There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Ann Arbor by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Portland International Airport to Detroit, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Detroit (DTW)plane PDX - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
7h 44m$192–823Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Detroit (DTW)plane SEA - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
11h 3m$167–684Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Milwaukeetrain Empire Builder
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Ann Arborbus FlixBus 2550
2d 4h$270–993Drive 2,327.4 mi
- Drive from Portland to Ann Arborcar 2,327.4 mi
36h 57m$425–614Fly Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane PDX - LAN
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
13h 16m$245–1,135Fly Portland International Airport to Bishop International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane PDX - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
10h 21m$197–848
Portland to Ann Arbor by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Ann Arbor is to train and fly and bus which costs $160 - $700 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Ann Arbor is to fly and bus which takes 7h 44m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Portland and Ann Arbor is 2005 miles. The road distance is 2341 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Ann Arbor without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $270 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Portland to Ann Arbor, including transfers.
Ann Arbor is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 2:54 AM in Portland and 5:54 AM in Ann Arbor.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Ann Arbor is 2341 miles. It takes approximately 36h 57m to drive from Portland to Ann Arbor.
There are 100+ hotels available in Ann Arbor.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Ann Arbor. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Detroit (DTW), walk to McNamara Terminal, take the bus to Parking Lot, take the bus to North Terminal, walk to Detroit Metro Airport, then take the bus to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Ann Arbor via Milwaukee and Milwaukee Intermodal Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago Midway, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Appleton, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bishop International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $11–16
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $8–10
- Adult
- $17–24
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Ann Arbor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flint to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- d2a2.com
Bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://d2a2.com
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