There are 6 ways to get from Cedar Rapids to Portland by plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport
best- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane CID - PDX
8h 47m$184–854Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloocar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portlandtrain
2d$213–639Drive, bus
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloocar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
2d 8h$258–594Drive 1,889.1 mi
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Portlandcar 1,889.1 mi
29h 55m$345–498Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane ALO - PDX
8h 46m$224–968Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Moline-Airport-MLIcar
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane MLI - PDX
9h 18m$210–877
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Portland is to drive and bus and train which costs $210 - $650 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Portland is to drive and fly which takes 8h 46m and costs $220 - $1,000.
The distance between Cedar Rapids and Portland is 1584 miles. The road distance is 1900.1 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Cedar Rapids to Portland, including transfers.
Portland is 2h behind Cedar Rapids. It is currently 2:08 PM in Cedar Rapids and 12:08 PM in Portland.
Yes, the driving distance between Cedar Rapids to Portland is 1900 miles. It takes approximately 29h 55m to drive from Cedar Rapids to Portland.
There are 881+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Cedar Rapids, IA, USA and Portland, OR, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Portland International Airport (PDX) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Portland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Portland International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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