Why take the train to Berlin
Affordable: Train travel to Germany is unbeatably cheap. If you book early, you can get from Bern to Berlin for as little as 39 Swiss francs. For that price, you often can't even take your suitcase with you on a plane.
Environmentally friendly: Are you considering traveling to Germany by train? The climate will thank you for it! A train journey consumes about ten times less CO2 than the same route by plane. As you can see, traveling by train is something to be proud of!
Make good use of your time: No other mode of transport allows you to use your travel time as efficiently as the train. You can finish your semester paper for university, plan your vacation, or do on the night train what you would have done at home: sleep.
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Connections
Every two hours directly from Basel to Berlin or arrive at the Brandenburg Gate well rested after traveling on the night train.
*Additional connections to Berlin with transfers enable hourly service between Switzerland and Berlin.
**There are hourly connections between Berlin and Switzerland with a change in Frankfurt.
Travel information
By ICE or night train
The connections between the main cities: the ICE takes you three times per day from Bern and every two hours from Basel to Berlin at top speed without having to change trains.
Comfortable seats in the first and second class, power outlets, free Wi-Fi and a dining car ensure an all-round pleasant journey, during which you can make perfect use of your time for games, work or simply enjoyment.
For those with limited time, there is also a night train to Berlin: have dinner the evening before in Switzerland and stand under the Brandenburg Gate by 8 a.m.
Book a group trip
With SimpleTrain, group trips to Berlin can also be easily booked online.
Travel with your bicycle
Bicycles can easily be transported on the ICE trains to Berlin.
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