There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Bern by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
26h 34mCHF 481–926Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MEL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
27h 57mCHF 461–1,196Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL)plane MEL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
27h 8mCHF 697–1,067Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MEL - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
30h 1mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MEL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
29h 18mCHF 471–966Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MEL - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain
30h 53mCHF 625–1,837Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MEL - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
31h 57mCHF 626–1,039Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MEL - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthurtrain
- Take the train from Winterthur to Berntrain
32h 33mCHF 542–1,302
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 470 - SFr 1000 and takes 29h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Bern is to fly and train which takes 26h 34m and costs SFr 480 - SFr 950.
The distance between Melbourne and Bern is 16475 km.
It takes approximately 26h 34m to get from Melbourne to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:41 AM in Melbourne and 4:41 PM in Bern.
There are 369+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Bern. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Bern.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Abu Dhabi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Abu Dhabi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Abu Dhabi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Munich International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Abu Dhabi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Frankfurt via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,100
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Winterthur to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 16–20
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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