There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Bern by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NBO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
14h 54mCHF 271–1,821Bus, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane NBO - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
18h 35mCHF 255–886Bus, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Basel (BSL)plane NBO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
16h 18mCHF 334–1,301Bus, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NBO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
17h 2mCHF 341–711Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NBO - 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 Berntrain
16h 19mCHF 313–825
Nairobi (NBO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Bern is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 340 - SFr 750 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Bern is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 54m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 1900.
The distance between Nairobi and Bern is 6252 km.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from Nairobi to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 8:03 PM in Nairobi and 7:03 PM in Bern.
There are 142+ 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 line 50 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
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Zurich Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from Nairobi to Frankfurt via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,400
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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 Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- 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 Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +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 40–100
- 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
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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