Arrivals & transport

There are direct trains several times a day connecting many European cities with the Swiss capital or the Bernese Oberland. Most international trains offer dining cars or a bistro, power outlets and newspaper service. Thus, your holidays begin in a perfectly relaxed manner.

Guests who have a Swiss Travel System ticket receive discounts on cross-border TGV tickets as well as on travel tickets from Italy.

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Arrival from Germany
Arrival from France
Arrival from Italy (Trenitalia)
Arrival from Italy (BLS Lötschberger – Recommended route via Domodossola)
Arrival from Austria

Bern is easily reachable by air from anywhere in the world.

The small Bern Airport situated in Belp has the advantage of quick handling procedures when arriving or departing. It only takes 30 minutes to get to the historic centre of Bern from the airport. Passengers can take a direct bus to the train station of Belp. From there, they continue on a comfortable train ride to the city of Bern or the Bernese Oberland.

Especially the journey from the north of Germany turns out to be very convenient, since Lübeck Air will be flying every Sunday and Thursday from Lübeck to Bern from 14 May 2023.

Zürich Airport is the largest airport in Switzerland. It has its own train station where passengers can hop on a train without delay. The trip to Bern takes approx. one hour and 15 minutes.

The EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg is situated right in the corner of the three bordering countries Switzerland-France-Germany. Bern can be reached by public transport in approx. one hour and 20 minutes.

Geneva Airport is the second largest airport in Switzerland. A direct train ride to Bern takes approx. 2 hours.