There are 12 ways to get from Bern to Patras by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Patras Araxos Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane ZRH - GPA
7h 1m€241–650Bus 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 Patrasbus
32h 8m€127–183Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Port of Anconacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
29h 22m€282–411Drive 2,062 km
- Drive from Bern to Patrascar 2,062 km
26h 29m€384–555Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane ZRH - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
10h 15m€196–550Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
- Take the train from Ano Liosia to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
10h 36m€130–264Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZRH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
13h 40m€180–360Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
- Take the train from Ano Liosia to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
11h 52m€132–321Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
31h 56m€272–516Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
32h 30m€262–457Bus
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
41h 47m€174–256Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Venezia S. Luciatrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
44h 19m€306–456
Bern to Patras by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Patras is to bus via Thessaloníki which costs €120 - €190 and takes 32h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Patras is to train and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €240 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Patras. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Patras via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 8m.
The distance between Bern and Patras is 1637 km. The road distance is 2062 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Patras without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 32h 8m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Bern to Patras, including transfers.
Bern to Patras bus services, operated by Horizont Reisen - Niko Ekspres, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Patras bus services, operated by Horizont Reisen - Niko Ekspres, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 3:23 AM in Bern and 4:23 AM in Patras.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Patras is 2062 km. It takes approximately 26h 29m to drive from Bern to Patras.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from Bern to Patras via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 32h 8m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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