There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Tanzania by train, plane, or taxi
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 Zurich Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane ZRH - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
12h 19m$570–1,203Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Arusha
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Arusha (ARK)plane ZRH - ARK
16h 18m$256–887Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane ZRH - ZNZ
15h 1m$533–882Train to Basel, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BSL - ZNZ
17h 13m$443–817Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane GVA - ZNZ
16h 13m$508–1,305
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Tanzania is to train and fly which costs $250 - $900 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Tanzania is to train and fly and taxi which takes 12h 19m and costs $550 - $1,200.
The distance between Bern and Tanzania is 6481 km.
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Bern to Tanzania, including transfers.
Tanzania is 2h ahead of Bern. It is currently 11:16 AM in Bern and 1:16 PM in Tanzania.
There are 735+ hotels available in Tanzania.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Tanzania. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Arusha. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), walk to Zanzibar Airport, then take the shuttle to Stone Town.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Basel to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Basel to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–750
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- flightlink.co.tz
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Istanbul, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Basel to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- airexcelonline.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Milan Malpensa, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Rome, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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