There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Skagway by plane, car ferry, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Portland International Airport to Juneau International Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane PDX - JNU
- Take the carferry from Juneau, AK to Skagwaycarferry
14h 6m$125–514Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Bellingham, WA to Juneaucarferry Bel
- Take the carferry from Juneau, AK to Skagwaycarferry Jnu
3d 2h$390–1,050Drive 1,772.5 mi
- Drive from Portland to Skagwaycar 1,772.5 mi
35h 10m$324–468Fly Portland International Airport to Skagway Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Skagway Airport (SGY)plane PDX - SGY
11h 19m$193–903Fly Portland International Airport to Haines Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Haines Airport (HNS)plane PDX - HNS
- Take the carferry from Haines to Skagwaycarferry
10h 42m$168–771Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Juneau International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane SEA - JNU
- Take the carferry from Juneau, AK to Skagwaycarferry
14h 53m$369–765Fly Portland International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane PDX - YXY
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
16h 16m$262–587
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juneau International Airport (JNU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Skagway is to fly and car ferry which costs $120 - $550 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Skagway is to fly and car ferry which takes 10h 42m and costs $160 - $800.
The distance between Portland and Skagway is 1127 miles. The road distance is 1782.8 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Skagway without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 2h and costs $390 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Portland to Skagway, including transfers.
Skagway is 1h behind Portland. It is currently 11:22 PM in Portland and 10:22 PM in Skagway.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Skagway is 1783 miles. It takes approximately 35h 10m to drive from Portland to Skagway.
There are two+ hotels available in Skagway.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Skagway, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Air Excursion fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Skagway Airport (SGY) 5 times a day.
Flights from Portland International Airport to Skagway Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Skagway Airport via Anchorage, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Skagway Airport via Bellingham, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Haines Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Haines Airport via Anchorage, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Haines Airport via Bellingham, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- flyalaskaseaplanes.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Skagway Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Skagway Airport via Anchorage, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Skagway Airport via Bellingham, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Haines Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Haines Airport via Anchorage, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Haines Airport via Bellingham, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Pasco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juneau International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- info@wpyr.com
- Website
- White Pass & Yukon Route
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- White Pass & Yukon Route
Car ferry from Juneau, AK to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $20–70
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Juneau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $220–750
Car ferry from Juneau, AK to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $20–70
Car ferry from Haines to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $3–16
Car ferry from Juneau, AK to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $20–70
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