There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Saint John by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fredericton International Airport (YFC)PDX - YFC
- Take the bus from Fredericton Airport to Saint John, NB
17h 5m$423–1,631Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to St. John Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to St. John Airport (YSJ)SEA - YSJ
18h 30m$392–1,494Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Perry, ME
- Drive from Perry, ME to Saint John
3d 8h$596–3,264Drive 5,060.8 km
- Drive from Portland to Saint John5,060.8 km
2d 9h$985–1,422Fly Portland International Airport to St. John Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to St. John Airport (YSJ)PDX - YSJ
15h 5m$486–1,908Fly Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)PDX - BHB
- Take the bus from Hancock, ME to Perry, ME
- Drive from Perry, ME to Saint John
14h 39m$416–1,442Bus, train
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Take the train from Montréal to Moncton
- Take the bus from Moncton, NB to Saint John, NB
5d 9h$621–1,136
Portland to Saint John by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Saint John is to bus and train which costs $600 - $1,200 and takes 5 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Saint John is to fly and bus and drive which takes 14h 39m and costs $410 - $1,500.
The distance between Portland and Saint John is 4373 km. The road distance is 5060.8 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 17h 5m to get from Portland to Saint John, including transfers.
Saint John is 4h ahead of Portland. It is currently 7:03 PM in Portland and 11:03 PM in Saint John.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Saint John is 5061 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Portland to Saint John.
There are 38+ hotels available in Saint John.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Saint John, NB, Canada?
Air Canada, Southwest Airlines, and three other 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
- 19h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via St. Louis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to St. John Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to St. John Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Minneapolis, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Minneapolis, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
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
- $330–2,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- 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
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $19–27
Bus from Moncton, NB to Saint John, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- 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
- $55–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1 800 596 2823
- info@westbusservice.com
- Website
- westbusservice.com
Bus from Bangor, ME to Perry, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Schedules at
- westbusservice.com
- Adult
- $34–38
Bus from Hancock, ME to Perry, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Schedules at
- westbusservice.com
- Adult
- $29–33
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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