There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Islesboro by plane, bus, car ferry, train, 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 Bangor, bus, car ferry
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bangor (BGR)plane PDX - BGR
- Take the bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Lincolnville, MEbus
- Take the carferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
13h 39m$200–828Fly to Rockland, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rockland (RKD)plane PDX - RKD
- Take the carferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
12h 53m$131–524Train, 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 carferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
3d 4h$936–2,390Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portland to Lincolnvillecar
- Take the carferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry Isleboro
2d 7h$550–803Fly 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 carferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
15h 41m$200–784Fly 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 carferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
14h 34m$263–576Fly to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, taxi, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)plane PDX - BHB
- Take the taxi from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) to Searsporttaxi
- Take the carferry from Lincolnville to Islesborocarferry
13h 15m$271–896
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bangor (BGR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Islesboro is to fly and car ferry which costs $130 - $550 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Islesboro is to fly and car ferry which takes 12h 53m and costs $130 - $550.
The distance between Portland and Islesboro is 2653 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 $900 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Portland to Islesboro, including transfers.
Islesboro is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 12:10 AM in Portland and 3:10 AM in Islesboro.
There are 154+ 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 Bangor (BGR), walk to Bangor Airport, take the bus to Airport Mall, walk to Bangor Transportation Center, take the bus to Lincolnville, ME, walk to Lincolnville, take the car ferry to Islesboro, then take the taxi 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
- capeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Denver, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Minneapolis, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rockland via Detroit, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Denver, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Minneapolis, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bangor via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Portland via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–490
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bangor Transportation Center to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $11–45
Bus from South Station to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $35–50
Bus from Portland, ME to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $19–45
Bus from South Station to Lincolnville, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $35–50
- Phone
- +1 207-596-5400
- Website
- Maine DOT
Car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Maine DOT
- Peak Adult
- $15
- Off-Peak Adult
- $9
- Peak Minor 6-17
- $11
- Off-Peak Minor 6-17
- $5
Car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Maine DOT
- Peak Adult
- $15
- Off-Peak Adult
- $9
- Peak Minor 6-17
- $11
- Off-Peak Minor 6-17
- $5
Car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Maine DOT
- Peak Adult
- $15
- Off-Peak Adult
- $9
- Peak Minor 6-17
- $11
- Off-Peak Minor 6-17
- $5
Car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Maine DOT
- Peak Adult
- $15
- Off-Peak Adult
- $9
- Peak Minor 6-17
- $11
- Off-Peak Minor 6-17
- $5
Car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Maine DOT
- Peak Adult
- $15
- Off-Peak Adult
- $9
- Peak Minor 6-17
- $11
- Off-Peak Minor 6-17
- $5
Car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Maine DOT
- Peak Adult
- $15
- Off-Peak Adult
- $9
- Peak Minor 6-17
- $11
- Off-Peak Minor 6-17
- $5
Car ferry from Lincolnville to Islesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- Maine DOT
- Peak Adult
- $15
- Off-Peak Adult
- $9
- Peak Minor 6-17
- $11
- Off-Peak Minor 6-17
- $5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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