There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Bern by plane or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)YOW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
13h 24mCHF 382–817Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)YUL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
14h 38mCHF 301–734Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Basel (BSL)YOW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
13h 47mCHF 409–952Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)YUL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
12h 58mCHF 331–584Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)YOW - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
14h 59mCHF 352–767
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Bern is to train and fly which costs SFr 330 - SFr 600 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Bern is to train and fly which takes 12h 58m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 600.
The distance between Ottawa and Bern is 6267 km.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Ottawa to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 12:47 PM in Ottawa and 6:47 PM in Bern.
There are 331+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Bern. However, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 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
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–390
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–420
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–390
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–420
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–70
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- CHF 19–70
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- CHF 19–55
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- CHF 17–27
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