There are 10 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
9h 23m₺7,642–27,493Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Zurich Bus Stationbus 106
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus stationbus
2d 8h₺6,966–10,831Train, 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 7hDrive, 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₺32,622–47,376Train 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
20h 5m₺8,064–23,637Train to Basel, fly to Kars Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kars Airport (KSY)plane BSL - KSY
9h 33m₺8,162–24,796Train 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 19m₺13,772–41,246Train, bus
- 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₺8,059–13,073Bus, 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₺10,598–11,748Drive 3,650.3 km
- Drive from Bern to Karscar 3,650.3 km
39h 57m₺32,095–46,359
Bern to Kars by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Kars is to bus which costs 6.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Kars is to train and fly which takes 9h 23m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Kars station. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Kars bus station via Zurich Bus Station, Munich and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Bern and Kars is 2973 km. The road distance is 3650.3 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Kars without a car is to train and bus via Sivas which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Bern to Kars, including transfers.
Bern to Kars bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Kars bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Kars is 2h ahead of Bern. It is currently 12:05 AM in Bern and 2:05 AM in Kars.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Kars is 3650 km. It takes approximately 39h 57m to drive from Bern to Kars.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Kars, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Bern to Kars bus station via Zurich Bus Station, Munich, Istanbul, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Basel to Kars Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
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
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
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 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–50,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kars Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–35,000
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
- ₺7,000–24,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- +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
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?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
- Twice 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
- ₺1,801
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- 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
- ₺2,629
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Tuzluca bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺330–460
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kars bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Bern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺360–550
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–950
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–950
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–4,700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +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
- ₺2,100–2,900
- 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
- ₺6,748
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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