There are 2 ways to get from Pontarlier to Bern by train or car
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Pontarlier to Bern by train
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The cheapest way to get from Pontarlier to Bern is to drive which costs SFr 15 - SFr 23 and takes 1h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Pontarlier to Bern is to train which takes 1h 27m and costs SFr 14 - SFr 35.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Pontarlier and arriving at Bern. Services depart three times a week, and operate Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 1h 27m.
The distance between Pontarlier and Bern is 94 km. The road distance is 99.7 km.
The best way to get from Pontarlier to Bern without a car is to train which takes 1h 27m and costs SFr 14 - SFr 35.
The train from Pontarlier to Bern takes 1h 27m including transfers and departs three times a week.
Pontarlier to Bern train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Pontarlier station.
Pontarlier to Bern train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontarlier to Bern is 100 km. It takes approximately 1h 32m to drive from Pontarlier to Bern.
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What companies run services between Pontarlier, France and Bern, Switzerland?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Pontarlier to Bern twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 30–65 and the journey takes 1h 27m. Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) also services this route twice a week.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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
- 2nd Class
- CHF 14–21
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 22–35
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