There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Rocky Mountains by plane, car, train, taxi, 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.
Fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, drive
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane PDX - ASE
- Drive from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Rocky Mountainscar
8h 39m$135–622Train, taxi, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Winter Park/Frasertrain
- Take the taxi from Winter Park/Fraser to Frisco Transfer Centertaxi
- Take the bus from Frisco Transfer Center to River Roadbus
2d 1h$476–904Bus, train
- Take the bus from Portland Amtrak Station to Eugene Amtrak Station Bus Platformbus
- Take the train from Eugene to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Vailbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to HIGHWAY 24 and MOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGEbus Led
2d 8hDrive 1,185.4 mi
- Drive from Portland to Rocky Mountainscar 1,185.4 mi
22h 14m$217–313Fly to Gunnison County Airport, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane PDX - GUC
- Drive from Gunnison County Airport (GUC) to Rocky Mountainscar
9h 38m$142–632Fly to Eagle County Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane PDX - EGE
- Take the bus from Eagle County Airport to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to HIGHWAY 24 and MOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGEbus
10h 21m$255–780Fly to Denver, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Denver (DEN)plane PDX - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to HIGHWAY 24 and MOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGEbus
9h 24m$345–1,045Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane PDX - MTJ
- Drive from Montrose-Airport-MTJ to Rocky Mountainscar
10h 48m$153–653
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Rocky Mountains is to drive which costs $210 - $320 and takes 22h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Rocky Mountains is to fly and drive which takes 8h 39m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Portland and Rocky Mountains is 998 miles. The road distance is 1192.3 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Rocky Mountains without a car is to train and taxi and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $470 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Portland to Rocky Mountains, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Rocky Mountains is 1192 miles. It takes approximately 22h 14m to drive from Portland to Rocky Mountains.
There are 112+ hotels available in Rocky Mountains.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Rocky Mountains, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Rocky Mountains. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), then drive to Rocky Mountains. Alternatively, you can take the train to Sacramento, take the train to Winter Park/Fraser, take the taxi to Frisco Transfer Center, take the bus to River Road, then take the taxi to Rocky Mountains.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Winter Park/Fraser
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $100–300
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $150–350
- Business - advance purchase
- $210–850
- Business Class
- $310–800
Train from Eugene to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 970-668-0999
- Website
- summitcountyco.gov
Bus from Frisco Transfer Center to River Road
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- https://www.summitcountyco.gov/services/transit_summit_stage/bus_schedule/index.php
- Park County Commuter
- $0
- Summit County
- $0
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- oregon-point.com
Bus from Portland Amtrak Station to Eugene Amtrak Station Bus Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Vail
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to HIGHWAY 24 and MOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGE
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- epicmountainexpress.com
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
Bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Estimated price
- $210–250
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