There are 10 ways to get from Bern to Solingen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Koeln Messe/Deutz
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf43
6h 44m€87–197Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Saarbrücken bus stationN506
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to LeverkusenN11
11h€36–74Drive 608 km
- Drive from Bern to Solingen608 km
5h 18m€107–154Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
5h 37m€120–308Train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Solingen Hbf43
7h 36m€105–143Train #2
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf43N
11h 2mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
6h 5m€110–276Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
5h 50m€152–346Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)GVA - DUS
7h 14m€126–304Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
6h 56m€181–432
Bern to Solingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Solingen is to bus which costs €35 - €75 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Solingen is to drive which takes 5h 18m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Solingen. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Solingen Birkerstraße via Saarbrücken bus station and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Solingen. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Solingen Bahnhof Mitte via Basel SBB, Koeln Messe/Deutz and Solingen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 44m.
The distance between Bern and Solingen is 625 km. The road distance is 608 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Solingen without a car is to train via Koeln Messe/Deutz which takes 6h 44m and costs €85 - €200.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Bern to Solingen, including transfers.
Bern to Solingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Solingen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Solingen is to train via Koeln Messe/Deutz which takes 6h 44m and costs €85 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €75 and takes 11h.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Solingen, Germany?
You can take a train from Bern to Solingen Bahnhof Mitte via Basel SBB, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Koeln Messe/Deutz, and Solingen Hbf in around 6h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Solingen Birkerstraße via Saarbrücken bus station, Leverkusen, and Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf in around 11h.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Solingen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Solingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Saarbrücken bus station.
Bern to Solingen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Solingen is 608 km. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Bern to Solingen.
There are 1899+ hotels available in Solingen.



















