There are 12 ways to get from Helsinki to Bern by plane, train, bus, ferry, night train, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 57mCHF 134–313Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Prahabus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bern Neufeldbus
42h 40mCHF 83–170Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
35h 43mCHF 156–451Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Tczewtrain Tlk / ...
- Take the train from Tczew to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
36h 59mCHF 193–405Ferry, night train, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain 305
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
2d 4hFly Helsinki Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL)plane HEL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 36mCHF 111–333Fly Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HEL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
8h 31mCHF 109–288Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TLL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
9h 16mFly Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HEL - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
10h 12mCHF 125–376Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Krakówbus
- Take the bus from Kraków to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
2d 13hDrive 3,693.5 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Berncar 3,693.5 km
38h 32mCHF 604–873Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Berncar
46h 43mCHF 566–1,438
Helsinki to Bern by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 80 - SFr 170 and takes 42h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 57m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 320.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Bern. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Bern Neufeld via Tallinna bussijaam and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 40m.
The distance between Helsinki and Bern is 1929 km. The road distance is 3693.5 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Bern without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 43m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 460.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Helsinki to Bern, including transfers.
Helsinki to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Bern is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 12:48 AM in Helsinki and 11:48 PM in Bern.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Bern is 3693 km. It takes approximately 38h 32m to drive from Helsinki to Bern.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Bern Neufeld via Tallinna bussijaam and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 42h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–180
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–340
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- 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 Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- 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 Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- 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
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–17
- 1st Class
- CHF 16–20
Train from Tczew to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Stockholm Central to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–160
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 35–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 340–390
- Car Compartment
- CHF 550–750
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Praha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- noblessline@noblessline.cz
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bern Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 87
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bern Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Kraków to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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