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How to get fromBern to Ankaraby train, plane, bus, car, or night train

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There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Ankara by train, plane, bus, car, or night train

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  1. Train to Basel, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane BSL - ESB
    7h 23m
    ₺7,162–15,430

  2. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane ZRH - ESB
    7h 16m
    ₺6,684–19,233

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Luzerntrain train Ir / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lucerne to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Aksaraybus bus
    4. Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain train Yht
    38h 45m

  4. Train, bus via Vienna

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Ploiesti Vesttrain train 347
    4. Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Cernavodă Podtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Cernavodă to Istanbulbus bus
    6. Take the train from Istanbul(Sogutlucesme) to Ankara Gartrain train Hst
    2d 2h
    ₺22,778–37,846

  5. Drive  2,670.9 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Ankaracar car 2,670.9 km
    25h 52m
    ₺26,791–38,698

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane GVA - ESB
    8h 38m
    ₺7,924–21,380

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Velika Planabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Velika Plana to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    41h 10m

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Bern to St. Gallentrain train Ic1
    2. Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    43h 13m
    ₺10,325–16,997

  9. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain train Hst / ...
    2d
    ₺11,228–17,256

Basel (BSL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration5h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,635Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,329.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 23m

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Ankara, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Bern to Ankara via Velika Plana, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Istanbul Otogari in around 41h 10m.

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