There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Port McNeill by car, ferry, plane, bus, or train
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 McNeillcar
11h 47m$187–411Fly 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 8m$108–658Fly 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$903–1,903Fly 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
8h 56m$159–559Train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Campbell River Harbour, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Campbell River Harbourplane
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetbus
13h 20m$344–591Bus 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 29m$274–413Train, 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
13h 44m$328–504Fly 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 9m$207–767
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Port Hardy Airport (YZT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Port McNeill is to drive and ferry which costs $180 - $420 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Port McNeill is to fly and bus which takes 8h 56m and costs $150 - $600.
The distance between Portland and Port McNeill is 929 km.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Portland to Port McNeill, including transfers.
There are 22+ 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, take the ferry to 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 Port Hardy Airport (YZT), walk to Port Hardy Airport, take the line 4 bus to Thunderbird Mall, then take the bus to Broughton & Grenville.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Port Hardy Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Port Hardy Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
- 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
- Phone
- +1 250-956-3151
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Thunderbird Mall to Broughton & Grenville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/mount-waddington/
- Adult
- $2
- 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 McNeill, BC - Hemlock Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $56
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 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- 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
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–70
- 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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