There are 7 ways to get from Parksville to Portland by bus, ferry, train, car, busferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry, train
best- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Capital City Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminalferry
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
12h 19m$226–381Line 9 bus, line 1 bus to Nanaimo, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exchbus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane ZNA - PDX
7h 4m$59–379Drive, bus and ferry, bus
- Drive from Parksville to Swartz Baycar
- Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
14h 9m$64–150Fly from Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YCD - PDX
8h 23m$559–1,309Drive, ferry, train
- Drive from Parksville to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay Bcar
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminalferry
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
12h 28m$195–361Bus to Victoria International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YYJ - PDX
11h 5m$667–1,267Bus to Comox Valley Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Deep Bay Marina to Downtown Courtenay Bay Abus
- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YQQ - PDX
11h 29m$59–349
Parksville to Portland by bus, foot, ferry, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parksville to Portland is to drive and bus and ferry and bus which costs $60 - $150 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Parksville to Portland is to line 9 bus and line 1 bus and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $55 - $380.
The distance between Parksville and Portland is 358 miles.
The best way to get from Parksville to Portland without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 12h 19m and costs $220 - $390.
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Parksville to Portland, including transfers.
There are 877+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Parksville, BC, Canada and Portland, OR, USA?
Air Canada, WestJet, and Delta fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Portland International Airport (PDX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–450
Flights from Nanaimo to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
Flights from Nanaimo to Portland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Portland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Portland International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–450
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Portland International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Capital City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $33
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $33
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–42
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $42
- Senior
- $38
- Youth
- $17
- Child
- $9
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Vancouver to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $2
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- +1 250 339 5453
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Deep Bay Marina to Downtown Courtenay Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/comox-valley/
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $120–210
- Child
- $80–110
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