There are 6 ways to get from Indianapolis to Bern by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Indianapolis to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IND - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
15h 36mCHF 346–961Train to Purdue University Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Purdue University Airport (LAF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LAF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
17h 16mCHF 290–963Fly Indianapolis to Basel, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Basel (BSL)plane IND - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
16h 5mCHF 332–1,252Fly Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IND - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
16h 24mCHF 316–1,181Bus, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Gary to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
17h 25mCHF 313–493Fly Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane IND - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
18h 38m
Indianapolis (IND) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Bern is to bus and train and fly which costs SFr 310 - SFr 500 and takes 17h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Bern is to fly and train which takes 15h 36m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Indianapolis and Bern is 7349 km.
It takes approximately 15h 36m to get from Indianapolis to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 6h ahead of Indianapolis. It is currently 5:31 PM in Indianapolis and 11:31 PM in Bern.
There are 369+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Indianapolis to Bern. However, you can take the line 8 bus to Indianapolis Airport, walk to Indianapolis (IND) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take the line 8 bus to Indianapolis Airport, walk to Indianapolis (IND) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Bern.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–330
Flights from Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport via Toronto, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Gary to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- CHF 6–8
Train from Gary to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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