There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Durban by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane PDX - DUR
32h 30mR 12,248–29,278Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane SEA - DUR
33h 31mR 8,893–33,665Fly Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane PDX - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
37h 39mR 11,524–60,679Fly Portland International Airport to Richards Bay, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane PDX - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
37h 35mR 10,553–55,698Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane SEA - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
37h 35mR 11,169–44,066Fly Portland International Airport to Margate, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Margate (MGH)plane PDX - MGH
- Take the bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Stationbus
36h 24mR 15,288–75,318
Portland International Airport (PDX) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Durban is to train and fly which costs R 8 500 - R 34 000 and takes 33h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Durban is to fly which takes 32h 30m and costs R 12 000 - R 30 000.
The distance between Portland and Durban is 17168 km.
It takes approximately 32h 30m to get from Portland to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 9h ahead of Portland. It is currently 1:19 PM in Portland and 10:19 PM in Durban.
There are 2112+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Durban, South Africa?
British Airways, Airlink, and four other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–42,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–60,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–31,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–41,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–32,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–80,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 23,000–100,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 21,000–80,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–60,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–43,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–45,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–47,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–29,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–34,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–60,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Doha, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–42,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–31,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–60,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–42,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–80,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 21,000–80,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–32,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–42,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–42,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- enquiriesr@margatecoach.co.za
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 240–270
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
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