There are 7 ways to get from Dublin to Bern by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus
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 Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 7mCHF 93–231Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
6h 26mCHF 75–221Ferry, train via London
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
18h 16mCHF 272–667Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
28h 29mCHF 154–313Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
7h 26mCHF 88–236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Berncar
34h 24mCHF 293–624Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg to Caenbus
- Take the bus from Caen to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bernbus
36h 48mCHF 122–183
Dublin to Bern by ferry, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 70 - SFr 230 and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 7m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 240.
The distance between Dublin and Bern is 1378 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Bern without a car is to ferry and train via London which takes 18h 16m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 700.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Dublin to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 1h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 4:43 AM in Dublin and 5:43 AM in Bern.
There are 350+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Bern. However, you can take the bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Bern via Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 18h 16m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- 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 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–75
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 200–950
- On Foot
- CHF 60–75
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–413
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 413
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