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How to get fromCherbourg to Bernby train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Cherbourg to Bern by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    8h 51m
    CHF 189–308

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Caen to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus 774 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus bus
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    16h 38m
    CHF 116–190

  3. Drive  899.5 km

    1. Drive from Cherbourg to Berncar car 899.5 km
    9h 15m
    CHF 151–217

  4. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CDG - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    8h 51m
    CHF 198–442

  5. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CDG - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    8h 50m
    CHF 199–438

  6. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane CDG - GVA
    3. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train
    10h 3m
    CHF 218–452

  7. Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain train
    2. Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane CFR - LYS
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    4. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train
    10h 48m
    CHF 217–555

  8. Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain train
    2. Take the train from Lison to Rennestrain train
    3. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane RNS - GVA
    4. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train
    11h 31m
    CHF 206–464

Cherbourg to Bern by train and subway

Calendar41Weekly Services
Duration8h 51mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 189Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 996.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 51m

What companies run services between Cherbourg, Normandy, France and Bern, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Cherbourg to Bern via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 8h 51m.

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