There are 5 ways to get from Wellington to Portland by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Wellington to Portland International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane WLG - PDX
20h 19m$606–2,315Fly Wellington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane WLG - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Portlandtrain
25h 3m$452–1,612Bus to Palmerston, fly to Portland International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane PMR - PDX
23h 7m$658–2,538Fly Wellington to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)plane WLG - RDM
- Take the bus from Redmond Hub to Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Greshambus
27h 46m$463–1,579Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Portland International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane PPQ - PDX
25h 36m$661–2,565
Wellington (WLG) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Portland is to fly and bus which costs $460 - $1,600 and takes 27h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Portland is to fly which takes 20h 19m and costs $600 - $2,400.
The distance between Wellington and Portland is 7194 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 19m to get from Wellington to Portland, including transfers.
Portland is 21h behind Wellington. It is currently 3:47 PM in Wellington and 6:47 PM in Portland.
There are 878+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Portland, OR, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Portland International Airport (PDX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Palmerston to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Palmerston to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Palmerston to Portland International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Wellington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Palmerston to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Wellington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Palmerston to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Palmerston to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Wellington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Palmerston to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Wellington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Palmerston to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Paraparaumu to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Eugene to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- capital.connection@kiwirail.co.nz
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Redmond Hub to Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $56–60
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
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