There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane PDX - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
7h 29m$149–540Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane PDX - SBP
- Take the bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Centerbus
8h 53m$87–461Bus
- 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 Oxnardbus
- Take the bus from Ventura, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
27h 11m$269–487Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to San Luis Obispotrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Lompoc-Surf Stationtrain Pacific Surfliner
27h 37m$303–641Drive 892.5 mi
- Drive from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Basecar 892.5 mi
15h 29m$163–236Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PDX - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank to Lompoc-Surf Stationtrain
9h 43m$160–718Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PDX - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
10h 4m$154–475
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base is to fly and bus which takes 7h 29m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Portland and Vandenberg Space Force Base is 881 miles. The road distance is 897.7 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base without a car is to bus which takes 27h 11m and costs $260 - $490.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base, including transfers.
The best way to get from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base is to bus which takes 27h 11m and costs $260 - $490. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $300 - $650 and takes 27h 37m.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base is 898 miles. It takes approximately 15h 29m to drive from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base.
There are 119+ hotels available in Vandenberg Space Force Base.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vandenberg Air Force Base via Sacramento Bus Station, Bakersfield Train Station, Bakersfield, Oxnard, Ventura, CA, Santa Maria Airport, CA, and Santa Maria Public Airport in around 27h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Vandenberg Space Force Base via San Luis Obispo and Lompoc-Surf Station in around 27h 37m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Portland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Lompoc-Surf Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Burbank to Lompoc-Surf Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
Bus from Ventura, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–105
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $90–105
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $85–100
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
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