There are 7 ways to get from Portland to West Lafayette by plane, shuttle, train, bus, 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 Portland International Airport to Indianapolis, shuttle
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Indianapolis (IND)PDX - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to Purdue Mem Union - State Street
7h 36m$226–883Fly Portland International Airport to Purdue University Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)PDX - LAF
11h 16m$174–754Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union StationEmpire Builder
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak StationChicago
2d 1h$269–1,766Drive 2,183.6 mi
- Drive from Portland to West Lafayette2,183.6 mi
35h 2m$399–576Fly Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)PDX - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lafayette Bus Stop
9h 57m$271–593Fly Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)PDX - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
10h 20m$205–1,008Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Indianapolis, shuttle
- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Indianapolis (IND)SEA - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to Purdue Mem Union - State Street
10h 50m$192–746
Portland to West Lafayette by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to West Lafayette is to fly which costs $170 - $800 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to West Lafayette is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 36m and costs $220 - $900.
The distance between Portland and West Lafayette is 1964 miles. The road distance is 2196.3 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to West Lafayette without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $260 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Portland to West Lafayette, including transfers.
West Lafayette is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 10:13 PM in Portland and 1:13 AM in West Lafayette.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to West Lafayette is 2196 miles. It takes approximately 35h 2m to drive from Portland to West Lafayette.
There are 48+ hotels available in West Lafayette.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and West Lafayette, IN, USA?
United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Purdue University Airport (LAF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Purdue Mem Union - State Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Purdue Mem Union - State Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $23–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lafayette Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Lafayette Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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