There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Priest Lake by train, ferry, bus, car, plane, or taxi
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 Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry Van/Nan
10h 44mDrive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Portland to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
8h 11m$126–317Train, 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 27m$256–358Fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane PDX - YCD
6h 35m$739–2,449Fly 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 16m$577–2,439Fly to Vancouver International Airport, ferry, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane PDX - YVR
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the taxi from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Priest Laketaxi
7h
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 ferry which costs $120 - $320 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Priest Lake is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $700 - $2,500.
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 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Portland to Priest Lake, including transfers.
There are 85+ hotels available in Priest Lake.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Priest Lake, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and WestJet fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- 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
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 250-746-9899
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Legislature Terminal to Village Green Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 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
- $170–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Yellow Cab Nanaimo
- Phone
- +1 250 751 1111
- Website
- nanaimotaxi.ca
AC Taxi
- Phone
- +1 800-753-1231
- Website
- actaxi.ca
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