There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Lava Hot Springs by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
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 Pocatello Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)plane PDX - PIH
- Take the taxi from Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) to Lava Hot Springstaxi
6h 4m$94–456Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Salt Lake to McCammonbus
21h 15m$170–322Drive 695 mi
- Drive from Portland to Lava Hot Springscar 695 mi
10h 53m$127–184Fly to Idaho Falls, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane PDX - IDA
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls,ID to McCammonbus
5h 41m$94–451Fly to Salt Lake City International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane PDX - SLC
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to McCammonbus
7h 12m$174–836Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Pasco Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Salt Lake to McCammonbus
21h 46m$205–412Train, bus via Butte
- Take the train from Portland to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Butte, MTbus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, IDbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to McCammonbus
21h 59m$249–480Bus via Boise Airport (BOI)
- Take the bus from Portland, OR - Lloyd Center to Moscow, ID - U of Ibus
- Take the bus from U of I, Moscow, ID to Boise, ID - Airportbus
- Take the bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Pocatello Transitbus
24h 35m$235–409
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Lava Hot Springs is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Lava Hot Springs is to fly and bus which takes 5h 41m and costs $90 - $460.
The distance between Portland and Lava Hot Springs is 585 miles. The road distance is 699.1 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Lava Hot Springs without a car is to bus which takes 21h 15m and costs $170 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Portland to Lava Hot Springs, including transfers.
Lava Hot Springs is 1h ahead of Portland. It is currently 4:08 PM in Portland and 5:08 PM in Lava Hot Springs.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Lava Hot Springs is 699 miles. It takes approximately 10h 53m to drive from Portland to Lava Hot Springs.
There are 144+ hotels available in Lava Hot Springs.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA?
You can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Lava Hot Springs via Pasco Bus Stop, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Salt Lake Central Station, Arena Station, Downtown Salt Lake, and McCammon in around 21h 15m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Pocatello Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Portland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Pasco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- 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 Pasco Bus Stop to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Downtown Salt Lake to McCammon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls,ID to McCammon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport to McCammon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to McCammon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from U of I, Moscow, ID to Boise, ID - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Pocatello Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Portland, OR - Lloyd Center to Moscow, ID - U of I
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- starlinecollection.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from U of I, Moscow, ID to Boise, ID - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–130
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