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)PDX - DUR
27h 51mR 12,247–43,277Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)SEA - DUR
33h 41mR 9,176–31,320Fly Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)PDX - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
32h 50mR 15,523–55,678Fly Portland International Airport to Richards Bay, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Richards Bay (RCB)PDX - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durban
38h 21mR 15,552–55,697Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)SEA - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
34h 30mR 10,952–36,721Fly Portland International Airport to Margate, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Margate (MGH)PDX - MGH
- Take the bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Station
36h 10mR 13,287–46,317
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 9 000 - R 32 000 and takes 33h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Durban is to fly which takes 27h 51m and costs R 12 000 - R 44 000.
The distance between Portland and Durban is 17168 km.
It takes approximately 27h 51m to get from Portland to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 10h ahead of Portland. It is currently 11:27 PM in Portland and 9:27 AM in Durban.
There are 2185+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Durban, South Africa?
British Airways, Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–70,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–75,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–75,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–41,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–48,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–60,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–70,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–44,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–44,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–75,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–65,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–48,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–47,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–65,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–50,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Margate via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–60,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–47,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–43,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–44,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–70,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
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 420–1,100
- 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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