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Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Geneva to Bern among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from €34. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 52m. 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 train costs an average of €34, and a bus costs an average of €70.
Distance: 130 km
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€47 Average price Cheapest | €71 Average price |
2h 22m Average total duration Fastest 1h 52m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 24m Average total duration 1h 54m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions |
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How to get from Geneva to Bern by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Geneva to Bern is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
IC 905 | 905Cheapest
RE 33 18463 | 18463 · IR 15 2515 | 2515Fastest
IC 905 | 905Other options
IC 1 713 | 713
RE 33 18465 | 18465 · IR 15 2517 | 2517
IR 90 1813 | 1813 · IC 5 517 | 517 · IR 66 3219 | 3219Find 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 Geneva to Bern:
A train is €36 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Geneva to Bern costing on average €70.
Other travel options to Bern take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 17m.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 5 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Geneva and Bern as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Geneva station and arrive in Bern Hauptbahnhof.
- Buses mostly depart from Annemasse, Place Martin Luther King and arrive in Bern, Car-Terminal Neufeld.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, Gruppo Di Maio, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Bern by bus.
- Travel with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Bern by train.
- 3 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, Gruppo Di Maio, BlaBlaCar Bus.
- 4 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
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