There are 3 ways to get from Bern to French Alps by train, unknown, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, travel via Visp
best- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain R91 / ...
- Walk from Martigny to French Alpsunknown
2h 32mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Bern to Aostabus FlixBus N506
- Walk from Courmayeur to French Alpsunknown
4h 27mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Bern to Lausannetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Martigny to Vallorcinetrain Mbx / ...
- Take the train from Vallorcine to Taconnaztrain Ter
- Walk from Taconnaz to French Alpsunknown
5h 31m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Bern and French Alps is 199 km.
The best way to get from Bern to French Alps without a car is to train and travel via Visp which takes 2h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 32m to get from Bern to French Alps, including transfers.
There are 5291+ hotels available in French Alps.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and French Alps, France?
There is no direct connection from Bern to French Alps. However, you can take the train to Visp, take the train to Martigny, then travel to French Alps. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to French Alps via Aosta and Courmayeur in around 4h 27m.
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegionalAlps
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–43
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €21–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €38–43
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transports de Martigny et Régions
Train from Martigny to Vallorcine
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Schedules at
- Transports de Martigny et Régions
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vallorcine to Taconnaz
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bern to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
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