There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Saranac Lake by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Saranac Lake
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane PDX - SLK
10h 35m$186–731Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
2d 17h$325–1,168Drive 2,703.1 mi
- Drive from Portland to Saranac Lakecar 2,703.1 mi
2d 1h$494–713Fly to Burlington International Airport, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane PDX - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Saranac Lakecar
11h 15m$260–1,129Bus, 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 Syracusetrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
4d 18h$375–772
Portland to Saranac Lake by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Saranac Lake is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Saranac Lake is to fly which takes 10h 35m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Portland and Saranac Lake is 2362 miles. The road distance is 2718.9 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Saranac Lake without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $320 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Portland to Saranac Lake, including transfers.
Saranac Lake is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 11:51 PM in Portland and 2:51 AM in Saranac Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Saranac Lake is 2719 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Portland to Saranac Lake.
There are 71+ hotels available in Saranac Lake.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Saranac Lake, NY, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Saranac Lake (SLK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
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
- $230–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- 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
- $260–450
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $260–450
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $350–450
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $340–390
Train from Toronto Union Station to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
- 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
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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