There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Julian by plane, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, taxi, or bus
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 Palm Springs International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane PDX - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Juliancar
6h 14m$140–679Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78bus 891
30h 44m$173–391Train, taxi
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain
- Take the taxi from Escondido Transit Center to Juliantaxi
35h 56m$479–920Drive 1,098.5 mi
- Drive from Portland to Juliancar 1,098.5 mi
18h 43m$201–290Fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PDX - SAN
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78bus
8h 8m$147–823
Portland to Julian by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Julian is to drive which costs $200 - $290 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Julian is to fly and drive which takes 6h 14m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Portland and Julian is 988 miles. The road distance is 1104.9 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Julian without a car is to bus which takes 30h 44m and costs $170 - $400.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Portland to Julian, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Julian is 1105 miles. It takes approximately 18h 43m to drive from Portland to Julian.
There are 94+ hotels available in Julian.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Julian, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Washington St & Hwy 78 via Sacramento Bus Station, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Old Town Station, El Cajon Station, and El Cajon Transit Center in around 30h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Washington St & Hwy 78
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Yellow Cab of North County
- Phone
- +1 760-444-4444
- Website
- driveu.com
Craig's Cabs
- Phone
- +1 760-722-2227
- Website
- craigscabs.com
Coastal Cab
- Phone
- +1 760-722-7472
- Website
- coastal-cab.com
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