There are 13 ways to get from Exeter to Bern by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 51mCHF 142–356Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bernbus
22h 20mCHF 94–159Train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 / ...
11h 44mCHF 324–554Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berncar
13h 14mCHF 302–400Fly Exeter to Basel, train
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Basel (BSL)plane EXT - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7h 43mCHF 134–424Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
8h 9mCHF 132–306Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
8h 2mCHF 224–578Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 6mCHF 188–478Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 57mCHF 197–447Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)plane LGW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 59mCHF 165–430Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Basel (BSL)plane BRS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7hCHF 118–277Train, bus
- Take the train from Exeter Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
25h 11mCHF 170–325Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Berncar
14h 16mCHF 204–356
Exeter to Bern by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 90 - SFr 160 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Bern is to train and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 360.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Bern. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Bern via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Exeter to Bern. However, there are services departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Bern via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 44m.
The distance between Exeter and Bern is 1185 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Bern without a car is to train which takes 11h 44m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Exeter to Bern, including transfers.
Exeter to Bern bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Bern train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Bern is to train which takes 11h 44m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 160 and takes 22h 20m.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Exeter St Davids to Bern via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 11h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Bern via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 22h 20m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Exeter to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Exeter to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Exeter Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Exeter to Bern bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bern is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 7:32 AM in Exeter and 8:32 AM in Bern.
Exeter to Bern train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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