There are 6 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)plane PDX - YFC
- Take the bus from Fredericton Airport to Saint John, NBbus
15h 56m$423–1,731Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to St. John Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane SEA - YSJ
18h 45m$353–1,412Train, 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$1,194–2,642Drive 5,064 km
- Drive from Portland to Saint Johncar 5,064 km
2d 10h$986–1,425Fly Portland International Airport to St. John Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane PDX - YSJ
15h 9m$416–1,708Bus, 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$622–1,117
Portland to Saint John by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Saint John is to train and fly which costs $350 - $1,500 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Saint John is to fly which takes 15h 9m and costs $410 - $1,800.
The distance between Portland and Saint John is 4373 km. The road distance is 5064 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 15h 56m to get from Portland to Saint John, including transfers.
Saint John is 4h ahead of Portland. It is currently 6:06 AM in Portland and 10:06 AM in Saint John.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Saint John is 5064 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Portland to Saint John.
There are 41+ 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, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Vancouver, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via St. Louis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to St. John Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to St. John Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
- Website
- pascan.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to St. John Airport via Vancouver, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
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
- $700–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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
- $65–90
- 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
- westbus@ymail.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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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