There are 6 ways to get from Bern to Indianapolis by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Indianapolis
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Indianapolis (IND)plane ZRH - IND
16h 4m$553–1,750Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ZRH - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
19h 49m$403–823Train to Basel, fly to Indianapolis
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane BSL - IND
19h 25m$514–1,821Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Indianapolis
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Indianapolis (IND)plane GVA - IND
17h 43m$548–1,991Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Purdue University Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)plane ZRH - LAF
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolistrain
22h 15m$442–1,394Train to Basel, fly to Covington, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Covington (CVG)plane BSL - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
24h 6m$560–2,049
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Indianapolis (IND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Indianapolis is to train and fly which costs $400 - $850 and takes 19h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Indianapolis is to train and fly which takes 16h 4m and costs $550 - $1,800.
The distance between Bern and Indianapolis is 4594 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from Bern to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Indianapolis is 6h behind Bern. It is currently 9:02 AM in Bern and 3:02 AM in Indianapolis.
There are 881+ hotels available in Indianapolis.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Indianapolis, IN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Indianapolis. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Indianapolis (IND), walk to Indianapolis Airport, then take the line 8 bus to Ctc-M. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Indianapolis (IND), walk to Indianapolis Airport, then take the line 8 bus to Ctc-M.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Brussels, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Milan Malpensa, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Basel to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Basel to Covington via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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