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BERN train station name

Posted by (California) on

Hello
I used sbb.ch to find the schedule and cost for the train from BERN to Zurich Airport.
I must select a Bern station from a list of approx. 10..... i need help... we are staying at the Bern Expo Novotel.
What starting train destination should I choose under Bern?

( Is there a section in Ricks Switzerland book (2011 edition) that helps me find out which specific train station name to use as I lookup additional fares on sbb.ch?)
It's getting to be a bit more complicated. I need to find the cost of my individual train tickets so I can determine if the half fare saver is appropriate for our trip. Is there an easy way to do this on sbb.ch?

thank you!
Doreen Fong
Belmont, CA USA

Posted by
3279 posts

These are clipped from your hotel's website.

Railway Station
BERNE/BERN (1.50 km / 0.93 mi)‎
HAUPTBAHNHOF BERN (4.00 km / 2.49 mi)

Posted by
21140 posts

Just plain old "Bern" on the www.sbb.ch site. There is a direct train every half hour. I see that the No 9 tram stops in front of your hotel and will take you there in a matter of minutes.

Posted by
8889 posts

It's just plain Bern.
The difficult one is the station at Zürich airport, which is called "Zurich Flughafen" (Flughafen being German for airport). But the search engine at www.sbb.ch will find Zürich Flughafen if you put in Zurich airport.
There are two trains per hour from Bern to Zürich Flughafen, leaving at xx:02 and xx:32, journey takes between 1h10 and 1h14 and costs CHF 55 full fare second class, or CHF 27.50 with a half fare card.

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