There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Yellowstone Lake 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 to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane PDX - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Yellowstone Lake
8h 40m$468–813Fly to Yellowstone Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Yellowstone Airport (WYS)plane PDX - WYS
- Drive from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) to Yellowstone Lakecar
7h 25m$103–509Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Portland to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Bozemanbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Yellowstone Lake
21h 3m$577–820Train, bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Boulder, MTbus
- Drive from Boulder, MT to Bozeman Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Yellowstone Lake
31h 13m$650–935Drive 822.7 mi
- Drive from Portland to Lake Hotelcar 822.7 mi
15h 25m$151–217Fly to Idaho Falls, bus, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane PDX - IDA
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls,ID to Rexburg, ID - AmericInnbus
- Take the bus from Rexburg, ID to West Yellowstone, MTbus
- Drive from West Yellowstone, MT to Yellowstone Lakecar
9h 5m$111–518
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Yellowstone Lake is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Yellowstone Lake is to fly and drive which takes 7h 25m and costs $100 - $550.
The distance between Portland and Yellowstone Lake is 695 miles. The road distance is 827.5 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Yellowstone Lake without a car is to train and bus and shuttle which takes 21h 3m and costs $550 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Portland to Yellowstone Lake, including transfers.
Yellowstone Lake is 1h ahead of Portland. It is currently 11:03 AM in Portland and 12:03 PM in Yellowstone Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Yellowstone Lake is 827 miles. It takes approximately 15h 25m to drive from Portland to Yellowstone Lake.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Yellowstone Lake, WY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Yellowstone Lake. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN), walk to Bozeman Airport, then take the shuttle to Yellowstone Lake. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Yellowstone Lake via Spokane, Spokane, Bozeman, and Bozeman Airport in around 21h 3m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Yellowstone Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Yellowstone Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from Bozeman Airport to Yellowstone Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $400
- Schedules at
- oldfaithfulandfriends.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Bozeman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Boulder, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls,ID to Rexburg, ID - AmericInn
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Rexburg, ID to West Yellowstone, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
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