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There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Portland by train or plane

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Portland International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane plane ZRH - PDX
    16h 39m
    $531–1,261

  2. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane plane ZRH - SEA
    3. Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain train
    18h 38m
    $366–1,326

  3. Fly Basel to Portland International Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane plane BSL - PDX
    17h 13m
    $557–908

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Portland International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane plane FRA - PDX
    16h 6m
    $588–1,413

  5. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Portland International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane plane STR - PDX
    20h 33m
    $595–1,719

  6. Fly Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane plane BSL - SEA
    2. Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain train
    21h 7m
    $432–1,373

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration15h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket$477Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Portland, OR, USA?

KLM flies from Basel (BSL) to Portland International Airport (PDX) 3 times a week.

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