There are 5 ways to get from Louisville to Bern by car, plane, or train
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 Covington, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
14h 9mCHF 484–1,491Fly Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SDF - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
16h 50mCHF 356–1,192Drive to Covington, fly to Basel, train
- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Basel (BSL)plane CVG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
13h 53mCHF 465–1,677Fly 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 10mCHF 361–1,072Fly Louisville International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Basel (BSL)plane SDF - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
17h 36mCHF 362–1,258
Covington (CVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 360 - SFr 1100 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Bern is to drive and fly and train which takes 13h 53m and costs SFr 460 - SFr 1700.
The distance between Louisville and Bern is 7422 km.
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Louisville to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 5h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 11:44 AM in Louisville and 4:44 PM in Bern.
There are 365+ 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 Covington (CVG) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can drive to Covington (CVG) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Bern.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Covington to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Covington to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Covington to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Covington to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Covington to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Covington to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Covington to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Basel via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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