There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Saint John by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Fredericton International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fredericton International Airport (YFC)plane PDX - YFC
- Take the bus from Fredericton Airport to Saint John, NBbus
16h 57m$383–1,531Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Perry, MEbus
- Drive from Perry, ME to Saint Johncar
3d 8h$1,357–2,865Drive 5,060.9 km
- Drive from Portland to Saint Johncar 5,060.9 km
2d 10h$996–1,438Fly to St. John Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane PDX - YSJ
16h 22m$426–1,708Fly to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)plane PDX - BHB
- Take the bus from Hancock, ME to Perry, MEbus
- Drive from Perry, ME to Saint Johncar
17h 16m$398–1,342Fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane PDX - YQM
- Take the bus from Moncton Airport to Saint John, NBbus
17h 10m$431–1,644Bus, train
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Monctontrain
- Take the bus from Moncton, NB to Saint John, NBbus
5d 9h$628–1,124
Portland to Saint John by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Saint John is to fly and bus and drive which costs $390 - $1,400 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Saint John is to fly which takes 16h 22m and costs $420 - $1,800.
The distance between Portland and Saint John is 4373 km. The road distance is 5060.9 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Saint John without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 9h and costs $600 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Portland to Saint John, including transfers.
Saint John is 4h ahead of Portland. It is currently 6:02 PM in Portland and 10:02 PM in Saint John.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Saint John is 5061 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Portland to Saint John.
There are 39+ hotels available in Saint John.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Saint John, NB, Canada?
Air Canada, Delta, and Flair Airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to St. John Airport (YSJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Vancouver, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Minneapolis, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Vancouver, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Minneapolis, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Chicago Midway, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Detroit, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Minneapolis, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Chicago Midway, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Detroit, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Minneapolis, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Vancouver, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $360–650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490–650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470–550
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $80–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $80–130
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $65–90
Train from Montréal to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $140–190
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $150–180
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $120–150
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Fredericton Airport to Saint John, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $19–27
Bus from Moncton Airport to Saint John, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $27–40
Bus from Moncton, NB to Saint John, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $26–40
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $60–70
- Phone
- +1 800 596 2823
- westbus@ymail.com
- Website
- westbusservice.com
Bus from Bangor, ME to Perry, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Schedules at
- westbusservice.com
- Adult
- $35–38
Bus from Hancock, ME to Perry, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Schedules at
- westbusservice.com
- Adult
- $30–33
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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