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How to get fromSantander to Bernby plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Bern by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly Santander Airport to Basel, train

    best
    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Basel (BSL)plane plane SDR - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    5h 54m
    CHF 121–292

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus bus
    21h 25m
    CHF 82–137

  3. Bus, train via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    15h 34m
    CHF 261–436

  4. Drive  1,233.1 km

    1. Drive from Santander to Berncar car 1,233.1 km
    13h 6m
    CHF 206–298

  5. Fly Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane SDR - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    3. Take the train from Brig to Berntrain train
    6h 43m
    CHF 85–247

  6. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BIO - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    8h 1m
    CHF 119–285

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    3. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    5. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    19h 58m
    CHF 269–446

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao to Annemassebus bus
    3. Take the train from Annemasse to Lausannetrain train
    4. Take the train from Lausanne to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    22h 37m
    CHF 147–232

Santander to Bern by bus, foot, train, and subway

Calendar42Weekly Services
Duration15h 34mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 261Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,105.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 54m

What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Bern, Switzerland?

You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bern via Bilbao Intermodal and Lyon in around 21h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Bern via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Lyon Part Dieu, and Genève in around 19h 58m.

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