There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Islesboro by plane, car ferry, train, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Rockland, car ferry
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rockland (RKD)PDX - RKD
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
12h 33m$261–1,024Train, Amtrak Thruway, car ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Take the bus from South Station to Lincolnville, ME
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
3d 4h$395–2,409Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portland to Lincolnville
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to IslesboroIsleboro
2d 7h$550–803Fly to Bangor, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bangor (BGR)PDX - BGR
- Take the bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Lincolnville, ME
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
14h 29m$270–1,078Fly to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, taxi, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)PDX - BHB
- Take the taxi from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) to Searsport
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
13h 13m$341–1,146Fly to Portland, Amtrak Thruway, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Portland (PWM)PDX - PWM
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Lincolnville, ME
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
16h 7m$320–1,284Fly to Boston Logan Airport, Amtrak Thruway, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)PDX - BOS
- Take the bus from South Station to Lincolnville, ME
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
14h 28m$393–718
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rockland (RKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Islesboro is to fly and Amtrak Thruway and car ferry which costs $390 - $750 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Islesboro is to fly and car ferry which takes 12h 33m and costs $260 - $1,100.
The distance between Portland and Islesboro is 2624 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Islesboro without a car is to train and Amtrak Thruway and car ferry which takes 3 days 4h and costs $390 - $2,500.
It takes approximately 12h 33m to get from Portland to Islesboro, including transfers.
Islesboro is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 3:17 PM in Portland and 6:17 PM in Islesboro.
There are 78+ hotels available in Islesboro.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Islesboro, ME, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Islesboro. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Rockland (RKD), drive to Lincolnville, take the car ferry to Islesboro, then drive to Islesboro. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Islesboro via Chicago Union Station, Boston, South Station, Lincolnville, ME, Lincolnville, and Islesboro in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Minneapolis, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Minneapolis, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Minneapolis, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Minneapolis, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
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
- $240–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Station to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $35–50
Bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $11–45
Bus from Portland, ME to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $19–45
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from South Station to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Portland, ME to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
- Phone
- +1 207-596-5400
- Website
- maine.gov
Car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://www.maine.gov/mdot/ferry/
- Peak Adult
- $15
- Off-Peak Adult
- $9
- Peak Minor 6-17
- $11
- Off-Peak Minor 6-17
- $5
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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