There are 9 ways to get from Bern to l'Escala by train (Renfe), train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Girona
best- Take the train from Bern to GenèveIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part DieuTer
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Girona
12h 16m€108–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to BarcelonaFlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to L'Escala1
16h 50m€73–176Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to GenèveIc1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec11
15h 36m€99–160Drive 798 km
- Drive from Bern to l'Escala798 km
7h 54m€137–198Train to Basel, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)BSL - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Flaçà
9h 26m€79–226Train
- Take the train from Bern to GenèveIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part DieuTer
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Figueres Vilafant
13h 10m€104–166Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)ZRH - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Flaçà
9h 30m€89–260Train to Geneva International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)GVA - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Flaçà
10h 15m€75–208Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Brig
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)MXP - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Flaçà
12h 23m€96–229
Bern to l'Escala by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to l'Escala is to bus which costs €70 - €180 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to l'Escala is to drive which takes 7h 54m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to l'Escala. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at L'Escala via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
The distance between Bern and l'Escala is 928 km. The road distance is 798 km.
The best way to get from Bern to l'Escala without a car is to train via Girona which takes 12h 16m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Bern to l'Escala, including transfers.
Bern to l'Escala bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to l'Escala is to train via Girona which takes 12h 16m and costs €100 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €180 and takes 16h 50m.
Bern to l'Escala bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to l'Escala is 798 km. It takes approximately 7h 54m to drive from Bern to l'Escala.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and l'Escala, Catalonia, Spain?
You can take a train from Bern to L'Escala Pobla Sec via Geneve, Lyon Part Dieu, Girona, Flaçà, and Flaça in around 12h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to L'Escala via Barcelona and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 16h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–80
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–95
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Figueres Vilafant
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Barcelona Sants to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- infomoventis@moventis.es
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to L'Escala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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