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How to get fromLake Zurich to Interlakenby train, plane, or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from Lake Zurich to Interlaken by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train, fly to Basel

    best
    1. Take the train from Barrington to Irving Parktrain train
    2. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane plane ORD - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain train
    16h 45m
    CHF 376–1,054

  2. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Barrington to Irving Parktrain train
    2. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane ORD - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    5. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain train
    18h
    CHF 327–854

  3. Train, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Barrington to Irving Parktrain train
    2. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane ORD - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    4. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train
    15h 3m
    CHF 330–779

  4. Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Barrington to Irving Parktrain train
    2. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane ORD - MXP
    3. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    4. Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain train
    16h 40m
    CHF 368–979

  5. Train, fly to Geneva International Airport

    1. Take the train from Barrington to Irving Parktrain train
    2. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane ORD - GVA
    3. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train
    4. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train
    17h 50m
    CHF 405–1,009

  6. Train, fly to Turin Caselle Airport

    1. Take the train from Barrington to Irving Parktrain train
    2. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane ORD - TRN
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Spieztrain train
    20h 33m
    CHF 348–1,080

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration12h 46mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 7,289.6 km
  • Duration: 16h 45m

What companies run services between Lake Zurich, IL, USA and Interlaken, Switzerland?

There is no direct connection from Lake Zurich to Interlaken. However, you can take the taxi to Barrington, take the train to Irving Park, walk to Irving Park-Blue, take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the line 50 bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Interlaken West. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Barrington, take the train to Irving Park, walk to Irving Park-Blue, take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Bern, then take the train to Interlaken West.

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