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 12mCHF 368–1,136Bus 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 35mCHF 322–628Bus 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 34mCHF 342–769
Portland (PWM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Basel is to bus and fly which costs SFr 320 - SFr 650 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Basel is to fly and train which takes 12h 12m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Portland and Basel is 5983 km.
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Portland to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 6h ahead of Portland. It is currently 12:41 PM in Portland and 6:41 PM in Basel.
There are 1341+ 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 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Portland to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- 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 30–85
- 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 18–25
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
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