There are 4 ways to get from Bern to Iceland by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane ZRH - KEF
8h 5m$196–620Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BSL - KEF
8h 33m$144–683Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane GVA - KEF
9h 13m$211–604Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
10h 52m$284–907
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $140 - $700 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Bern and Iceland is 2766 km.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Bern to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Bern. It is currently 3:27 AM in Bern and 1:27 AM in Iceland.
There are 585+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Iceland?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Iceland. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport (KEF), walk to KEF - Airport, then take the line 55 bus to Miðstöð. 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 Keflavík International Airport (KEF), walk to KEF - Airport, then take the line 55 bus to Miðstöð.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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