There are 3 ways to get from Portland to Basel by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Portland to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PWM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12h 17mCHF 342–963Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airportbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Basel (BSL)plane BOS - BSL
13h 45mCHF 292–979Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airportbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
12h 59mCHF 348–678
Portland (PWM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Basel is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 340 - SFr 700 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Basel is to fly and train which takes 12h 17m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Portland and Basel is 5983 km.
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Portland to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Portland. It is currently 9:11 PM in Portland and 3:11 AM in Basel.
There are 1313+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Portland, ME, USA and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Basel. However, you can fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Basel SBB. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Logan International Airport, walk to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, then take the line 50 bus to Basel, Brausebad.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–650
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
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