There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Carnation by train (Amtrak), car, plane, taxi, bus, or tram
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Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain Amtrak Cascades / ...
4h 27m$94–163Drive 190.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Portland to Carnationcar 190.8 mi
3h 28m$35–51Fly to Paine Field County Airport, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane PDX - PAE
- Take the taxi from Seattle-Airport-PAE to Carnationtaxi
3h 28m$393–633Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane PDX - SEA
- Take the bus from Factory Outlet Mall Acs & Mount Si Blvd to Sr 203 & W Bird Stbus
6h 2m$146–361Fly to King County International Airport, tram, line 224 bus, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane PDX - BFI
- Take the tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to Downtown Redmondtram
- Take the bus from Downtown Redmond Station - Bay 4 to Brown Ave NE & NE Richardson Stbus
- Take the bus from Brown Ave NE & NE Richardson St to Sr 203 & W Bird Stbus
6h 50m$562–912
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Carnation is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 3h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Carnation is to drive which takes 3h 28m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct train from Portland to Carnation. However, there are services departing from Portland and arriving at Marymoor Village via Int'l Dist/Chinatown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 27m.
The distance between Portland and Carnation is 206 miles. The road distance is 191.9 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Carnation without a car is to train which takes 4h 27m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Portland to Carnation, including transfers.
Portland to Carnation train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
Portland to Carnation train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Carnation is 192 miles. It takes approximately 3h 28m to drive from Portland to Carnation.
There are 270+ hotels available in Carnation.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Carnation, WA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Portland to Seattle every 4 hours. Tickets cost $50–110 and the journey takes 3h 25m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–320
Flights from Portland International Airport to King County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- Sound Transit
Tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to Downtown Redmond
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 206-553-3000
- Website
- King County Metro
Bus from Factory Outlet Mall Acs & Mount Si Blvd to Sr 203 & W Bird St
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- King County Metro
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Downtown Redmond Station - Bay 4 to Brown Ave NE & NE Richardson St
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- King County Metro
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Brown Ave NE & NE Richardson St to Sr 203 & W Bird St
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- King County Metro
- Adult
- $0
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
American Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 425-259-3333
- Website
- americancheckercab.com
Orange Cab - Everett
- Phone
- +1 425-783-0000
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