There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Damascus by train, plane, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane ZRH - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
8h 24m$183–596Train to Basel, fly to Damascus International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane BSL - DAM
25h 21m$289–832Train to Basel, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane BSL - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
11h 25m$186–570Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane GVA - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
9h 37m$188–477Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane MXP - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
11h 42m$200–603
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beirut International Airport (BEY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Damascus is to train and fly and drive which costs $180 - $480 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Damascus is to train and fly and drive which takes 8h 24m and costs $180 - $600.
The distance between Bern and Damascus is 2943 km.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Bern to Damascus, including transfers.
Damascus is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 1:29 AM in Bern and 2:29 AM in Damascus.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Damascus, Syria?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Damascus. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Beirut International Airport (BEY), then drive to Damascus. Alternatively, 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 Damascus International Airport (DAM), then take the taxi to Damascus.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beirut International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to Beirut International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 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 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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