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
16h 5mCHF 279–1,118Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PDX - ZRH
15h 38mCHF 406–914Fly 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 38mCHF 368–872Fly 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 10mCHF 297–1,009Fly 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 26mCHF 380–1,271Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane PDX - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Schaffhausentrain
19h 11mCHF 406–1,400
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Switzerland is to fly which costs SFr 270 - SFr 1200 and takes 16h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Switzerland is to fly which takes 15h 38m and costs SFr 400 - SFr 950.
The distance between Portland and Switzerland is 8662 km.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Portland to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 9h ahead of Portland. It is currently 4:07 AM in Portland and 1:07 PM in Switzerland.
There are 911+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Switzerland?
British Airways, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–800
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 330–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,700
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- 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
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Böblingen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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