There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Switzerland by plane or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL)plane PDX - BSL
14h 29mCHF 445–1,306Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PDX - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
17h 10mCHF 287–709Fly to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PDX - GVA
15h 35mCHF 289–1,118Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PDX - ZRH
15h 38mCHF 366–814Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PDX - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
17h 37mCHF 388–872Fly 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 28mCHF 490–867
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Switzerland is to fly and train which costs SFr 280 - SFr 750 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Switzerland is to fly which takes 14h 29m and costs SFr 440 - SFr 1400.
The distance between Portland and Switzerland is 8596 km.
It takes approximately 14h 29m to get from Portland to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 9h ahead of Portland. It is currently 9:53 AM in Portland and 6:53 PM in Switzerland.
There are 1186+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Switzerland?
KLM, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- 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 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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