There are 12 ways to get from Greenock to Bern by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)GLA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
8h 16mCHF 129–279Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station906 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bern
28h 36mCHF 84–186Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
15h 58mCHF 233–823Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Greenock to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bern
17h 6mFly Glasgow Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Basel (BSL)GLA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
8h 39mCHF 132–234Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
7h 55mCHF 102–234Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
7h 37mCHF 104–269Fly Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)GLA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
8h 11mCHF 104–259Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)EDI - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
9h 12mCHF 94–239Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
24hCHF 260–1,015Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station906 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2180 / ...
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
32h 19mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Greenock to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bern
18h 7mCHF 270–398
Greenock to Bern by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greenock to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 80 - SFr 190 and takes 28h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Greenock to Bern is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 37m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Greenock to Bern. However, there are services departing from Stance 1 and arriving at Bern via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Greenock to Bern. However, there are services departing from Greenock West and arriving at Bern via Glasgow Central, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 58m.
The distance between Greenock and Bern is 1447 km.
The best way to get from Greenock to Bern without a car is to train which takes 15h 58m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 850.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Greenock to Bern, including transfers.
Greenock to Bern bus services, operated by McGills Buses, depart from Stance 1 station.
Greenock to Bern train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Greenock to Bern is to train which takes 15h 58m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 190 and takes 28h 36m.
What companies run services between Greenock, Scotland and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Greenock West to Bern via Glasgow Central, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 15h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stance 1 to Bern via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 28h 36m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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 80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- 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 22m
- 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
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 110–170
- 1st Class
- CHF 240–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- enquiries@mcgillsbuses.co.uk
- Website
- mcgillsbuses.co.uk
Bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–29
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–180
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Greenock to Bern bus services, operated by McGills Buses, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Bern is 1h ahead of Greenock. It is currently 2:35 PM in Greenock and 3:35 PM in Bern.
Greenock to Bern train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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