There are 12 ways to get from Bern to Karlstad by train, plane, night train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane ZRH - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 20mkr 1,953–4,941Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hagfors, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hagfors (HFS)plane ZRH - HFS
- Take the bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinenbus
12h 33mkr 1,124–3,531Train, night train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Goteborg Cnighttrain En
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
21h 49mkr 3,629–7,755Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköpingbus
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstationbus
30h 50mkr 1,621–3,553Drive 1,911.4 km
- Drive from Bern to Karlstadcar 1,911.4 km
18h 2mkr 3,552–5,130Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane ZRH - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 45mkr 1,874–4,961Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane ZRH - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 46mkr 2,218–4,735Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane GVA - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
11h 13mkr 1,963–5,055Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane ZRH - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
12h 44mkr 2,479–5,876Train
- 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 Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hallsberg stationtrain 344
- Take the train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
23h 54mkr 3,609–7,685Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Nässjö Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Nässjö Central Station to Karlstad Centralstationbus
24hkr 4,948–13,309Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Karlstadcar
21h 42mkr 2,985–4,267
Bern to Karlstad by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Karlstad is to train and fly and bus which costs 1100 kr - 3600 kr and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Karlstad is to train and fly which takes 9h 20m and costs 1900 kr - 5000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Freiburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Basel SBB, Hamburg Hbf and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 49m.
The distance between Bern and Karlstad is 1563 km. The road distance is 1911.4 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Karlstad without a car is to train and night train which takes 21h 49m and costs 3600 kr - 8000 kr.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Bern to Karlstad, including transfers.
Bern to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Karlstad train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Karlstad is to bus which takes 30h 50m and costs 1600 kr - 3600 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3600 kr - 8000 kr and takes 23h 54m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a bus from Bern to Karlstad Centralstation via Freiburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Jönköping Bus Station in around 30h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bern to Karlstad Centralstation via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, and Hallsberg station in around 23h 54m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hagfors via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hagfors via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hagfors via Berlin Brandenburg, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hagfors via Hamburg, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hagfors via Cologne Bonn, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 490–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 380–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,600–11,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–600
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Goteborg C
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–330
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 470–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 470–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 180–290
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 400–650
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 200–320
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- vrresa.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 340–490
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–250
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 120–180
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–320
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–290
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Nässjö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 450–850
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Nässjö Central Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 0550-66 15 70
- Website
- bergslagstaget.se
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- http://www.bergslagstaget.se/
Bus from Nässjö Central Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,700
- Website
- http://www.bergslagstaget.se/
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 130–230
- Website
- https://www.varmlandstrafik.se/
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Bern to Karlstad train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Karlstad is 1911 km. It takes approximately 18h 2m to drive from Bern to Karlstad.
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