There are 9 ways to get from Parma to Bern by train (Trenitalia), 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.
Train via Spiez
best- Take the train from Parma to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
6h 1mCHF 42–75Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Parma to Aostabus FlixBus 507
- Take the bus from Aosta to Bernbus FlixBus N506
9h 5mCHF 30–54Bus, train
- Take the bus from Parma to Lucernebus
- Take the train from Wolhusen to Berntrain Re7
8h 50mCHF 45–63Drive 441.4 km
- Drive from Parma to Berncar 441.4 km
5h 6mCHF 71–103Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Parma to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
5h 42mCHF 120–336Train
- Take the train from Parma to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
6h 8mCHF 56–151Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 14mCHF 118–403Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 20mCHF 138–470Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Parma to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 53mCHF 132–447
Parma to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parma to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Parma to Bern is to drive which takes 5h 6m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Parma to Bern. However, there are services departing from Parma and arriving at Bern via Aosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Parma to Bern. However, there are services departing from Parma and arriving at Bern via Milano Centrale, Domodossola and Spiez. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 1m.
The distance between Parma and Bern is 385 km. The road distance is 441.4 km.
The best way to get from Parma to Bern without a car is to train via Spiez which takes 6h 1m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 75.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Parma to Bern, including transfers.
Parma to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Parma station.
Parma to Bern train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Parma station.
The best way to get from Parma to Bern is to train via Spiez which takes 6h 1m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 75. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 9h 5m.
What companies run services between Parma, Italy and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Parma to Bern via Milano Centrale, Domodossola, and Spiez in around 6h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Parma to Bern via Aosta in around 9h 5m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–440
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Wolhusen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Parma to Lucerne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Parma to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Parma to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Parma to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
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More Questions & Answers
Parma to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Aosta station.
Parma to Bern train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Parma to Bern is 441 km. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Parma to Bern.
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