There are 6 ways to get from Louisville to Bern by car, plane, train, 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.
Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LEX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
18h 46mCHF 286–1,021Fly Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SDF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
15h 23mCHF 386–1,257Fly Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SDF - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
17h 10mCHF 366–1,272Bus to Covington, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Louisville to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Basel (BSL)plane CVG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
17h 42mCHF 389–1,484Bus to Covington, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Louisville to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
16h 33mCHF 415–1,293Fly Louisville International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SDF - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
21h 10mCHF 315–1,165
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Bern is to drive and fly and train which costs SFr 280 - SFr 1100 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Bern is to fly and train which takes 15h 23m and costs SFr 380 - SFr 1300.
The distance between Louisville and Bern is 7455 km.
It takes approximately 18h 46m to get from Louisville to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 6h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 2:29 AM in Louisville and 8:29 AM in Bern.
There are 366+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Louisville to Bern. However, you can drive to Lexington-Airport-LEX airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take the line 02 bus to Louisville International Airport, walk to Louisville International Airport (SDF) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Covington to Basel via Toronto, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Louisville to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Louisville to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
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