There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Islesboro by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or car
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)plane PDX - RKD
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
12h 44m$181–774Train, Amtrak Thruway, car ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from South Station to Lincolnville, MEbus
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
3d 4h$825–1,840Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portland to Lincolnvillecar
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry Isleboro
2d 7h$550–804Fly to Bangor, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bangor (BGR)plane PDX - BGR
- Take the bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Lincolnville, MEbus
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
13h 25m$270–1,078Fly to Portland, Amtrak Thruway, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Portland (PWM)plane PDX - PWM
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Lincolnville, MEbus
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
15h 25m$300–1,184Fly to Boston Logan Airport, Amtrak Thruway, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane PDX - BOS
- Take the bus from South Station to Lincolnville, MEbus
- Take the car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
14h 30m$293–1,118
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rockland (RKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Islesboro is to fly and car ferry which costs $180 - $800 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Islesboro is to fly and car ferry which takes 12h 44m and costs $180 - $800.
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 $800 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 12h 44m to get from Portland to Islesboro, including transfers.
Islesboro is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 7:23 AM in Portland and 10:23 AM in Islesboro.
There are 110+ 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
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Minneapolis, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Detroit, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Minneapolis, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Detroit, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
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
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- 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
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