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Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Bern among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €10. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 1m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €10, and a train costs an average of €26.
Distance: 69 km
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€40 Average price | €10 Average price Cheapest |
1h 31m Average total duration Fastest 1h 1m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 40m Average total duration 1h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get from Basel to Bern by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Bern is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
IC 6 613 | 613Cheapest
IR 26 2315 | 2315 · IR 35 2358 | 2358Fastest
IC 6 613 | 613Other options
IC 6 963 | 963IR 27 2463 | 2463 · IR 16 2162 | 2162S 3 17325 | 17325 · IR 16 2162 | 2162Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Bern:
A bus is €16 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Bern costing on average €26.
Other travel options to Bern take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 10m.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 4 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Bern as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Bern Hauptbahnhof.
- Buses mostly depart from Saint-Louis, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg and arrive in Bern, Car-Terminal Neufeld.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Bern by bus.
- Travel with SBB, Deutsche Bahn, Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), Südostbahn to go to Bern by train.
- 3 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
- 4 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS).
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