There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Switzerland by plane or train
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Fly Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PDX - GVA
15h 30mCHF 339–868Fly 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 38mCHF 268–962Fly Portland International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Basel (BSL)plane PDX - BSL
15h 4mCHF 445–757Fly Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PDX - ZRH
15h 22mCHF 439–1,010Fly Portland International Airport 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 40mCHF 287–809Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SEA - ZRH
16h 13mCHF 280–1,010
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Switzerland is to train and fly which costs SFr 280 - SFr 1100 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Switzerland is to fly which takes 15h 4m and costs SFr 440 - SFr 800.
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 12:02 PM in Portland and 9:02 PM in Switzerland.
There are 1240+ 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) twice 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 240–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- 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 330–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Portland International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
- 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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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