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Compare train and bus for Bern to Basel
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Bern to Basel among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from $23. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 0m. 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 $23, and a bus costs an average of $63.
Distance: 42 miles (69 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$46 Average price Cheapest | $66 Average price | $75 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 30m Average total duration Fastest 1h 0m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 34m Average total duration 1h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 18m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Bern to Basel:
A train is $20 (€16) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Bern to Basel costing on average $66 (€54).
Other travel options to Basel take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 4m.
Travel optionsfrom Bern to Basel
How to get from Bern to Basel by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bern to Basel is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IC 1 703 | 703 · IR 27 2456 | 24565:13 AM1h33Bern Hauptbahnhof6:46 AMBasel SBB$351One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- IC 1 703 | 703 · IR 27 2456 | 24565:13 AM1h33Bern Hauptbahnhof6:46 AMBasel SBB$351One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- EC 30460 | 3046010:33 AM0h59Bern Hauptbahnhof11:32 AMBasel SBB$421One-way0 transfers
Other options
- IC 61 956 | 9566:04 AM1h01Bern Hauptbahnhof7:05 AMBasel SBB$381One-way0 transfers
- IR 16 2165 | 2165 · IR 27 2462 | 24628:36 AM1h10Bern Hauptbahnhof9:46 AMBasel SBB$381One-way1 transfer
- IC 61 620 | 6201:33 PM1h00Bern Hauptbahnhof2:33 PMBasel SBB$391One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Bern to Basel:
A train is $20 (€16) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Bern to Basel costing on average $66 (€54).
Other travel options to Basel take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 4m.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 4 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bern and Basel as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Bern Hauptbahnhof and arrive in Basel SBB.
- Buses mostly depart from Bern, Car-Terminal Neufeld and arrive in Saint-Louis, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Basel by bus.
- Travel with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), BLS AG to go to Basel by train.
- 4 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 7 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
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