There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Bern by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
5h 15mCHF 124–323Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna Erdberg to Bernbus FlixBus N882 / ...
12h 10mCHF 50–95Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
9h 4mCHF 132–196Drive 820.2 km
- Drive from Vienna to Berncar 820.2 km
8h 12mCHF 130–188Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
5h 34mCHF 107–338Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VIE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
6h 53mCHF 124–373Fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane VIE - ACH
- Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain
6h 46mCHF 302–573Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane VIE - LIN
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Berntrain
8h 30mCHF 87–273Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bregenztrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
10h 50mCHF 190–368
Vienna to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Bern is to fly and train which takes 5h 15m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Vienna Erdberg and arriving at Bern. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Bern. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Bern via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 4m.
The distance between Vienna and Bern is 748 km. The road distance is 820.2 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Bern without a car is to train which takes 9h 4m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Vienna to Bern, including transfers.
Vienna to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna Erdberg station.
Vienna to Bern train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Bern is to train which takes 9h 4m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 10m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Bern via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 9h 4m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna Erdberg to Bern twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 50–95 and the journey takes 12h 10m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–150
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Vienna to Bern train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Bern is 820 km. It takes approximately 8h 12m to drive from Vienna to Bern.
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