There are 11 ways to get from Bern to Kars by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kars Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane ZRH - KSY
11h 11m₺6,816–24,571Train to Basel, fly to Kars Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane BSL - KSY
9h 36m₺6,627–21,713Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Luzerntrain Ic
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus stationbus
2d 3hDrive, car train
- Drive from Bern to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Karscar
39h 7m₺32,374–46,307Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kars Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane GVA - KSY
19h 5m₺6,948–21,590Train to Basel, fly to Iğdır Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Iğdır Airport (IGD)plane BSL - IGD
- Take the bus from Tuzluca bus station to Kars bus stationbus
22h 35m₺13,957–42,433Train, bus via Sivas
- Take the train from Bern to Luzerntrain Ic
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the train from Istanbul to Sivastrain
- Take the train from Sivas to Karstrain
2d 7hBus
- Take the bus from Bern to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus stationbus
2d 9hTrain, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Arhavibus
- Take the bus from Arhavi Artvin to Karsbus
2d 20h₺7,897–12,848Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Stationbus
- Take the train from Istanbul Pendik to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the train from Ankara to Karstrain
3d 5h₺10,249–11,399Drive 3,648.9 km
- Drive from Bern to Karscar 3,648.9 km
39h 55m₺31,671–45,747
Bern to Kars by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Kars is to bus and train which costs 10.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Kars is to train and fly which takes 9h 36m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
The distance between Bern and Kars is 2973 km. The road distance is 3648.9 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Kars without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Bern to Kars, including transfers.
Kars is 2h ahead of Bern. It is currently 9:48 PM in Bern and 11:48 PM in Kars.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Kars is 3649 km. It takes approximately 39h 55m to drive from Bern to Kars.
There are 19+ hotels available in Kars.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Kars, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Bern to Kars via Munich Hbf, Munich, Istanbul, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Kars in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Basel to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Basel to Iğdır Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–50,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Belgrade, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
Flights from Basel to Iğdır Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–50,000
Flights from Basel to Iğdır Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–50,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–27,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Basel to Iğdır Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Istanbul Pendik to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/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
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,749
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Tuzluca bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺340–470
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,555
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Bern to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,600
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,800
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Bursa to Arhavi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Arhavi Artvin to Kars
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺70–700
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,451
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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