There are 6 ways to get from Switzerland to Portland by plane or train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane ZRH - PDX
15h 32m$468–1,729Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane LIN - PDX
18h 46m$333–1,318Fly from Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane GVA - PDX
16h 1m$392–1,622Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane BSL - PDX
17h 15m$607–2,208Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane MXP - PDX
17h 53m$450–1,612Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane LYS - PDX
21h 30m$567–1,935
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Portland is to train and fly which costs $330 - $1,400 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Portland is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs $460 - $1,800.
The distance between Switzerland and Portland is 5412 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Switzerland to Portland, including transfers.
Portland is 9h behind Switzerland. It is currently 9:14 PM in Switzerland and 12:14 PM in Portland.
There are 880+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Portland, OR, USA?
Edelweiss Air, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Portland International Airport (PDX) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Portland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- Rail 1st Class
- $35–55
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $55–75
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