There are 9 ways to get from Berlin to Olten by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Basel
best- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
7h 52mCHF 150–627Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
11h 20mCHF 51–161Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 234
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
15h 2mCHF 87–153Drive 826.4 km
- Drive from Berlin to Oltencar 826.4 km
8h 31mCHF 135–195Train
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Oltentrain Ice
8h 7mCHF 300–900Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
5h 6mCHF 61–274Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
5h 26mCHF 75–259Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
7h 18mCHF 124–485Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
6h 50mCHF 175–509
Berlin to Olten by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Olten is to night train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 170 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Olten is to fly and train which takes 5h 6m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 280.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Berlin Ostbahnhof and arriving at Olten. Services depart once daily, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Berlin and Olten is 881 km. The road distance is 826.4 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Olten without a car is to train via Basel which takes 7h 52m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Berlin to Olten, including transfers.
Berlin to Olten train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
Berlin to Olten train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin to Olten is 826 km. It takes approximately 8h 31m to drive from Berlin to Olten.
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What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Olten, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB hourly. Tickets cost CHF 140–600 and the journey takes 7h 5m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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