There are 4 ways to get from Portland to Horseshoe Bay by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train, ferry
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane PDX - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Breakwater Ferry Terminal to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminalferry
31h 46m$1,189–5,136Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Mackay, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Mackay (MKY)plane YVR - MKY
- Take the train from Mackay to Townsvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Breakwater Ferry Terminal to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminalferry
39h 30m$651–3,370Fly Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport, bus, train, ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane PDX - HTI
- Take the bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Streetbus
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Breakwater Ferry Terminal to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminalferry
35h 5m$1,122–4,764Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane YVR - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Breakwater Ferry Terminal to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminalferry
35h 36m$850–3,751
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Horseshoe Bay is to train and fly and ferry which costs $650 - $3,400 and takes 39h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Horseshoe Bay is to fly and train and ferry which takes 31h 46m and costs $1,100 - $5,500.
The distance between Portland and Horseshoe Bay is 11836 km.
It takes approximately 31h 46m to get from Portland to Horseshoe Bay, including transfers.
Horseshoe Bay is 18h ahead of Portland. It is currently 10:13 AM in Portland and 4:13 AM in Horseshoe Bay.
There are 575+ hotels available in Horseshoe Bay.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Horseshoe Bay, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Horseshoe Bay. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), take the taxi to Proserpine, take the train to Townsville, walk to Flinders St at Townsville station, take the line 201 bus to Breakwater Terminal, walk to Breakwater Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal, walk to Magnetic Island Ferry Terminal Stop 2, then take the line 250 bus to Pacific Dr at Horseshoe Bay. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), walk to Hamilton Island Marina, take the ferry to Shute Harbour, walk to Shute Harbour Marine Terminal, take the bus to Proserpine, Mill Street, walk to Proserpine, take the train to Townsville, walk to Flinders St at Townsville station, take the line 201 bus to Breakwater Terminal, walk to Breakwater Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal, walk to Magnetic Island Ferry Terminal Stop 2, then take the line 250 bus to Pacific Dr at Horseshoe Bay.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mackay via Nadi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mackay via Auckland, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–933
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–190
- AChoice
- $13–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
Train from Mackay to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–1,386
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–210
- AChoice
- $19–90
- Gold Class
- $1,106
- Heritage Class
- $1,386
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Ferry from Breakwater Ferry Terminal to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
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