There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Yosemite by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly to Blue Grass Airport, drive
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane PDX - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Yosemitecar
9h 16m$414–1,819Fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane PDX - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Yosemitecar
9h 47m$281–1,230Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to exit 86 Pilot - Glendalebus
- Drive from exit 86 Pilot - Glendale to Yosemitecar
2d 11h$725–1,607Drive 2,390 mi
- Drive from Portland to Yosemitecar 2,390 mi
38h 42m$437–630Fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane PDX - TYS
- Drive from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Yosemitecar
11h 15m$529–2,443
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Yosemite is to drive which costs $430 - $650 and takes 38h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Yosemite is to fly and drive which takes 9h 16m and costs $410 - $1,900.
The distance between Portland and Yosemite is 2088 miles. The road distance is 2403.9 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Portland to Yosemite, including transfers.
Yosemite is 3h ahead of Portland. It is currently 1:19 PM in Portland and 4:19 PM in Yosemite.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Yosemite is 2404 miles. It takes approximately 38h 42m to drive from Portland to Yosemite.
There are five+ hotels available in Yosemite.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Yosemite, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Yosemite. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport (LEX), then drive to Yosemite. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Yosemite via Chicago Union Station, Indianapolis, Ctc-R, Lafayette Rd & Georgetown Rd, Indianapolis, and exit 86 Pilot - Glendale in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
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
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to exit 86 Pilot - Glendale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–150
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