There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Bern by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel, train
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL)plane RDU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
16h 35mCHF 303–903Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RDU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
14h 42mCHF 297–812Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RDU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
16h 19mCHF 342–932Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RDU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
15h 55mCHF 487–997Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane RDU - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
18h 19mTrain to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
18h 26mCHF 421–1,019
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 290 - SFr 850 and takes 14h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Bern is to fly and train which takes 14h 42m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 850.
The distance between Raleigh and Bern is 7035 km.
It takes approximately 16h 35m to get from Raleigh to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 7:40 AM in Raleigh and 1:40 PM in Bern.
There are 368+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Raleigh to Bern. However, you can take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU 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. Alternatively, you can take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–900
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 Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- 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 Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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 Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- 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 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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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