There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi 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 to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NBO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
16h 19mCHF 316–521Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Basel (BSL)plane NBO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
16h 9mCHF 282–1,002Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NBO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
17h 32mCHF 401–681Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane NBO - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
19h 51mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NBO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
16h 52mCHF 351–711
Nairobi (NBO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 400 - SFr 700 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Bern is to fly and train which takes 16h 9m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Nairobi and Bern is 6247 km.
It takes approximately 16h 19m to get from Nairobi to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 2h behind Nairobi. It is currently 5:07 AM in Nairobi and 3:07 AM in Bern.
There are 368+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Bern. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) 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
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–850
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–900
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–950
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–850
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–600
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–480
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,100
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–700
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 50–80
- 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)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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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