There are 8 ways to get from Portland to The Butchart Gardens by train, ferry, car, plane, 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.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain Amtrak Cascades / ...
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
9h 39m$223–423Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Portland to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry
- Drive from Departure Bay to The Butchart Gardenscar
9h 33m$143–342Fly Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane PDX - YYJ
7h 47m$420–1,910Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain
- Take the bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoriaferry
12h 15m$152–237Train to Seattle Lake Union SPB, fly to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane LKE - YWH
7h 2m$563–2,333Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SEA - YYJ
7h 50m$255–960Fly Portland International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane PDX - YWH
7h 7m$1,007–1,507Fly Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane PDX - YCD
- Take the bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillsidebus
11h 39m$663–2,213
Portland to The Butchart Gardens by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to The Butchart Gardens is to train and bus and ferry which costs $150 - $240 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to The Butchart Gardens is to train and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs $550 - $2,400.
The distance between Portland and The Butchart Gardens is 450 km.
The best way to get from Portland to The Butchart Gardens without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 39m and costs $220 - $430.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Portland to The Butchart Gardens, including transfers.
There are 222+ hotels available in The Butchart Gardens.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and The Butchart Gardens, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and WestJet fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Eugene, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Redmond, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- dungeness-line.com
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–290
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $160–290
- Child
- $110–150
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Phone
- +1 888-993-3779
- Website
- cohoferry.com
Ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://cohoferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://cohoferry.com/schedule-fares
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