There are 9 ways to get from Bochum to Bern by 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
best- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Basel SBB43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
6h 38mCHF 83–148Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to BernN122
11h 46mCHF 38–72Drive 647.5 km
- Drive from Bochum to Bern647.5 km
5h 45mCHF 106–153Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
5h 30mCHF 107–278Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln-EhrenfeldRe
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
10h 42mCHF 117–339Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
5h 59mCHF 168–400Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
6h 32mCHF 120–273Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)DUS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
7h 33mCHF 125–303Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)DUS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
7h 15mCHF 122–308
Bochum to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bochum to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 75 and takes 11h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bochum to Bern is to train and fly which takes 5h 30m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct train from Bochum to Bern. However, there are services departing from Bochum Hbf and arriving at Bern via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 38m.
The distance between Bochum and Bern is 691 km. The road distance is 647.5 km.
The best way to get from Bochum to Bern without a car is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Bochum to Bern, including transfers.
Bochum to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bochum Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bochum to Bern is to train which takes 6h 38m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 75 and takes 11h 46m.
Bochum to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bochum to Bern is 648 km. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Bochum to Bern.
What companies run services between Bochum, Germany and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bochum Hbf to Bern via Basel SBB in around 6h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bern once daily. Tickets cost CHF 35–55 and the journey takes 10h 35m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–480
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–480
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 160–270
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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