There are 9 ways to get from Portland to Salmon Arm by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train, car, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)PDX - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
9h$682–1,644Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Salmon Arm, BC
15h 45m$145–241Train, bus via Kamloops
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Salmon Arm, BC
15h 45m$204–341Drive 846.6 km
- Drive from Portland to Salmon Arm846.6 km
9h 22m$165–238Fly Portland International Airport to Kamloops Airport, shuttle, taxi, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)PDX - YKA
- Take a shuttle bus from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Take the taxi from Sun Peaks Resort, BC to Chase, BC - Visitor Information Centre
- Take the bus from Chase, BC - Visitor Information Centre to Salmon Arm, BC
10h 13m$286–984Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)SEA - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
9h 45m$168–780Fly Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)PDX - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver Airport to Kamloops Airport
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Salmon Arm, BC
10h 46m$614–1,309Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to VancouverAmtrak Cascades
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Salmon Arm, BCVancouver
16h 37m$212–339Train, bus via Kelowna Airport (YLW)
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
18h 54m$212–359
Portland to Salmon Arm by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Salmon Arm is to bus which costs $140 - $250 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Salmon Arm is to fly and bus which takes 9h and costs $650 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Salmon Arm. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Salmon Arm, BC via Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
The distance between Portland and Salmon Arm is 657 km. The road distance is 846.6 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Salmon Arm without a car is to bus which takes 15h 45m and costs $140 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Portland to Salmon Arm, including transfers.
Portland to Salmon Arm bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland to Salmon Arm bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Vancouver station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Salmon Arm is 847 km. It takes approximately 9h 22m to drive from Portland to Salmon Arm.
There are 18+ hotels available in Salmon Arm.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Salmon Arm, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Salmon Arm, BC via Vancouver, Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station, Kamloops, BC, and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Spokane, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- 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
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $28–40
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $65–90
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Chase, BC - Visitor Information Centre to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $22–30
- 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
- Phone
- (250) 554-8005
- info@sunstarshuttle.com
- Website
- sunstarshuttle.com
Shuttle from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.sunstarshuttle.com/
- Single Passenger - One Way
- $130
- Two or More Passengers - Per Person.
- $60
- Phone
- 250-312-0707
- info@tastefullexcursions.ca
- Website
- sunpeaksresort.com
Shuttle from Vancouver Airport to Kamloops Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- https://www.sunpeaksresort.com/explore/business-directory/tastefull-excursions-inc
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $100–130
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $45–65
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $55–85
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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