There are 4 ways to get from Bern to Bethlehem by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)ZRH - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
8h 50m$194–402Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brig
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)MXP - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
11h 48m$145–367Train to Geneva International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)GVA - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
9h 49m$181–360Train to Basel, fly, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)BSL - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
9h$184–386
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Bethlehem is to train and fly which costs $140 - $370 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Bethlehem is to train and fly which takes 8h 50m and costs $190 - $410.
The distance between Bern and Bethlehem is 2991 km.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Bern to Bethlehem, including transfers.
Bethlehem is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 5:42 AM in Bern and 6:42 AM in Bethlehem.
There are 708+ hotels available in Bethlehem.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Bethlehem?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Bethlehem. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), walk to נתב''ג, take the train to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon, walk to Central Station/Yafo, take the bus to Sultan Sulliman/Damascus Gate, then take the line 231 bus to Bab El-Zakak/Beit Jala Road. Alternatively, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), walk to נתב''ג, take the train to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon, walk to Central Station/Yafo, take the bus to Sultan Sulliman/Damascus Gate, then take the line 231 bus to Bab El-Zakak/Beit Jala Road.
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- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- *5770
- pniyotz@rail.co.il
- Website
- rail.co.il
Train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- $6–8
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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