Which festive rides are there in the canton of Bern?

The ConvivaPlus survey lists 4 rides in 1 municipality of the canton of Bern: with St Nicholas, in Advent or with fondue on board, each read on the operator's own website. 2 with a published date, 2 still without.

When is the first festive ride in the canton of Bern?

On Sunday, 6 December 2026, in Bern — the first of the 2 rides with a published date.

Why is the date missing for 2 rides in the canton of Bern?

Because their operators have not yet published the 2026 operating days. We never carry over last year's date; the ride is listed anyway, marked open.

Where does the information on festive rides in the canton of Bern come from?

From 4 sources published by the railways, tram foundations and boat companies themselves, never from an aggregator. Last checked at the source: 9 October 2026.

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Festive rides in the canton of Bern 2026

Here it starts as early as 11:00 — across Switzerland, 13:30 is usual.

Key takeaway

It kicks off on Sunday, 6 December in Bern; the last day is 20 December. 4 of Switzerland's 12 festive rides are in the canton of Bern.

9 October 2026

✓ Checked at the source · as of 9 October 2026 · 2 dates still open

Sun 6 Dec

First date

Bern

Sun 20 Dec

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Bern

CHF 18

cheapest

Bern

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Festive rides in the canton of Bern

1 place, with dates and a checked source

BernSun 6 Dec – Sun 20 DecOpen page

📅 4 rides 2026 — when they run

For 2 of 4, the 2026 date is still to come — it goes up here as soon as it's published.

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🕐 Departure times and duration

Departures, seatings and return times as the operators published them for 2026. Where a time is missing, we do not invent one.

Bern

Chlousefahrten (Stiftung BERNMOBIL historique) · Start: 11:00–17:00

Adventsfahrten im historischen Tram (Stiftung BERNMOBIL historique) · Departures 11:00, 12:00, 14:30, 15:30 and 16:30 from Schwanengasse (platform N), about 45 minutes each

Berner Fonduetram (Stiftung BERNMOBIL historique) · Start: 18:45–21:00

🏘️ 1 municipality with operator

1 departure point in 1 municipality of the canton of Bern. 1 of them have their own page with times, prices and source.

Bern — Chlousefahrten (Stiftung BERNMOBIL historique), Stiftung BERNMOBIL historique, 6 December 2026 and 13 December 2026.

📍 Departure points and meeting points

Where you board — platform, stop or pier, as the operators name it.

Bern

Meeting point: Bern Bahnhof, Perron N, Schwanengasse 1

Meeting point: Bern Bahnhof, Perron N, Schwanengasse

Meeting point: Guisanplatz / Mingerstrasse, vis-à-vis der Messehallen

🎟️ Tickets & prices from the operators

Booking, valid passes, age limits, weather: what the operators announce themselves.

Bern

Good to know: CHF 18 per person, families with children only. Booking «in preparation» (9 October 2026); public-transport passes not valid, booked seats cannot be cancelled.

Good to know: Adults CHF 20, children 6–16 CHF 10, under 6 free — each with a treat and a warm drink. Booking possible from about October, but not required.

Good to know: Running from November 2026 to February 2027; the individual dates are only on the booking portal (eventfrog), not on the foundation's site. · CHF 80 per person with appetiser biscuits, fondue and dessert, drinks not included. Fondue only, vegan or alcohol-free on request. Book online or at staffed BLS travel centres.

Good to know: «The 2026 Märlitram is already being planned» — the foundation publishes the dates on its site and at Loeb (as of 9 October 2026).

📊 Ride days compared within the canton

Documented rides in the canton of Bern run from Sunday, 6 December 2026 to Sunday, 20 December 2026.

📊 Ride days compared

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📭 2 dates open — and why they are listed anyway

2 rides in the canton of Bern have no published 2026 operating day yet — and are listed here anyway, marked open.

Bern — not published yet. Source
Bern — not published yet. Source

🗺️ 2 cantons compared

33 per cent of all festive rides we have verified across Switzerland start in the canton of Bern: 4 of 12.

For the canton of Bern we list 4 festive rides in 1 municipalities, 2 of them with a published 2026 date. The rest are listed as open. We never write an operating day we have not read at the source.

Canton	Events	date set	First date
Zurich	5	4	1 November 2026
Bern	4	2	6 December 2026

❓ FAQ about the canton

Every answer is calculated from the 4 verified entries for the canton of Bern.

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How we check

Every date comes from the organiser's, the municipality's or the canton's own site — never from an aggregator, never copied over from last year. Next to each source is the date we last read it.

Anything not yet published stays open — we don't guess.

Something missing or changed? A note below is enough; we check it at the source.

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