There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Switzerland by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PDX - GVA
15h 30mCHF 329–1,318Fly 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 to Basel
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL)plane PDX - BSL
15h 3mCHF 435–706Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PDX - ZRH
15h 23mCHF 348–1,210Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PDX - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
17h 15mCHF 287–759Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PDX - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
18h 23mCHF 419–1,281
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Switzerland is to fly and train which costs SFr 250 - SFr 1100 and takes 18h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Switzerland is to fly which takes 15h 3m and costs SFr 430 - SFr 750.
The distance between Portland and Switzerland is 8662 km.
It takes approximately 15h 30m to get from Portland to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 9h ahead of Portland. It is currently 7:36 AM in Portland and 4:36 PM in Switzerland.
There are 1231+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Switzerland?
KLM, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
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 230–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
- Website
- westjet.com
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
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 320–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–65
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