There are 10 ways to get from Portbou to Bern by train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
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 Cerbere to PerpignanTer
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
- Take the train from Genève to BernIc1 / ...
10h 45mCHF 93–304Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Portbou to Barcelona Sants
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BCN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
9h 52mCHF 67–204Bus
- Take the bus from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville to PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle540
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bern
15h 7mDrive 773.8 km
- Drive from Portbou to Bern773.8 km
7h 45mCHF 123–178Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Portbou to Barcelona Sants
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BCN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
8h 37mCHF 80–234Train via Avignon
- Take the train from Port-Bou to Avignon CentreTer
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to GeneveTgv
- Take the train from Genève to BernIc1 / ...
11h 33mCHF 141–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Port-Bou to Avignon CentreTer
- Take the bus from Avignon to Geneva - Bus station
- Take the train from Genève to BernIc1 / ...
12h 55mCHF 90–189Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Portbou to Barcelona Sants
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)BCN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
9h 4mCHF 72–209Train, train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cerbere to Narbonne
- Take the train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Basel (BSL)TLS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
9h 31mCHF 105–293Train, train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Cerbere to Narbonne
- Take the train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)TLS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
10h 18mCHF 98–268
Portbou to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portbou to Bern is to train and fly which costs SFr 65 - SFr 210 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Portbou to Bern is to drive which takes 7h 45m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Portbou to Bern. However, there are services departing from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville and arriving at Bern via Perpignan - Bus Station and Montpellier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Portbou to Bern. However, there are services departing from Cerbere and arriving at Bern via Perpignan, Lyon Part Dieu and Genève. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
The distance between Portbou and Bern is 835 km. The road distance is 773.8 km.
The best way to get from Portbou to Bern without a car is to train which takes 10h 45m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Portbou to Bern, including transfers.
Portbou to Bern bus services, operated by liO Occitanie - Pyrénées-Orientales, depart from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville station.
Portbou to Bern train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cerbere station.
The best way to get from Portbou to Bern is to train which takes 10h 45m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 7m.
What companies run services between Portbou, Spain and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Cerbere to Bern via Perpignan, Lyon Part Dieu, and Genève in around 10h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville to Bern via PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle, Perpignan - Bus Station, and Montpellier in around 15h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–110
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–90
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
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 Cerbere to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–14
- 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 6–10
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 10–14
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Port-Bou to Avignon Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- 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 45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 70–110
Train from Cerbere to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- 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 16–24
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 25–40
Train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- 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 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–80
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–110
Train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Portbou to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +33 805 60 81 00
- Website
- lio.laregion.fr
Bus from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville to PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–21
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Avignon to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Portbou to Bern bus services, operated by liO Occitanie - Pyrénées-Orientales, arrive at PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle station.
Portbou to Bern train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Perpignan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portbou to Bern is 774 km. It takes approximately 7h 45m to drive from Portbou to Bern.
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