There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Bern by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, car ferry, or car train
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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 52mCHF 142–314Bus, 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 Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Berntrain Ice
34h 24mCHF 453–1,224Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
40h 58mCHF 291–638Drive 3,693.5 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Berncar 3,693.5 km
38h 32mCHF 607–876Fly 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 145–374Ferry 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 7mCHF 155–392Fly 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 30mCHF 142–374Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
38h 9mCHF 405–1,174Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Berntrain Ice
40h 6mCHF 413–1,102Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Bern Car Terminal Neufeldbus
42h 15mDrive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Berncar
2dCHF 547–866
Helsinki to Bern by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 140 - SFr 320 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs SFr 140 - 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 Car Terminal Neufeld via Berlin central bus station and Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 15m.
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 via Ełk which takes 34h 24m and costs SFr 450 - SFr 1300.
It takes approximately 6h 52m 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 Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Bern is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 3:45 PM in Helsinki and 2:45 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 Car Terminal Neufeld via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Berlin central bus station, and Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai in around 42h 15m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–440
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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 Berlin Ostbahnhof to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–120
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–40
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- rezerwacje@unityline.pl
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- info@polferries.pl
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://polferries.com/?_gl=1*1lrzcqj*_ga*MTg4Mjk0NTU5MS4xNzEwMDcwNDIw*_ga_YXVPYSX9EP*MTcxMDA3MDQyMC4xLjEuMTcxMDA3MDU2NC42MC4wLjA.*_gcl_au*NjM3MTI2OTEzLjE3MTAwNzA0MjA.*_ga_M0NZ9YKMD8*MTcxMDA3MDQyMC4xLjEuMTcxMDA3MDU2NC4wLjAuMA..
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