There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Siena by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bern to Locarnotrain Ic
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-Via Tozzibus 131
9h 54m€159–272Bus via Genoa
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Genoabus FlixBus N506
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sienabus 516 / ...
12h 25m€69–103Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Basel Euroairport FRbus
- Take the bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Sienabus 443 / ...
10h 16m€97–148Drive 678 km
- Drive from Bern to Sienacar 678 km
7h 23m€142–205Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain
7h 5m€150–393Train, bus via Bologna
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanobus Re4
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain Re
9h 59mTrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain Re
10h 42m€161–277Train to Basel, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BSL - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain
9h 22m€147–350Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain
7h 49m€143–402
Bern to Siena by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Siena is to bus via Genoa which costs €65 - €110 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Siena is to train and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €150 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Siena. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Siena via Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, Basel and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Siena. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Siena via Zürich HB, Como S. Giovanni, Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 42m.
The distance between Bern and Siena is 752 km. The road distance is 678 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Siena without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 54m and costs €150 - €280.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Bern to Siena, including transfers.
Bern to Siena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Siena train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Siena is to bus which takes 10h 16m and costs €95 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €280 and takes 10h 42m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Siena, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bern to Siena via Basel Euroairport FR, Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, Basel, Brausebad, Basel, and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 10h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bern to Siena via Zürich HB, Como S. Giovanni, Milano Centrale, and Firenze S.M.N. in around 10h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–600
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Train from Bern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- numeroverdetpl@regione.toscana.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Siena-Via Tozzi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bern to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bern to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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Booking & Getting There
Bern to Siena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel Euroairport FR station.
Bern to Siena train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Siena is 678 km. It takes approximately 7h 23m to drive from Bern to Siena.
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