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IC8 or IC1 train to BernorWelcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne?

The short answer

For one traveler the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern is cheaper by CHF 84. But at 3 travelers the Welcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne takes over, and at 4 travelers the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern takes over, and at 5 travelers the Welcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne takes over.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne is quicker: 45 min against 1 h 12. The IC8 or IC1 train to Bern varies between 69 and 98 minutes.

IC8 or IC1 train to Bern: 06:09–22:46. Welcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne: Runs all night.

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 Welcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersIC8 or IC1 train to BernWelcome Pickups transfer to LucerneDifference
1CHF 59about CHF 143CHF 84
2CHF 118about CHF 143CHF 25
3CHF 177about CHF 143CHF 34
4CHF 236about CHF 246CHF 10
5CHF 295about CHF 246CHF 49
6CHF 354about CHF 246CHF 108
7CHF 413about CHF 246CHF 167
8CHF 472about CHF 389CHF 83

The cheaper option changes at 3 travelers, from the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern to the Welcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne. The cheaper option changes at 4 travelers, from the Welcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne to the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern. The cheaper option changes at 5 travelers, from the IC8 or IC1 train to Bern to the Welcome Pickups transfer to Lucerne. 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

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This compares two of 19 options. See all of them ranked for your party size

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