There are 6 ways to get from Bern to Madagascar by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Philibert Tsiranana Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN)plane ZRH - MJN
22h 12m$546–2,082Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Busto Arsiziotrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane MXP - TNR
19h 48m$489–1,316Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane GVA - TNR
18h 15m$547–1,486Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane ZRH - TNR
19h 10m$598–1,085Train to Basel, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane BSL - TNR
19h 51m$689–866Train to Basel, fly to Philibert Tsiranana Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN)plane BSL - MJN
22h 18m$787–2,863
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Madagascar is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,100 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Madagascar is to train and fly which takes 18h 15m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Bern and Madagascar is 8099 km.
It takes approximately 22h 12m to get from Bern to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 2h ahead of Bern. It is currently 12:20 PM in Bern and 2:20 PM in Madagascar.
There are 234+ hotels available in Madagascar.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Madagascar?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Madagascar. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN), then take the taxi to Mahajanga. Alternatively, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Ivato International Airport (TNR), then take the taxi to Antananarivo.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dzaoudzi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Basel to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dzaoudzi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Nosy-Be
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- 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 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
- $40–75
- 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
- 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
- $8–10
- 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
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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