There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Ludington by plane, car, train, car ferry, bus, 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 Traverse City, drive
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Traverse City (TVC)plane PDX - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Ludingtoncar
9h 31m$129–517Train, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from Portland to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the carferry from Milwaukee to Muskegoncarferry
- Drive from Muskegon to Ludingtoncar
2d$1,322–1,981Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Ludingtontaxi
2d 10hDrive 2,327.2 mi
- Drive from Portland to Ludingtoncar 2,327.2 mi
37h 3m$425–614Fly to Green Bay, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Green Bay (GRB)plane PDX - GRB
- Drive from Green Bay (GRB) to Manitowoccar
- Take the carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
14h 20m$196–676Fly to Muskegon, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Muskegon (MKG)plane PDX - MKG
- Take the taxi from Muskegon (MKG) to Ludingtontaxi
10h 16m$233–643Fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane PDX - MBL
- Take the taxi from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Ludingtontaxi
9h 48m$153–468Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus, car ferry, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PDX - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the carferry from Milwaukee to Muskegoncarferry
- Drive from Muskegon to Ludingtoncar
12h 57m$336–544
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Ludington is to fly and drive which costs $120 - $550 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Ludington is to fly and drive which takes 9h 31m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Portland and Ludington is 1899 miles. The road distance is 2340.7 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Ludington without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Portland to Ludington, including transfers.
Ludington is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 3:43 AM in Portland and 6:43 AM in Ludington.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Ludington is 2341 miles. It takes approximately 37h 3m to drive from Portland to Ludington.
There are 34+ hotels available in Ludington.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Ludington, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Ludington. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then drive to Ludington. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Ludington via Milwaukee, Milwaukee, and Muskegon in around 2d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Green Bay via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Green Bay via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Green Bay via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Green Bay via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Green Bay via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Muskegon via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Portland International Airport to Muskegon via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Portland International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Reed City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Website
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 866-914-1010
- Website
- Lake Express
Car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- Lake Express
- Schedules at
- Lake Express Schedules
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
Car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- Lake Express
- Schedules at
- Lake Express Schedules
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- info@ssbadger.com
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $89–204
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult Round Trip (Summer)
- $178
- Standard Vehicle Round Trip (Summer)
- $204
- Adult One-way (Summer)
- $89
- Standard Vehicle One-way (Summer)
- $102
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Blue City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 231-780-5466
- Website
- bluecitytransportation.com
Port City Cab
- Phone
- +1 231-739-7161
- Website
- portcitycab.com
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