There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Bern by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, plane, 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 via Strasbourg
best- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
16h 6mCHF 487–808Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
9h 43mCHF 132–328Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bernbus
30h 31mCHF 137–248Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berncar
19h 48mCHF 399–541Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Basel (BSL)plane INV - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
10h 18mCHF 167–304Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
16h 38mCHF 490–760Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
24h 13mCHF 247–395Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Berncar
20h 49mCHF 301–496Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane INV - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
8h 24mCHF 206–378Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane INV - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
9h 47mCHF 171–388Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
9h 39mCHF 151–382
Inverness to Bern by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 130 - SFr 250 and takes 30h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Bern is to fly and train which takes 8h 24m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Bern. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Bern via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Bern. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Bern via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 6m.
The distance between Inverness and Bern is 2057 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Bern without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 16h 6m and costs SFr 480 - SFr 850.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from Inverness to Bern, including transfers.
Inverness to Bern bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Bern train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Bern is to train via Strasbourg which takes 16h 6m and costs SFr 480 - SFr 850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 250 and takes 30h 31m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Inverness to Bern via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 16h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bern via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 30h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–460
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–430
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–480
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–450
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–460
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- CHF 30–65
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- 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
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- Ember
- 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
Inverness to Bern bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Bern is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 6:39 PM in Inverness and 7:39 PM in Bern.
Inverness to Bern train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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