There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Kathmandu by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 13m$395–626Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BGY - KTM
20h 21m$336–833Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane BSL - KTM
16h 9m$453–809Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane GVA - KTM
16h 1m$374–568Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane MXP - KTM
17h 56m$482–835
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 $370 - $600 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Kathmandu is to train and fly which takes 15h 13m and costs $390 - $650.
The distance between Bern and Kathmandu is 6959 km.
It takes approximately 15h 13m to get from Bern to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 4h 45m ahead of Bern. It is currently 5:31 AM in Bern and 10:16 AM in Kathmandu.
There are 1509+ 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 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 Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), walk to Tribhuvan International Airport, then take the line 5 bus to Singhadurbar.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- 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
- $230–800
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
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
- $270–900
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
- $210–750
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 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
- $40–80
- 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/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- 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
- $9–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- $15–20
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