There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Alpine Meadows by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
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Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane PDX - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valleybus
5h 6m$172–562Drive 555 mi
cheapest- Drive from Portland to Alpine Meadowscar 555 mi
11h 32m$102–147Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Marysvillebus
- Take the bus from I St & 9th St to J & 4th Stbus 99 / ...
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wyebus
- Take the taxi from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Alpine Meadowstaxi
17h 30m$223–325Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Colfax Amtrak Station to Alpine Meadowscar
19h 31m$199–427Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PDX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wyebus
- Take the taxi from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Alpine Meadowstaxi
7h 47m$246–842Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Klamath Falls Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Connection To Medford Via The Shuttle Klamath Falls + Amtrak Klamath Falls Rail Station to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Avebus
- Take the bus from Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave to Reno-Tahoe International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valleybus
18h 58m$178–274
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Alpine Meadows is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Alpine Meadows is to fly and bus which takes 5h 6m and costs $170 - $600.
The distance between Portland and Alpine Meadows is 508 miles. The road distance is 558.2 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Alpine Meadows without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 17h 30m and costs $220 - $330.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Portland to Alpine Meadows, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Alpine Meadows is 558 miles. It takes approximately 11h 32m to drive from Portland to Alpine Meadows.
There are 1209+ hotels available in Alpine Meadows.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Alpine Meadows, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Portland Union Station to KT-22 Mid-station via Bend Hawthorne Station, Klamath Falls Amtrak Station, Greyhound Connection To Medford Via The Shuttle Klamath Falls + Amtrak Klamath Falls Rail Station, Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave, Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Reno Tahoe International Airport, Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valley, and The Village at Palisades Base Station in around 18h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (833) 709 8080
- Website
- northlaketahoeexpress.com
Bus from Reno Tahoe International Airport to Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $99
- Website
- https://northlaketahoeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Marysville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (530) 634-6880
- Website
- yubasuttertransit.com
Bus from I St & 9th St to J & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Yuba-Sutter Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from I St & 9th St to J & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to South Lake Tahoe Wye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–65
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Klamath Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $59–63
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
- Phone
- +1 530-233-6410
- Website
- sagestage.com
Bus from Greyhound Connection To Medford Via The Shuttle Klamath Falls + Amtrak Klamath Falls Rail Station to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
Bus from Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave to Reno-Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Elite Tahoe Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-580-8294
- Website
- yelp.com
BlackJack Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-543-0330
- Website
- blackjacktaxi.com
Elite Tahoe Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-580-8294
- Website
- yelp.com
BlackJack Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-543-0330
- Website
- blackjacktaxi.com
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