There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Basel by plane or train
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Fly Portland International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL)plane PDX - BSL
14h 59mCHF 245–656Fly Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PDX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 27mCHF 255–660Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL)plane SEA - BSL
18h 12mCHF 300–907Fly Portland International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane PDX - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
18h 54mCHF 276–1,066Fly Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PDX - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
19hCHF 313–782
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 250 - SFr 700 and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Basel is to fly which takes 14h 59m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 700.
The distance between Portland and Basel is 8596 km.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Portland to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 8h ahead of Portland. It is currently 7:27 PM in Portland and 3:27 AM in Basel.
There are 1336+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
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