h 33m€300–719
Bern to Jena by train and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Jena is to drive which costs €110 - €160 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Jena is to drive which takes 6h 36m and costs €110 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Jena station. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Jena bus station via Basel, Bahnhof and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Jena. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Jena West via Basel, Bahnhof SBB, Basel Bad Bf and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 58m.
The distance between Bern and Jena is 724 km. The road distance is 647.3 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Jena without a car is to train which takes 8h 58m and costs €280 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Bern to Jena, including transfers.
Bern to Jena bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Jena train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Jena is to train which takes 8h 58m and costs €280 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 40m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Jena, Germany?
You can take a train from Bern to Jena West via Basel SBB, Basel, Bahnhof SBB, Basel, Badischer Bahnhof, Basel Bad Bf, and Erfurt Hbf in around 8h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Jena bus station via Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB), Basel, Bahnhof, and Frankfurt central train station in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena West
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradies
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bern to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Jena bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) station.
Bern to Jena train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Jena is 647 km. It takes approximately 6h 36m to drive from Bern to Jena.
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