There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Brienz by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain
15h 8mCHF 247–504Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain
17h 1mCHF 334–770Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MDW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain
16h 36mCHF 367–1,304Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain
18h 6mCHF 388–835Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
17h 1mCHF 323–753Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain
18h 22mCHF 263–794
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Brienz is to fly and train which costs SFr 240 - SFr 550 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Brienz is to fly and train which takes 15h 8m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 550.
The distance between Chicago and Brienz is 7282 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Chicago to Brienz, including transfers.
Brienz is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:43 AM in Chicago and 4:43 PM in Brienz.
There are 1837+ hotels available in Brienz.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Brienz, Canton of Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Brienz. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Luzern, then take the train to Brienz. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the line 50 bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, take the train to Interlaken Ost, then take the train to Brienz.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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