There are 12 ways to get from Bern to Greece by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZRH - SKG
6h 30m€142–351Bus via Thessaloníki
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus
31h 53m€95–168Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
29hTrain, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
37h 36mDrive 2,348.2 km
- Drive from Bern to Athenscar 2,348.2 km
24h 26m€427–617Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZRH - HER
6h 19m€126–391Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
6h 52m€124–308Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ZRH - RHO
6h 47m€116–342Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
8h 8m€121–364Fly Bern Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Bern Airport (BRN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRN - HER
5h 46m€248–1,213Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Athensbus
36h 26m€185–200Bus #2
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
43h 17m€174–231
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Greece is to bus via Thessaloníki which costs €95 - €170 and takes 31h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €240 - €1300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Greece. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Athens Karaiskaki Square via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 53m.
The distance between Bern and Greece is 1527 km. The road distance is 2348.2 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Bern to Greece, including transfers.
Bern to Greece bus services, operated by Horizont Reisen - Niko Ekspres, depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Greece is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €240 - €1300. Alternatively, you can bus via Thessaloníki, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 31h 53m.
Bern to Greece bus services, operated by Horizont Reisen - Niko Ekspres, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 11:12 PM in Bern and 12:12 AM in Greece.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Greece?
Helvetic Airways flies from Bern Airport (BRN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 31h 53m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- [email protected]
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
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