There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Lugano by plane or train
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Fly Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PDX - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
17h 35mCHF 287–809Fly Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PDX - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
18h 37mCHF 258–1,012Fly 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 Luganotrain
17h 28mCHF 385–1,385Fly Portland International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL)plane PDX - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
19h 1mCHF 383–1,107Fly Portland International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane PDX - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
19h 11mCHF 396–1,051Fly 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 Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
21h 20mCHF 392–1,472Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YVR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
22h 49mCHF 407–793
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 250 - SFr 1100 and takes 18h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 17h 28m and costs SFr 380 - SFr 1400.
The distance between Portland and Lugano is 8899 km.
It takes approximately 17h 35m to get from Portland to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 9h ahead of Portland. It is currently 3:48 AM in Portland and 12:48 PM in Lugano.
There are 6297+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Lugano. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport (LIN), walk to Linate Aeroporto, take the line 4 subway to Stazione Forlanini, walk to Milano Forlanini, take the train to Monza, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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