There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Port Hardy by car, ferry, plane, train, 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.
Drive, ferry
best- Drive from Portland to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry
- Drive from Departure Bay to Port Hardycar
12h 14m$197–420Fly Portland International Airport to Port Hardy Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Port Hardy Airport (YZT)plane PDX - YZT
9h 42m$124–754Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Port Hardy Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Port Hardy Airport (YZT)plane YVR - YZT
12h 5m$308–663Fly Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane PDX - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar Stbus
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Ave to Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landingbus
13h 22m$192–657Fly Portland International Airport to Campbell River Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Campbell River Airport (YBL)plane PDX - YBL
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal to Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landingbus
9h 36m$174–654Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Port Hardy Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Port Hardy Airport (YZT)plane SEA - YZT
11h 18m$590–1,390
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Port Hardy Airport (YZT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Port Hardy is to drive and ferry which costs $190 - $420 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Port Hardy is to fly and bus which takes 9h 36m and costs $170 - $700.
The distance between Portland and Port Hardy is 967 km.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from Portland to Port Hardy, including transfers.
There are nine+ hotels available in Port Hardy.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Port Hardy, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Pacific Coastal Airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Port Hardy Airport (YZT) twice daily.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Port Hardy Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Port Hardy Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Port Hardy Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Port Hardy Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Port Hardy Airport via Portland International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $37
Bus from Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Ave to Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landing
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $60
Bus from Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal to Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $60
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
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