There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Washington by train, plane, or subway
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane ZRH - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
13h 26m$344–1,003Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane ZRH - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Stationtrain
16h 15m$291–845Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ZRH - DCA
14h 9m$752–1,445Train to Basel, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane BSL - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
15h 17m$347–1,029Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane GVA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
14h 34m$378–994Train to Basel, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane BSL - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
15h 43m$397–1,973Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane ZRH - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
14h 56m$460–2,033Train to Zurich Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane ZRH - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
16h 35m$350–714
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Washington is to train and fly which costs $350 - $750 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Washington is to train and fly and subway which takes 13h 26m and costs $340 - $1,000.
The distance between Bern and Washington is 4276 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 26m to get from Bern to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 6h behind Bern. It is currently 10:36 AM in Bern and 4:36 AM in Washington.
There are 1657+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Washington. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), walk to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, then take the subway to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Basel to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Basel to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Basel to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Basel to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Basel to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Basel to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Basel to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–360
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $29–290
- Business Class
- $90–350
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
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