There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Bern by plane or train
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Fly 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 46mCHF 325–785Fly to Bern Airport
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bern Airport (BRN)plane SEA - BRN
17h 10mCHF 302–965Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL)plane SEA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
17h 10mCHF 458–1,060Fly 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 59mCHF 410–865Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SEA - 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
18h 10mCHF 347–944Fly 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 Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain
20h 12mCHF 422–976
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 320 - SFr 800 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Bern is to fly and train which takes 16h 46m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 800.
The distance between Seattle and Bern is 8592 km.
It takes approximately 16h 46m to get from Seattle to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 6:57 AM in Seattle and 3:57 PM in Bern.
There are 368+ 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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bern Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bern Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bern Airport via Frankfurt, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bern Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bern Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- 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 7–17
- 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
- Once daily
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
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