There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Interlaken by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain
16h 12mCHF 327–809Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MDW - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Spieztrain
18h 27mCHF 300–1,215Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain
14h 30mCHF 391–829Fly 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 Westtrain
17h 22mCHF 381–819Fly 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 Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain
15h 58mCHF 411–1,479Fly 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 Brig to Spieztrain
16h 19mCHF 370–715Fly 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 Westtrain
17h 33mCHF 396–1,043
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Interlaken is to fly and train which costs SFr 370 - SFr 750 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Interlaken is to fly and train which takes 14h 30m and costs SFr 390 - SFr 850.
The distance between Chicago and Interlaken is 7254 km.
It takes approximately 16h 12m to get from Chicago to Interlaken, including transfers.
Interlaken is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:55 PM in Chicago and 2:55 AM in Interlaken.
There are 1072+ hotels available in Interlaken.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Interlaken, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Interlaken. However, 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, then take the train to Interlaken West. Alternatively, 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 Bern, then take the train to Interlaken West.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- 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 250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
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 270–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
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 250–950
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 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
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 250–950
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 210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- 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 Brig to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Brig to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- 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 2m
- 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 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Brig to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brig to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–15
- 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
- 3 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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