There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Port McNeill by car, car ferry, plane, bus, or train
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Portland to Horseshoe Bay, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Baycarferry
- Drive from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Port McNeillcar
11h 50m$185–408Fly Portland International Airport to Port Hardy Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Port Hardy Airport (YZT)plane PDX - YZT
- Take the bus from Thunderbird Mall to Broughton & Grenvillebus
11h 46m$108–658Fly 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 McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetbus
9h 2m$154–539Fly 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 McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetbus
12h 27m$903–1,903Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Campbell River Airport, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Campbell River Airport (YBL)plane YVR - YBL
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetbus
13h 37m$319–648Bus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Campbell River Harbour, bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Campbell River Harbourplane
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetbus
13h 30m$275–419Train, bus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Campbell River Harbour, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Take the bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Canada Placebus
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Campbell River Harbourplane
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetbus
16h 31m$334–507Fly Portland International Airport to Nanaimo, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane PDX - ZNA
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar Stbus
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Ave to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetbus
13h 10m$202–717
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Campbell River Airport (YBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Port McNeill is to drive and car ferry which costs $180 - $410 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Port McNeill is to fly and bus which takes 9h 2m and costs $150 - $550.
The distance between Portland and Port McNeill is 930 km.
It takes approximately 11h 50m to get from Portland to Port McNeill, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Port McNeill.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Port McNeill, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Port McNeill. However, you can drive to Horseshoe Bay, BC, take the car ferry to Nanaimo Departure Bay, then drive to Port McNeill. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Campbell River Airport (YBL), take the taxi to Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal, then take the bus to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Street.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from Portland International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Port Hardy Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Port Hardy Airport via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Campbell River Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $55
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 McNeill, BC - Hemlock Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $56
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $51
- Phone
- +1 250-956-3151
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Thunderbird Mall to Broughton & Grenville
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/mount-waddington/
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Canada Place
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $60–70
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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