Bern taxis and airport transfers
Bern, the Swiss capital, has its own small airport at Belp, but most visitors fly into Zurich, Geneva or Basel. Bern taxis offer fixed fares to all three, day and night.
Bern taxi to Zurich, Basel and Geneva airports
- Bern to Zurich Airport: about CHF 440, 127 km
- Bern to Basel EuroAirport: about CHF 330
- Bern to Geneva Airport: about CHF 550
These fixed fares apply day and night, with no waiting charge. Bern taxi firms run a 24-hour call centre and offer 7-seat minivans for families and groups.
Bern taxi prices and Bern Airport
The meter starts at CHF 7.80, then CHF 4.50 per km by day, CHF 5.50 at night and CHF 6.50 on Sundays. Waiting costs CHF 78 per hour. Bern Airport has a taxi rank in front of the terminal. Bus 160 links it with Belp and Rubigen stations, and the trip from Bern main station via Belp takes around 35 minutes.
Train and driving tips
At weekends, early trains run from Bern via Olten and Zurich to Zurich Airport for the first flights. Drivers on the A1 need the CHF 40 vignette. A taxi between Bern and Interlaken costs about CHF 200 one way.