There are 10 ways to get from Kiel to Bern by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
10h 57mCHF 96–284Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 050 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Basel SBBbus N33
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Bernbus 122
16h 55mCHF 70–103Train, night train
- Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Dammtortrain Re7
- Take the night train from Hamburg Dammtor to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
14h 13mCHF 105–321Drive 989.6 km
- Drive from Kiel to Berncar 989.6 km
8h 22mCHF 154–222Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Berncar
12h 33mCHF 117–790Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 46mCHF 109–238Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7hCHF 76–233Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 50mCHF 148–374Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
8h 53mCHF 143–395Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain
9h 16mCHF 156–359
Kiel to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 110 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Bern is to train and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Bern. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Bern via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Bern. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Bern via Hamburg Hbf and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 57m.
The distance between Kiel and Bern is 1038 km. The road distance is 989.6 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Bern without a car is to train which takes 10h 57m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Kiel to Bern, including transfers.
Kiel to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Bern is to train which takes 10h 57m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 110 and takes 16h 55m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Bern via Hamburg Hbf and Basel SBB in around 10h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Bern via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Basel SBB in around 16h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- 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/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Dammtor to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 230–250
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 140–160
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 60–80
- 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
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kiel to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Bern is 990 km. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from Kiel to Bern.
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