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How to get fromBern to Portreeby car, car train, train, plane, bus or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Portree by car, car train, train, plane, bus, or car ferry

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  1. Drive, Eurotunnel

    best
    1. Drive from Bern to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Portreecar car
    21h 15m

  2. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane GVA - GLA
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus bus
    14h 25m
    £137–303

  3. Train to Basel, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane BSL - INV
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus bus
    13h 13m
    £156–307

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Bern to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Portreecar car
    22h 15m
    £298–446

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane ZRH - GLA
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus bus
    13h 13m
    £165–321

  6. Train to Basel, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BSL - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus bus
    15h 12m

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane ZRH - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus bus
    15h 6m

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane GVA - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus bus
    16h 18m

Basel (BSL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration6h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket£68Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Portree, Scotland?

There is no direct connection from Bern to Portree. However, you can drive to Calais-Fréthun, take the vehicle to Folkestone, then drive to Portree. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport Station, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, then take the bus to Somerled Square.

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