There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Seattle by train or plane
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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ZRH - SEA
17h 9m$458–1,104Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BSL - SEA
18h 38m$408–1,425Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane GVA - SEA
18h 7m$472–1,296Train, 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane FRA - SEA
17h 31m$526–1,508Fly from Bern Airport
- Fly from Bern Airport (BRN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BRN - SEA
20h 39m$965–3,718
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Seattle is to train and fly which costs $450 - $1,100 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Seattle is to train and fly which takes 17h 9m and costs $450 - $1,100.
The distance between Bern and Seattle is 5372 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 9m to get from Bern to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 9h behind Bern. It is currently 2:39 PM in Bern and 5:39 AM in Seattle.
There are 1488+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Seattle, WA, USA?
Euroairlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Bern Airport (BRN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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