With its central location in Switzerland, Bern is easily accessible by car. The city is directly connected to the national motorway network as well as to the European E4 highway. The A12 leads to Lausanne, and the A1 runs via Bern between Geneva in the southwest and Zurich in the northeast. From Bern, access to southern Switzerland and Italy is via the Lötschberg Tunnel/Simplon Pass or the St Bernard road tunnel.

There are two motoring associations in Switzerland. These are Touring Club Suisse (TCS) (tel: 0844 888 111; website: www.tcs.ch) and Automobil Club der Schweiz (ACS) (tel: (031) 328 3111; website: www.acs.ch).

Emergency breakdown service:
TCS/ACS (tel: 140).

Switzerland has the densest railway network in the world, and between cities trains are the most common means of public transport. However, there is a network of local and regional routes operated by PostBus (tel: 0848 888 888; website: www.postbus.ch). Eurolines (tel: 08705 808 080; website: www.eurolines.com) operates coach services between Bern and other European cities.