There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Canada by train or plane
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Train to Basel, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)BSL - YUL
12h 6m$605–1,493Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)GVA - YUL
13h 30m$485–1,216Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)ZRH - YUL
12h 21m$556–916Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)ZRH - YYZ
12h 49m$537–1,121Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)LYS - YUL
16h 41m$554–1,284
Basel (BSL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Canada is to train and fly which costs $550 - $950 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Canada is to train and fly which takes 12h 6m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Bern and Canada is 6052 km.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Bern to Canada, including transfers.
There are 1309+ hotels available in Canada.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Canada?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Canada. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), walk to YUL Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau, take the line 747 bus to Station Lionel-Groulx, walk to Station Lionel-Groulx, then take the line 1 subway to Station McGill. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), walk to YUL Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau, take the line 747 bus to Station Lionel-Groulx, walk to Station Lionel-Groulx, then take the line 1 subway to Station McGill.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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