There are 6 ways to get from Esslingen 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 Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
5h 7mCHF 62–210Drive 299.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Esslingen to Berncar 299.4 km
3h 27mCHF 49–70Train, bus
- Take the train from Esslingen to Tübingen Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Tübingen central station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
5h 40mCHF 57–91Fly, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
4h 19mCHF 147–357Train via Singen
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
5h 26mCHF 71–180Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Bern Car Terminal Neufeldbus RegioJet 95
6h 10m
Esslingen to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Bern is to drive which costs SFr 45 - SFr 70 and takes 3h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Bern is to drive which takes 3h 27m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 70.
No, there is no direct train from Esslingen to Bern. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at Bern via Stuttgart Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
The distance between Esslingen and Bern is 387 km. The road distance is 299.4 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Bern without a car is to train which takes 5h 7m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Esslingen to Bern, including transfers.
Esslingen to Bern train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Bern is to train which takes 5h 7m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 10m.
Esslingen to Bern train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Bern is 299 km. It takes approximately 3h 27m to drive from Esslingen to Bern.
What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Esslingen to Bern via Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 5h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Esslingen to Bern Car Terminal Neufeld via Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart, and Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai in around 6h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Tübingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tübingen central station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Bern Car Terminal Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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