There are 11 ways to get from Ferrara to Bern by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, 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 Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain Ec
6h 8mCHF 81–160Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ferrara to Veronabus 423
- Take the bus from Verona to Luzernbus
- Take the train from Luzern to Berntrain Ic
9h 47mCHF 56–87Drive 531.5 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Berncar 531.5 km
6h 42mCHF 89–128Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
5h 40mCHF 120–340Train via Ferrara
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain Ec
6h 9mCHF 83–150Bus
- Take the bus from Modena to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquaibus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bernbus 3909
10h 7mCHF 74–119Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 17mCHF 126–324Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL)plane VCE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
6h 31mCHF 97–305Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 29mCHF 147–362Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 40mCHF 137–305Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VCE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
7h 35mCHF 111–324
Ferrara to Bern by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Bern is to bus and train which costs SFr 55 - SFr 90 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ferrara to Bern is to train and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340.
No, there is no direct bus from Ferrara to Bern. However, there are services departing from Ferrara Autostazione - Stallo 09 and arriving at Bern via Cento Autostazione, Liceo Statale “Carlo Sigonio”, Modena and Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Ferrara to Bern. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Bern via Bologna Centrale and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 8m.
The distance between Ferrara and Bern is 522 km. The road distance is 531.5 km.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Bern without a car is to train which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 160.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Ferrara to Bern, including transfers.
Ferrara to Bern bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Modena station.
Ferrara to Bern train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Ferrara station.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Bern is to train which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 10h 7m.
What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ferrara to Bern via Bologna Centrale and Milano Centrale in around 6h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ferrara Autostazione - Stallo 09 to Bern via Cento Autostazione, Strada Attiraglio, Liceo Statale “Carlo Sigonio”, Scuola Gramsci, Modena, and Zurich Bus Station in around 10h 7m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- 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 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 Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- 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)
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ferrara to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Modena to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Ferrara to Bern bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai station.
Ferrara to Bern train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ferrara to Bern is 531 km. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Ferrara to Bern.
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