There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Slave Lake by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane PDX - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
11h 49m$609–1,544Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper Townsite to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
37h 25m$311–502Drive 1,630.4 km
- Drive from Portland to Slave Lakecar 1,630.4 km
18h 38m$322–465Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane SEA - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
13h 17m$315–930Fly Portland International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU)plane PDX - YQU
- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Grimshaw, ABbus
- Take the bus from Grimshaw, AB to Slave Lake, ABbus
15h 39m$499–2,424Fly Portland International Airport to Calgary International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane PDX - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortonsbus
- Take the bus from Red Deer - 67 St to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
13h 35m$760–1,501Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper Townsite to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
37h 25m$361–592
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Slave Lake is to bus and train which costs $310 - $500 and takes 37h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Slave Lake is to fly and bus which takes 11h 49m and costs $600 - $1,600.
The distance between Portland and Slave Lake is 1376 km. The road distance is 1630.4 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Slave Lake without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 25m and costs $310 - $500.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Portland to Slave Lake, including transfers.
Slave Lake is 1h ahead of Portland. It is currently 8:39 PM in Portland and 9:39 PM in Slave Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Slave Lake is 1630 km. It takes approximately 18h 38m to drive from Portland to Slave Lake.
There are five+ hotels available in Slave Lake.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Slave Lake, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Slave Lake. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport (YEG), walk to Edmonton Intl Airport, take the bus to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW, then take the bus to Slave Lake - Highway 88. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Slave Lake - Highway 88 via Vancouver, Vancouver, Jasper, Jasper Townsite, and Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW in around 37h 25m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $120–180
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $120–160
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $100–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 587-557-7719
- support@coldshot.ca
- Website
- coldshot.ca
Bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $70–90
Bus from Jasper Townsite to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $90–120
Bus from Red Deer - 67 St to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $55–75
- 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
- $50–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 780-983-8225
- Website
- northernexpress.ca
Bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Grimshaw, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Schedules at
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Adult
- $60–80
Bus from Grimshaw, AB to Slave Lake, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Schedules at
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Adult
- $75–100
- Phone
- +14036689600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortons
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–32
- Website
- https://thecanadabus.com/
- Book at
- https://thecanadabus.betterez.com/cart/61117df83dadc111b0a7d369/reservation/61117df83dadc111b0a7d36a
- Standard
- $31–32
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