There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Van Nuys by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, bus, tram, subway, 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.
Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PDX - LAX
5h 8m$110–236Fly to Long Beach Airport, line 191 bus, tram, subway, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane PDX - LGB
- Take the bus from Del Amo & Lakewood NW to Del Amo Station Bay 3bus
- Take the tram from Del Amo Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Stationsubway
- Take the bus from Lankershim / Chandler to Oxnard / Van Nuysbus
7h 11m$57–233Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Van Nuysbus
23h$163–301Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Van Nuystrain Coast Starlight
30h 14m$370–800Drive 948.9 mi
- Drive from Portland to Van Nuyscar 948.9 mi
15h 57m$174–251Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PDX - BUR
5h 12m$219–442Fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane PDX - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
7h 44m$146–411
Portland to Van Nuys by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Van Nuys is to fly and line 191 bus and tram and subway and bus which costs $55 - $240 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Van Nuys is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $110 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Van Nuys. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Van Nuys via Sacramento Bus Station and Bakersfield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Portland and arriving at Van Nuys. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 30h 14m.
The distance between Portland and Van Nuys is 872 miles. The road distance is 954.4 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Van Nuys without a car is to bus which takes 23h and costs $160 - $310.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Portland to Van Nuys, including transfers.
Portland to Van Nuys bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland to Van Nuys train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
The best way to get from Portland to Van Nuys is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $110 - $240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $310 and takes 23h, you could also train, which costs $370 - $800 and takes 30h 14m.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Van Nuys, CA, USA?
Frontier Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Van Nuys via Sacramento Bus Station, Bakersfield Train Station, and Bakersfield in around 23h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Medford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Del Amo Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bakersfield to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
Bus from Del Amo & Lakewood NW to Del Amo Station Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Lankershim / Chandler to Oxnard / Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
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More Questions & Answers
Portland to Van Nuys bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Portland to Van Nuys train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Van Nuys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Van Nuys is 954 miles. It takes approximately 15h 57m to drive from Portland to Van Nuys.
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