There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Dayton by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Dayton
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Dayton (DAY)plane PDX - DAY
9h 41m$465–2,005Fly to Indianapolis, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Indianapolis (IND)plane PDX - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
10h 31m$221–992Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the bus from Chicago to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus Chicago
2d 6h$234–1,112Drive 2,330.8 mi
- Drive from Portland to Daytoncar 2,330.8 mi
37h 22m$426–615Fly to Covington, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Covington (CVG)plane PDX - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
11h 3m$348–1,557Fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane PDX - CMH
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
11h 51m$232–1,080
Portland to Dayton by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Dayton is to train and bus which costs $230 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Dayton is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs $460 - $2,000.
The distance between Portland and Dayton is 2008 miles. The road distance is 2344.4 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Dayton without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $230 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Portland to Dayton, including transfers.
Dayton is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 9:01 PM in Portland and 12:01 AM in Dayton.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Dayton is 2344 miles. It takes approximately 37h 22m to drive from Portland to Dayton.
There are 164+ hotels available in Dayton.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Dayton, OH, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Dayton (DAY) every 2 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Dayton via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Dayton via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Dayton via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Dayton via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Dayton via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Dayton via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
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
- $200–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–75
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $35–90
Bus from Indianapolis to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $14–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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