There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Zion by plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PDX - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Ziontrain
8h 47m$210–916Fly Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PDX - ORD
- Take the train from Clybourn to Ziontrain
8h 53m$120–566Train
- Take the train from Portland to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Ziontrain Up-N
2d$618–1,325Drive 2,037.7 mi
- Drive from Portland to Zioncar 2,037.7 mi
33h 22m$372–538Fly Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane PDX - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Streetbus
10h 24m$345–1,530Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane EUG - ORD
- Take the train from Clybourn to Ziontrain
11h 11m$171–585Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SEA - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Ziontrain
12h 3m$188–797Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SEA - ORD
- Take the train from Clybourn to Ziontrain
12h 9m$133–487
Portland to Zion by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Zion is to train and fly which costs $130 - $490 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Zion is to fly and train which takes 8h 47m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Portland and Zion is 1822 miles. The road distance is 2049.6 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Zion without a car is to train which takes 2 days 0h and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Portland to Zion, including transfers.
Zion is 2h ahead of Portland. It is currently 12:32 AM in Portland and 2:32 AM in Zion.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Zion is 2050 miles. It takes approximately 33h 22m to drive from Portland to Zion.
There are 74+ hotels available in Zion.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Zion, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Portland to Zion via Chicago Union Station, Clinton & Quincy, Washington & Canal, and Chicago OTC in around 2d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago OTC to Zion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–8
Train from Clybourn to Zion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $2–4
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 Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
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