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Private transfer to InterlakenorIC8 or IC1 train to Bern?

The short answer

For one traveler the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern is cheaper by CHF 235. But at 5 travelers the Private transfer to Interlaken takes over, and at 8 travelers the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern takes over.

The IC8 or IC1 train to Bern is quicker: 1 h 12 against 2 h 30.

Private transfer to Interlaken: hours not recorded. IC8 or IC1 train to Bern: 06:09–22:46.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in CHF. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Private transfer to Interlaken is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersPrivate transfer to InterlakenIC8 or IC1 train to BernDifference
1about CHF 294CHF 59CHF 235
2about CHF 294CHF 118CHF 176
3about CHF 294CHF 177CHF 117
4about CHF 294CHF 236CHF 58
5about CHF 294CHF 295CHF 1
6about CHF 294CHF 354CHF 60
7about CHF 294CHF 413CHF 119
8about CHF 588CHF 472CHF 116

The cheaper option changes at 5 travelers, from the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern to the Private transfer to Interlaken. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Private transfer to Interlaken to the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
IC8IC1 · SBB, on a point-to-point ticketIC8 or IC1 train to Bern
From
Zürich Flughafen railway station, platforms 1 to 4
To
Bern station, in the middle of the old town, in 69 to 82 minutes
Luggage
Mainline Swiss trains: racks and standing space by the doors.
Runs
06:09–22:46
Journey
69–98 min

The ticket is SBB's, not ZVV's: Zürich Flughafen to Bern, CHF 59.00 an adult, CHF 29.50 for a child of 6 to 15 or with a Half-Fare card, under-6s free.

Two an hour at most hours: the IC8 at :46 and the IC1 at :09. At weekends the IC1 skips some afternoon hours. The ticket is valid on any train along the route, so a change at Zürich HB is covered.

The full fare is fixed; the "Supersaver" for one named train is cheaper, demand-priced and refused on any other train, so it is not priced here.

IC8 or IC1 train to Bern: price for every party size

See the fare on sbb.ch

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