There are 11 ways to get from Bern to Varel by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain 56 / ...
10h 10m€180–313Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Oldenburg central bus stationbus N44 / ...
18h€65–154Train, night train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Bremen Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Varel Bahnhoftrain Rs3
12h 23m€110–355Drive 851.3 km
- Drive from Bern to Varelcar 851.3 km
7h 42m€146–210Train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Osnabrück Hbftrain 43
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Varel Bahnhoftrain
10h 39m€158–216Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Varelcar
8h 42m€191–255Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
6h 37m€160–399Train to Basel, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane BSL - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
8h 3m€195–429Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
7h 46m€157–348Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
7h 56m€122–338Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
8h 14m€168–448
Bern to Varel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Varel is to bus which costs €65 - €160 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Varel is to train and fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €160 - €400.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Varel. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Varel Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hannover Hauptbahnhof and Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
The distance between Bern and Varel is 962 km. The road distance is 851.3 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Varel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 10h 10m and costs €180 - €320.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Bern to Varel, including transfers.
Bern to Varel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Varel is to train via Mannheim which takes 10h 10m and costs €180 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €160 and takes 18h.
Bern to Varel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Varel is 851 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Bern to Varel.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Varel, Germany?
You can take a train from Bern to Varel Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, and Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf in around 10h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Varel Bahnhof via Dortmund central bus station, Bremen Fernbusterminal, Oldenburg central bus station, and Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf in around 18h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Basel to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €49–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Varel Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Varel Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Oldenburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Oldenburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Oldenburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Oldenburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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