There are 11 ways to get from Villach to Bern by bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Villach Bus Station to St. Gallen train stationbus FlixBus N953
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Berntrain Ic1
9h 57mCHF 97–145Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villach Bus Station to Bernbus FlixBus N953
10h 20mCHF 50–80Train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Ice
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 612 / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
10h 55mCHF 114–277Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Villach Hbf to Sargansnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Sargans to Berntrain Ir35
12h 33mCHF 95–245Drive 664 km
- Drive from Villach to Berncar 664 km
8h 6mCHF 111–160Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 52mCHF 209–462Train to Graz Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 43mCHF 198–467Fly Klagenfurt Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Basel (BSL)plane KLU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 56mCHF 115–473Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 31mCHF 189–486Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
8h 24mCHF 151–348Train to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airporttrain
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain
8h 57mCHF 137–344
Villach to Bern by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 80 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Bern is to train and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 470.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Villach Bus Station station and arriving at Bern. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Villach to Bern. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Bern via Schwarzach-St.Veit, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
The distance between Villach and Bern is 671 km. The road distance is 664 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Bern without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 57m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Villach to Bern, including transfers.
Villach to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Villach Bus Station.
Villach to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Villach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Villach to Bern is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 80 and takes 10h 20m.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Villach Hbf to Bern via Schwarzach-St.Veit, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 55m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Villach Bus Station to Bern 5 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 50–80 and the journey takes 10h 20m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–420
Train from St. Gallen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- *
- CHF 20–30
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- CHF 27–45
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- CHF 26–40
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- CHF 35–55
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- *
- CHF 24–40
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–28
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 16–20
Night train from Villach Hbf to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–95
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–70
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Sargans to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 36
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Villach Bus Station to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Villach Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–141
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 141
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Booking & Getting There
Villach to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Villach to Bern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Schwarzach-St.Veit station.
Yes, the driving distance between Villach to Bern is 664 km. It takes approximately 8h 6m to drive from Villach to Bern.
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