There are 8 ways to get from Bordeaux to Bern by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
5h 45mCHF 107–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bernbus FlixBus N1149
12h 20mCHF 40–100Drive 809.7 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Berncar 809.7 km
8h 49mCHF 125–180Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
6h 3mCHF 64–222Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
6h 55mCHF 62–192Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BOD - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Berntrain
9h 5mCHF 97–246Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7hCHF 91–218Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BOD - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
8h 37mCHF 87–295
Bordeaux to Bern by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 100 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Bern is to fly and train which takes 5h 45m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bordeaux and arriving at Bern. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 20m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Bern is 907 km. The road distance is 809.7 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Bern without a car is to bus which takes 12h 20m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 100.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Bordeaux to Bern, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bordeaux station.
Bordeaux to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Bern is 810 km. It takes approximately 8h 49m to drive from Bordeaux to Bern.
Book your Bordeaux to Bern bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Bern, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bordeaux to Bern twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 40–100 and the journey takes 12h 20m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–100
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–220
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–65
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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