There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Bethesda by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, subway, or train
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Fly Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)PDX - DCA
7h 16m$407–1,711Fly Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)PDX - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
7h 47m$207–1,410Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union StationEmpire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville AmtrakFloridian
2d 15h$378–1,996Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
3d 5h$313–930Drive 2,768.2 mi
- Drive from Portland to Bethesda2,768.2 mi
44h 23m$506–730Fly Portland International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)PDX - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
7h 47m$237–967Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)SEA - DCA
10h 28m$323–1,274Fly Portland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)PDX - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
9h 55m$253–1,608
Portland to Bethesda by train and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Bethesda is to bus which costs $310 - $950 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Bethesda is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $400 - $1,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Bethesda. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Fort Dr NW+Albemarle St NW via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and Massachusetts Av NE+1 St NE. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Portland to Bethesda. However, there are services departing from Portland and arriving at Bethesda, Red Line Center Platform via Chicago Union Station and Rockville, Red Line Center Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Portland and Bethesda is 2382 miles. The road distance is 2784.3 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Bethesda without a car is to train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $370 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Portland to Bethesda, including transfers.
Portland to Bethesda bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland to Bethesda train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
The best way to get from Portland to Bethesda is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $400 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $370 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also bus, which costs $310 - $950 and takes 3 days 5h.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Bethesda, MD, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Bethesda, Red Line Center Platform via Chicago Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, and Rockville, Red Line Center Platform in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- 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 Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Portland to Bethesda bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Bethesda is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 3:07 PM in Portland and 6:07 PM in Bethesda.
Portland to Bethesda train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Bethesda is 2784 miles. It takes approximately 44h 23m to drive from Portland to Bethesda.
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