Embassy of Austria in Bern, Switzerland

Address

Contact

Phone

+41 31 356 52 52

Fax

+41 31 351 56 64

Email

bern-ob@bmeia.gv.at

Website

www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-bern ↗

Facebook

www.facebook.com/OesterreichischeBotschaftBern/ ↗

Twitter

x.com/AustriaInCH ↗

Office hours

Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Consular services

• Process passport applications
• Process visa applications
• Legalization of documents
• Application for children's passports and emergency passports

Visa

If you hold a Swiss passport, you do not need a visa to enter Austria.

• Transit visa
• Tourist visa
• Visitor visa (to visit friends or family members residing in Austria)
• Business visa
• Official visa
• Media visa
• Student visa

Holidays observed

• December 8Immaculate Conception
• December 25Christmas Day
• December 26St. Stephen's Day

Nearby landmarks

• Historical Museum 0.65 km away
  Museum featuring Bernese and Swiss history.
• Einstein Museum 0.67 km away
  Museum dedicated to Albert Einstein's life and work.
• Nydegg Bridge 0.87 km away
  Iconic bridge linking old town to BearPark.
• Bern Cathedral 0.93 km away
  Gothic cathedral with panoramic tower views.
• Federal Palace 1.14 km away
  Seat of the Swiss Federal Assembly and Council.
• BearPark 1.03 km away
  Park home to Bern’s symbolic bears.
• Bern Airport (BRN) 4.25 km away
• Sion Airport (SIR) 80.83 km away