There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Bern by plane or train
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SEA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
16h 25mCHF 337–812Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL)plane SEA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
16h 49mCHF 253–898Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SEA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
17h 38mCHF 327–1,027Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YVR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
18h 1mCHF 419–991Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SEA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
17h 33mCHF 402–1,257Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bern Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bern Airport (BRN)plane SEA - BRN
16h 59mCHF 809–2,912Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SEA - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Winterthurtrain
- Take the train from Winterthur to Berntrain
19h 49mCHF 282–822
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 330 - SFr 850 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Bern is to fly and train which takes 16h 25m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 850.
The distance between Seattle and Bern is 8590 km.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Seattle to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 8:13 AM in Seattle and 5:13 PM in Bern.
There are 364+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Bern, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Euroairlines, and four other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bern Airport (BRN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
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 30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- 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 Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Winterthur to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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