How to travel from Geneva to Bern

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Travel Information between Geneva and Bern

Distance129 km
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range€11 - €18
Cheapest modeCoach • €11 • 2 h 10 min
Fastest modeTrain • €18 • 1 h 44 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus or SBB

Travel 129 km by train or coach from Geneva to Bern. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus or SBB among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Geneva to Bern.

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from Geneva to Bern

How to get from Geneva to Bern by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

train

The best way to travel from Geneva to Bern is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

SBBIC 1 715 | 715
09:31AM1h55
Geneva station
11:26AMBern Hauptbahnhof
431One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

SBBIR 15 2515 | 2515
08:54AM2h02
Geneva station
10:56AMBern Hauptbahnhof
421One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

SBBIC 1 713 | 713
08:35AM1h51
Geneva station
10:26AMBern Hauptbahnhof
461One-way
0 transfers

Other options

SBBIR 90 1813 | 1813 · IC 5 517 | 517 · IR 65 3338 | 3338
09:05AM2h13
Geneva station
11:18AMBern Hauptbahnhof
611One-way
2 transfers
SBBRE 33 18463 | 18463 · IC 5 517 | 517 · IR 65 3338 | 3338
08:38AM2h40
Geneva station
11:18AMBern Hauptbahnhof
611One-way
2 transfers
SBBIR 90 1811 | 1811 · IC 5 515 | 515 · IR 65 3334 | 3334
08:05AM2h13
Geneva station
10:18AMBern Hauptbahnhof
811One-way
2 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Geneva to Bern

FAQs: Travel to Bern easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Geneva to Bern.
FAQs

There are 2 travel options between Geneva and Bern. You can take a train or coach.

The cheapest way to travel between Geneva and Bern is a coach with an average price of €11.

This is compared to other travel options from Geneva to Bern:

A coach is €7 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Geneva to Bern costing on average €18.

The quickest way to travel between Geneva and Bern is by train, which takes on average 1 h 44 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Coach takes on average 2 h 10 min.

The distance between Geneva and Bern is around 129 km.

The average frequency per day from Geneva to Bern is:

  • Around 4 coaches per day.
  • Around 8 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Geneva to Bern as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Geneva to Bern:

  • Most travellers board their train from Geneva and arrive in Bern Hauptbahnhof.

The following travel companies offer services from Geneva to Bern:

  • FlixBus, Gruppo Di Maio or Student Agency can get you to Bern by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with Student Agency from Geneva to Bern for €11 on Omio.
  • SBB or Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) can take you to Bern by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for SBB from Geneva to Bern for €18.

Yes, there are direct services available from Geneva to Bern with the following travel companies:

  • Direct coaches with FlixBus, Gruppo Di Maio or Student Agency with 4 direct coaches per day.
  • Direct trains with SBB or Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) with 5 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Bern as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Geneva and Bern.

Your journey from Geneva to Bern doesn't have to end in Bern. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like Paris, Milan, Zurich or Interlaken. If you’d like to add Paris, Milan, Zurich or Interlaken to your Geneva to Bern trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Bern today!

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