There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Kathmandu by train, plane, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane ZRH - KTM
15h 21m$393–557Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane GVA - KTM
16h 6m$381–568Drive 8,908.2 km
- Drive from Bern to Kathmanducar 8,908.2 km
5d 1h$1,796–2,595Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BSL - KTM
16h 12m$454–808Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Busto Arsiziotrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane MXP - KTM
18h 18m$477–757
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Kathmandu is to train and fly which costs $380 - $600 and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Kathmandu is to train and fly which takes 15h 21m and costs $390 - $600.
The distance between Bern and Kathmandu is 6959 km. The road distance is 8908.2 km.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Bern to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 4h 45m ahead of Bern. It is currently 12:55 AM in Bern and 5:40 AM in Kathmandu.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Kathmandu is 8908 km. It takes approximately 5 days 1h to drive from Bern to Kathmandu.
There are 1484+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Kathmandu, Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Kathmandu. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), walk to Tribhuvan International Airport, then take the line 5 bus to Singhadurbar. Alternatively, you can drive from Bern to Kathmandu in around 5d 1h.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- 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 Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- 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 Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- 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 Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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