There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Pontiac by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly to Bishop International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane PDX - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint Amtrak to Pontiac Amtrakbus
7h 36m$204–820Fly to Capital Region International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane PDX - LAN
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Pontiac Amtrak Stationbus
12h 50m$180–790Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain Wolverine
2d 5h$606–1,372Drive 2,366.6 mi
- Drive from Portland to Pontiaccar 2,366.6 mi
37h 51m$432–624Fly to Detroit, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Detroit (DTW)plane PDX - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 49m$182–823Fly to Mbs International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mbs International Airport (MBS)plane PDX - MBS
- Take the bus from Saginaw Bus Center to Pontiac Amtrakbus
10h 57m$220–828
Portland to Pontiac by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Pontiac is to fly and train which costs $180 - $850 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Pontiac is to fly and bus which takes 7h 36m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Portland to Pontiac station. However, there are services departing from Portland and arriving at Pontiac Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Portland and Pontiac is 1975 miles. The road distance is 2380.4 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Pontiac without a car is to train which takes 2 days 5h and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Portland to Pontiac, including transfers.
Portland to Pontiac train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
Pontiac is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 4:56 AM in Portland and 7:56 AM in Pontiac.
Portland to Pontiac train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Pontiac is 2380 miles. It takes approximately 37h 51m to drive from Portland to Pontiac.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Pontiac, MI, USA?
You can take a train from Portland to Pontiac Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mbs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mbs International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mbs International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bishop International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
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
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint Amtrak to Pontiac Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Saginaw Bus Center to Pontiac Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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