There are 4 ways to get from Portland to Thunder Bay by plane, train, bus, shuttle, 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
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)plane PDX - YQT
14h$214–1,004Train, bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Portland to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to U of M Duluthbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Knife River Trailhead to Grand Marais
- Drive from Grand Marais to Kakabeka Fallscar
47h 53mDrive 2,996.6 km
- Drive from Portland to Thunder Baycar 2,996.6 km
33h 13m$585–844Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Portage la Prairietrain
- Take the bus from Portage la Prairie, MB to Winnipeg East, MBbus
- Take the bus from Southdale Mall to Thunder Baybus
2d 22h$497–782
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Thunder Bay is to fly which costs $210 - $1,000 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Thunder Bay is to fly which takes 14h and costs $210 - $1,000.
The distance between Portland and Thunder Bay is 2541 km. The road distance is 2996.6 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Thunder Bay without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs $490 - $800.
It takes approximately 14h to get from Portland to Thunder Bay, including transfers.
Thunder Bay is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 7:25 PM in Portland and 10:25 PM in Thunder Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Thunder Bay is 2997 km. It takes approximately 33h 13m to drive from Portland to Thunder Bay.
There are 30+ hotels available in Thunder Bay.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Thunder Bay, ON, Canada?
Delta, WestJet, and Air Canada fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) twice daily.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Minneapolis, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Calgary, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Vancouver, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Salt Lake City, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Portage la Prairie
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $230–350
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $290–350
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $260–310
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to U of M Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 218-834-5511
- Website
- superiorhikingshuttle.com
Shuttle from Knife River Trailhead to Grand Marais
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- http://superiorhikingshuttle.com
- Website
- https://reservations.superiorshuttle.com/
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Portage la Prairie, MB to Winnipeg East, MB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $45–60
- Phone
- 1.800.461.8558
- info@ontarionorthland.ca
- Website
- ontarionorthland.ca
Bus from Southdale Mall to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $110–170
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