There are 13 ways to get from Poitiers to Bern by train (TGV), 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
best- Take the train from Poitiers to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
7h 30mCHF 198–376Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tours to Lyonbus 724
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus
14h 20mCHF 57–109Bus, train
- Take the bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBBtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
10h 30mCHF 227–647Drive 630.8 km
- Drive from Poitiers to Berncar 630.8 km
8h 12mCHF 100–145Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7h 37mCHF 113–376Train via Paris
- Take the train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
7h 34mCHF 174–360Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
12h 34mCHF 153–381Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
7h 16mCHF 181–528Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
7h 15mCHF 189–523Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
8h 36mCHF 130–371Fly Poitiers–Biard Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PIS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Berntrain
7h 18mCHF 139–478Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
10h 17mCHF 149–433Train to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Poitiers to Limoges Benedictinstrain
- Fly from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LIG - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Berntrain
11h 53mCHF 203–477
Poitiers to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poitiers to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Poitiers to Bern is to train and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 550.
No, there is no direct bus from Poitiers station to Bern. However, there are services departing from Poitiers - Bus Station and arriving at Bern via Tours and Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Poitiers to Bern. However, there are services departing from Poitiers and arriving at Bern via Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Poitiers and Bern is 1019 km. The road distance is 630.8 km.
The best way to get from Poitiers to Bern without a car is to train which takes 7h 30m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Poitiers to Bern, including transfers.
Poitiers to Bern bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Poitiers - Bus Station.
Poitiers to Bern train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Poitiers station.
The best way to get from Poitiers to Bern is to train which takes 7h 30m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 14h 20m.
What companies run services between Poitiers, France and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Poitiers to Bern via Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 7h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Bern via Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station, Tours, and Lyon in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
Flights from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
- Website
- chalair.eu
Flights from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Poitiers to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- 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 20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Limoges Benedictins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- 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 Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tours to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Poitiers to Bern bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station.
Poitiers to Bern train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Poitiers to Bern is 631 km. It takes approximately 8h 12m to drive from Poitiers to Bern.
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