There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Bern by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
5h 47mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bernbus FlixBus N106 / ...
6h 40mCHF 27–50Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
6h 3mCHF 102–247Drive 422.1 km
- Drive from Munich to Berncar 422.1 km
4h 16mCHF 67–96Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
4h 13mCHF 132–390Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
4h 22mCHF 150–385Fly to Bern Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bern Airport (BRN)plane MUC - BRN
- Take the train from Belp to Berntrain
4h 52mCHF 144–340
Munich to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 27 - SFr 50 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Bern is to fly and train which takes 4h 13m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Bern. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Bern. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Bern via Lindau-Reutin, Bregenz and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 3m.
The distance between Munich and Bern is 535 km. The road distance is 422.1 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Bern without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Munich to Bern, including transfers.
Munich to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Bern is to train which takes 6h 3m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 27 - SFr 50 and takes 6h 40m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Bern via Lindau-Reutin, Bregenz, and Zürich HB in around 6h 3m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Bern twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 28–50 and the journey takes 6h 40m. RegioJet also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–470
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bern Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–470
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Belp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from München, ZOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Munich to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Bern is 422 km. It takes approximately 4h 16m to drive from Munich to Bern.
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