There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Priest Lake by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry Van→Nan
10h 50mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Portland to Horseshoe Bay, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Baycarferry Horseshoe Bay
8h 13m$124–315Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
- Take the bus from Legislature Terminal to Village Green Mallbus 66
12h 31m$278–487Fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane PDX - YCD
6h 33m$939–1,949Fly to Victoria International Airport, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane PDX - YYJ
- Drive from Victoria-Airport-YYJ to Priest Lakecar
7h 14m$577–1,539
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Priest Lake is to drive and car ferry which costs $120 - $320 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Priest Lake is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $900 - $2,000.
The distance between Portland and Priest Lake is 616 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Priest Lake without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Portland to Priest Lake, including transfers.
There are 96+ hotels available in Priest Lake.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Priest Lake, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, WestJet, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Eugene, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- 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 Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Legislature Terminal to Village Green Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–290
- Child
- $110–150
- 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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