There are 7 ways to get from El Centro to Portland by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or car
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Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SAN - PDX
7h 20m$142–690Fly from Imperial County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Imperial County Airport (IPL) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane IPL - PDX
5h 41m$94–426Bus
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
27h 10m$168–367Bus, train
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus 2054
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Portlandtrain Coast Starlight
35h 6m$348–797Drive 1,135 mi
- Drive from El Centro to Portlandcar 1,135 mi
21h 6m$208–300Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane LAX - PDX
9h 8m$123–523Bus, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Fontana Metrolink Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane ONT - PDX
9h 20m$161–634
El Centro to Portland by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Centro to Portland is to bus which costs $160 - $370 and takes 27h 10m.
The fastest way to get from El Centro to Portland is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs $90 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from El Centro to Portland. However, there are services departing from El Centro Bus Stop and arriving at Portland Curbside Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 10m.
The distance between El Centro and Portland is 1072 miles. The road distance is 1141.6 miles.
The best way to get from El Centro to Portland without a car is to bus which takes 27h 10m and costs $160 - $370.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from El Centro to Portland, including transfers.
El Centro to Portland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from El Centro Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from El Centro to Portland is to bus which takes 27h 10m and costs $160 - $370. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $90 - $430 and takes 5h 41m.
El Centro to Portland bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Yes, the driving distance between El Centro to Portland is 1142 miles. It takes approximately 21h 6m to drive from El Centro to Portland.
What companies run services between El Centro, CA, USA and Portland, OR, USA?
You can take a bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Portland Curbside Bus Stop via Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 27h 10m. Alternatively, Southern Airways Express, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Imperial County Airport (IPL) to Portland International Airport (PDX) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Portland International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Portland International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Portland International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Portland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Imperial County Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–750
- 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 El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Fontana Metrolink Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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