By plane

Flughafen (airport) Bern-Belp is situated about 8km from the city, west of the highway leading to Thun and the Oberland. Dating back to1929, it currently handles more than 220,000 passengers per year. Airlines serving Bern-Belp include Crossair, Swisswings, Air France, KLM, and Sabena.

By car

Bern is a significant highway intersection point, having connections with the European E4 network. Connection routes southwards include the car trains through the Loetschberg and the Great St. Bernhard and Gotthard road tunnels.

By rail

Bern has direct connections with the international rail network to Italy, France, Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia, Spain, the "Chunnel"), including TGV (Paris), ICE (Frankfurt, Berlin), Pendolino-Cisalpino (Milan), Talgo (Barcelona) or Euronight (Rome, Florence).