There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Tofino by car, ferry, plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, ferry
best- Drive from Portland to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry
- Drive from Departure Bay to Tofinocar
10h 42m$155–368Fly Portland International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ)plane PDX - YAZ
6h 5m$144–759Fly Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane PDX - YQQ
- Drive from Comox-Airport-YQQ to Tofinocar
8h 50m$849–1,874Fly Portland International Airport to Tofino SPB, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tofino SPB (YTP)plane PDX - YTP
- Take the taxi from Tofino SPB (YTP) to Tofinotaxi
6h 29m$214–714Fly Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane PDX - YCD
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Tofino Resort + Marinabus
12h 50m$718–2,268Train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Tofino
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Tofinoplane
11h 8m$433–631Bus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Tofino
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Tofinoplane
11h 17m$385–489
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Tofino is to drive and ferry which costs $150 - $370 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Tofino is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs $140 - $800.
The distance between Portland and Tofino is 784 km.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Portland to Tofino, including transfers.
There are 46+ hotels available in Tofino.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Tofino, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and three other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- 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
- $85–600
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–700
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tofino SPB via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tofino SPB via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Tofino Resort + Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $58
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
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