There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Oceanside by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, 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 San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PDX - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oceansidetrain
6h 9m$178–871Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PDX - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CAbus
6h 27m$123–498Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2111
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oceanside Transportation Centerbus Greyhound US0831
26h 15m$135–347Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain Pacific Surfliner
33h 43m$175–317Drive 1,045.3 mi
- Drive from Portland to Oceansidecar 1,045.3 mi
17h 36m$191–276Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PDX - SNA
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
8h 33m$139–681Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PDX - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceansidetrain
8h 18m$135–640
Portland to Oceanside by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Oceanside is to train which costs $170 - $320 and takes 33h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 6h 9m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Oceanside Transportation Center via Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Portland to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Portland and arriving at Oceanside via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 43m.
The distance between Portland and Oceanside is 994 miles. The road distance is 1051.4 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Oceanside without a car is to bus which takes 26h 15m and costs $130 - $350.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Portland to Oceanside, including transfers.
Portland to Oceanside bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland to Oceanside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
The best way to get from Portland to Oceanside is to bus which takes 26h 15m and costs $130 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $320 and takes 33h 43m.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Oceanside, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Oceanside Transportation Center via Sacramento Bus Station in around 26h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Oceanside via Los Angeles in around 33h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Redmond
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Medford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
- 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
- $65–140
- 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
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Portland to Oceanside bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Portland to Oceanside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Oceanside is 1051 miles. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from Portland to Oceanside.
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