There are 9 ways to get from Parksville to Portland by car, ferry, train, busferry, bus, 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.
Drive, ferry, train
best- 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 24m$245–401Fly from Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane ZNA - PDX
7h 23m$49–289Drive, 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$74–160Fly from Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YCD - PDX
8h 12m$54–319Drive, ferry, bus, train
- Drive from Parksville to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay Bcar
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Port Angelesferry
- Take the bus from Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center to Seattle Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
15h 8m$192–268Line 9 bus, line 1 bus, ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly
- 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
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YVR - PDX
8h 32mBus to Victoria International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorgebus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YYJ - PDX
10h 54m$293–663Bus 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 16m$54–299Bus to Campbell River Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Parksville - Parksville Shell, 370 E. Island H'way to Campbell Riverbus
- Fly from Campbell River Airport (YBL) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YBL - PDX
7h 47m$110–361
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Parksville to Portland is to drive and bus and ferry and bus which costs $70 - $160 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Parksville to Portland is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $45 - $290.
The distance between Parksville and Portland is 393 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Parksville to Portland, including transfers.
There are 765+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Parksville, BC, Canada and Portland, OR, USA?
Air Canada and WestJet fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Portland International Airport (PDX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Nanaimo to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–500
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Nanaimo to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Nanaimo to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Nanaimo to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
Busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–48
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
- Adult
- $48
- Senior
- $43
- Youth
- $20
- Child
- $10
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Vancouver to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- Dungeness Line
Bus from Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center to Seattle Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- Dungeness Line
- Schedules at
- Dungeness Line Schedules
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- Nanaimo
Bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $2
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $2
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $32
Bus from Parksville - Parksville Shell, 370 E. Island H'way to Campbell River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $34
- Phone
- +1 250 339 5453
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- Comox Valley
Bus from Deep Bay Marina to Downtown Courtenay Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-993-3779
- Website
- Black Ball Ferry Line
Ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- Black Ball Ferry Line
- Schedules at
- Black Ball Ferry Line Schedule & Fares
- Phone
- +1 236 362 1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
Ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
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