There are 5 ways to get from Thun to Vals by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train via Zurich
best- Take the train from Thun to Zürich HBtrain Ic81 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ice / ...
5h 20mCHF 74–111Drive 199.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Thun to Valscar 199.2 km
2h 56mCHF 34–48Line 21 bus, bus, taxi, line 431 bus
- Take the bus from Thun, Bahnhof to Interlaken Ost, Bahnhofbus 21
- Take the bus from Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof to Meiringen, Bahnhofbus Ev2 / ...
- Take the bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Göschenen, Bahnhofbus 162
- Take the taxi from Göschenen, Bahnhof to Dieni, Pendicularastaxi
- Take the bus from Dieni, Pendicularas to Ilanz, Bahnhof/Postbus 420
- Take the bus from Ilanz, Bahnhof/Post to Vals, Postbus 431
8h 37mTrain
- Take the train from Thun to Burgdorftrain S44 / ...
- Take the train from Burgdorf to Churtrain Ir35
7h 14mCHF 73–109Train #2
- Take the train from Thun to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Disentis/Mustértrain Gex
7h 27mCHF 66–143
Thun to Vals by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Vals is to drive which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 2h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Vals is to drive which takes 2h 56m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
No, there is no direct train from Thun to Vals. However, there are services departing from Thun and arriving at Ilanz via Zürich HB and Chur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 20m.
The distance between Thun and Vals is 310 km. The road distance is 199.2 km.
The best way to get from Thun to Vals without a car is to train via Zurich which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 120.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Thun to Vals, including transfers.
Thun to Vals train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Thun station.
Thun to Vals train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thun to Vals is 199 km. It takes approximately 2h 56m to drive from Thun to Vals.
There are 549+ hotels available in Vals.
What companies run services between Thun, Switzerland and Vals, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Thun to Vals, Therme via Zürich HB, Chur, Ilanz, and Ilanz, Bahnhof/Post in around 5h 20m.
Train from Thun to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Burgdorf to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Burgdorf to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Thun to Burgdorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Thun to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Disentis/Mustér
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 50–65
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 90–120
- Phone
- +41 33 225 13 13
- Website
- STI Bus AG
Bus from Thun, Bahnhof to Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Schedules at
- STI Bus AG
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Bus from Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof to Meiringen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Zentralbahn
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Meiringen, Bahnhof to Göschenen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Dieni, Pendicularas to Ilanz, Bahnhof/Post
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Ilanz, Bahnhof/Post to Vals, Post
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- railservice@rhb.ch
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Bus from Dieni, Pendicularas to Ilanz, Bahnhof/Post
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–150
Geissenparadies Göscheneralptal
- Phone
- +41 79 545 14 52
- Website
- andermatt.swiss
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