There are 9 ways to get from Portland to The Butchart Gardens by train, ferry, bus, busferry, car, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain Amtrak Cascades / ...
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
9h 33m$219–391Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus FlixBus 2115
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry Vancouver to Victoria
13h 30m$84–161Drive, ferry
- 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$145–345Fly Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane PDX - YYJ
7h 38m$510–2,410Train, 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 13m$157–239Train 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
6h 58m$549–1,201Train 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 45m$226–946Fly Portland International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane PDX - YWH
6h 36m$92–557Fly 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 36m$108–663
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 bus and bus and ferry which costs $80 - $170 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to The Butchart Gardens is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $90 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to The Butchart Gardens. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Butchart Gardens via Vancouver, Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay B and Saanichton Exch Bay B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
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 33m and costs $210 - $400.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Portland to The Butchart Gardens, including transfers.
Portland to The Butchart Gardens bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland to The Butchart Gardens bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Vancouver station.
There are 221+ hotels available in The Butchart Gardens.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and The Butchart Gardens, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
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
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $30–45
- 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
- $80–110
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
- Phone
- 250-746-9899
- 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/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/schedules-and-maps/
- 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
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–290
- 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
- $32
- Website
- https://cohoferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://cohoferry.com/schedule-fares
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