There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Kanata by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Portland International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)PDX - YOW
11h 30m$658–2,908Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tukwila Amtrak
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)SEA - YOW
14h 6m$230–1,056Train, bus via Chicago
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanata
2d 18h$547–1,118Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanata
3d 8h$448–1,053Drive 4,131.6 km
- Drive from Portland to Kanata4,131.6 km
46h 7m$826–1,193Fly Portland International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)PDX - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawa
13h 49m$644–1,848Train
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Montreal Central Station
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawa
3d 12h$642–1,552Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouver
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Take the bus from Toronto, ON - 81 Bay St to Kanata, ON - 145 Roland Michener Dr
4d 11h$560–980
Portland to Kanata by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Kanata is to bus which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Kanata is to fly which takes 11h 30m and costs $650 - $3,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Kanata. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Kanata via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Portland and Kanata is 3655 km. The road distance is 4131.6 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Kanata without a car is to train and bus via Chicago which takes 2 days 18h and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Portland to Kanata, including transfers.
Portland to Kanata bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Portland to Kanata is to fly which takes 11h 30m and costs $650 - $3,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 8h, you could also train, which costs $600 - $1,600 and takes 3 days 12h.
Portland to Kanata bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Kanata is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 8:34 PM in Portland and 11:34 PM in Kanata.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Kanata, ON, Canada?
United Airlines, WestJet, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Kanata via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Detroit Bus Station in around 3d 8h.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
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
- $400–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tukwila Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $110–320
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $160–390
- Business - advance purchase
- $220–950
- Business Class
- $350–900
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Montreal Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $30–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $30–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $360–650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490–650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470–550
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $75–140
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- 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
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Toronto, ON - 81 Bay St to Kanata, ON - 145 Roland Michener Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $90–120
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Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Kanata is 4132 km. It takes approximately 46h 7m to drive from Portland to Kanata.
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