There are 6 ways to get from Bern to Madagascar by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane GVA - TNR
19h 15m$824–1,314Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Novaratrain
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane TRN - TNR
24h 55m$563–1,898Train to Basel, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane BSL - TNR
22h 19m$602–2,040Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane MXP - TNR
20h 20m$616–1,560Train to Basel, fly to Philibert Tsiranana Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN)plane BSL - MJN
22h 26m$750–2,637Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane ZRH - TNR
21h 7m$809–1,168
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Madagascar is to train and fly which costs $800 - $1,200 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Madagascar is to train and fly which takes 19h 15m and costs $800 - $1,400.
The distance between Bern and Madagascar is 8522 km.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from Bern to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 1:58 AM in Bern and 2:58 AM in Madagascar.
There are 253+ hotels available in Madagascar.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Madagascar?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Madagascar. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Ivato International Airport (TNR), then take the taxi to Antananarivo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Ivato International Airport (TNR), then take the taxi to Antananarivo.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Ivato International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Basel to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dzaoudzi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- ewa-air.com
Flights from Basel to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dzaoudzi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Novara to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
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