There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Arkansas by plane, bus, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)plane PDX - LIT
7h 10m$259–1,123Fly to Texarkana Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK)plane PDX - TXK
8h 40m$173–766Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Clinton, ARbus
- Drive from Clinton, AR to Little Rockcar
2d$405–746Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Union Stationtrain Texas Eagle
2d 12h$812–1,759Drive 2,162.4 mi
- Drive from Portland to Little Rockcar 2,162.4 mi
34h 26m$395–570Fly to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane PDX - XNA
7h$233–953Fly to Fort Smith Municipal Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM)plane PDX - FSM
8h 35m$180–763Train via Los Angeles (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Union Stationtrain
3d 7h$941–2,028
Portland to Arkansas by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Arkansas is to fly which costs $170 - $800 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Arkansas is to fly which takes 7h and costs $230 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct train from Portland to Arkansas station. However, there are services departing from Portland and arriving at Union Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Portland and Arkansas is 1784 miles. The road distance is 2175 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Arkansas without a car is to train which takes 2 days 12h and costs $800 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Portland to Arkansas, including transfers.
Portland to Arkansas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
The best way to get from Portland to Arkansas is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $250 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $800 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 12h.
Arkansas is 2h ahead of Portland. It is currently 1:50 AM in Portland and 3:50 AM in Arkansas.
Portland to Arkansas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Arkansas, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Union Station via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Texarkana Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Clinton, AR
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
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