There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Salmon by plane, bus, taxi, train, car, or shuttle
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 Idaho Falls, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane PDX - IDA
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
10h 4m$246–718Drive 644.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Portland to Salmoncar 644.8 mi
12h 23m$118–170Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Portland to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
19h$241–709Fly to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, bus, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane PDX - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Take the bus from Melrose, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
12h 12m$606–1,053Fly to Missoula International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane PDX - MSO
- Take the bus from Missoula to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
13h 2m$227–703Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
20h 53m$220–425Bus, taxi via Moscow
- Take the bus from Lincoln High School - Portland to U of I, Moscow, IDbus
- Take the bus from U of I, Moscow, ID to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
21h 28m$312–532
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Idaho Falls (IDA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Salmon is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Salmon is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 10h 4m and costs $240 - $750.
The distance between Portland and Salmon is 783 miles. The road distance is 648.5 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Salmon without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 19h and costs $240 - $750.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Portland to Salmon, including transfers.
Salmon is 1h ahead of Portland. It is currently 1:22 PM in Portland and 2:22 PM in Salmon.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Salmon is 649 miles. It takes approximately 12h 23m to drive from Portland to Salmon.
There are 11+ hotels available in Salmon.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Salmon, ID, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Salmon. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Idaho Falls (IDA), walk to Idaho Falls,ID, take the bus to Idaho Falls, take the bus to Dillon, MT, then take the taxi to Salmon. Alternatively, you can take the train to Spokane, walk to Spokane, take the bus to Butte, take the bus to Dillon, MT, then take the taxi to Salmon.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Portland International Airport to Missoula International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Portland International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Dillon, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Melrose, MT to Dillon, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from U of I, Moscow, ID to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Missoula to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Shuttle from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $350
- Schedules at
- oldfaithfulandfriends.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lincoln High School - Portland to U of I, Moscow, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- starlinecollection.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from U of I, Moscow, ID to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $40–50
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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