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How to get fromPotsdam to Bernby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Potsdam to Bern by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, fly to Zurich Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    6h 1m
    CHF 85–217

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus 144
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bernbus bus 3909
    16h 20m
    CHF 74–118

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Berntrain train Ice
    10h 13m
    CHF 283–444

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    13h 19m
    CHF 78–174

  5. Train, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BER - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    6h 15m
    CHF 76–228

  6. Train, fly to Geneva International Airport

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BER - GVA
    3. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train
    7h 38m
    CHF 115–267

  7. Train, fly to Stuttgart Airport

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane BER - STR
    3. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    5. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    8h 22m
    CHF 139–399

  8. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BER - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    8h
    CHF 150–332

  9. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    10h 14m
    CHF 148–304

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Potsdam to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Berncar car
    11h 45m
    CHF 150–199

  11. Drive  861.7 km

    1. Drive from Potsdam to Berncar car 861.7 km
    8h 39m
    CHF 166–239

Potsdam to Bern by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration10h 13mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 283Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 828.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 1m

What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Bern, Switzerland?

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Bern once daily. Tickets cost CHF 280–440 and the journey takes 8h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Potsdam central train station to Bern via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Zurich Bus Station in around 16h 20m.

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