There are 11 ways to get from Kendal to Bern by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Basel, train
best- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)plane MAN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 2mCHF 88–268Train
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
13h 43mCHF 278–633Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Night Std to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Strasburgbus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Bernbus
27h 34mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kendal to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berncar
15h 2mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 58mCHF 90–278Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
9h 11mCHF 92–288Train to Liverpool, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LPL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
9h 33mCHF 116–383Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NCL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
10h 34mCHF 140–376Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LBA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
11h 22mCHF 104–351Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
21h 33mCHF 318–959Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kendal to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Berncar
16h 8mCHF 225–333
Kendal to Bern by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kendal to Bern is to train and fly which costs SFr 85 - SFr 270 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Kendal to Bern is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Kendal to Bern. However, there are services departing from Weavers Court and arriving at Bern via Bus Station Night Std, Birmingham, Brussels-North Station, Gare Centrale and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Kendal to Bern. However, there are services departing from Kendal and arriving at Bern via Oxenholme Lake District, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 33m.
The distance between Kendal and Bern is 1186 km.
The best way to get from Kendal to Bern without a car is to train which takes 13h 43m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Kendal to Bern, including transfers.
Kendal to Bern bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station Night Std.
Kendal to Bern train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Oxenholme Lake District station.
The best way to get from Kendal to Bern is to train which takes 13h 43m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 27h 34m.
What companies run services between Kendal, England and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Weavers Court to Bern via Station, Oxenholme Lake District, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 13h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Weavers Court to Bern via Bus Station Night Std, Birmingham Coach Station, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North Station, Strasburg, Gare Centrale, Etoile Bourse, and Strasbourg in around 27h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–130
Flights from Liverpool to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–180
Flights from Liverpool to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–180
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–100
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 19–27
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 14–20
- 1st Class
- CHF 28–35
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–31
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 25–31
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 13–18
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 11–14
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 8–11
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- CHF 95–140
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- CHF 160–230
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- CHF 26–40
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- CHF 65–90
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- CHF 19–27
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- CHF 15–22
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 55–85
- Comfort
- CHF 65–95
- Premium
- CHF 90–120
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 110–160
- Comfort
- CHF 130–180
- Premium
- CHF 170–220
- 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 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 160–280
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 110–160
- 1st Class
- CHF 230–380
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 120–150
- 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 21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–35
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 30–50
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station Night Std to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Strasburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Strasbourg to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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 70–170
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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Kendal to Bern bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Bern is 1h ahead of Kendal. It is currently 10:54 AM in Kendal and 11:54 AM in Bern.
Kendal to Bern train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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