There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Portland by plane or train
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Fly Basel to Portland International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane BSL - PDX
16h 36m$507–1,208Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Portland International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane STR - PDX
19h 23m$393–1,438Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Portland International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane ZRH - PDX
17h 5m$542–1,318Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Portland International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane FRA - PDX
16h 11m$494–1,570Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Portland International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane GVA - PDX
19h 3m$699–1,481Fly Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BSL - SEA
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
21h 16m$408–1,399
Basel (BSL) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Portland is to fly which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Portland is to train and fly which takes 16h 11m and costs $490 - $1,600.
The distance between Basel and Portland is 5373 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from Basel to Portland, including transfers.
Portland is 9h behind Basel. It is currently 11:04 PM in Basel and 2:04 PM in Portland.
There are 891+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Portland, OR, USA?
KLM flies from Basel (BSL) to Portland International Airport (PDX) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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