There are 6 ways to get from Big Bear Lake to Portland by car, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, or train
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Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane PSP - PDX
4h 57m$187–464Bus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus
- Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane LAX - PDX
8h 55m$133–339Bus
- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus 5
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
27h 51m$173–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus 5
- Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Portlandtrain
34h 51m$663–1,123Drive 992.4 mi
- Drive from Big Bear Lake to Portlandcar 992.4 mi
18h 48m$170–245Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane ONT - PDX
7h 29m$195–434
Big Bear Lake to Portland by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Big Bear Lake to Portland is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Big Bear Lake to Portland is to drive and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs $180 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Big Bear Lake to Portland. However, there are services departing from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd and arriving at Portland Curbside Bus Stop via San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, Los Angeles Union Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 51m.
The distance between Big Bear Lake and Portland is 975 miles. The road distance is 998.2 miles.
The best way to get from Big Bear Lake to Portland without a car is to bus which takes 27h 51m and costs $170 - $300.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Big Bear Lake to Portland, including transfers.
Big Bear Lake to Portland bus services, operated by Mountain Transit, depart from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd station.
Big Bear Lake to Portland bus services, operated by Mountain Transit, arrive at San Bernardino station.
Yes, the driving distance between Big Bear Lake to Portland is 998 miles. It takes approximately 18h 48m to drive from Big Bear Lake to Portland.
There are 895+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Big Bear Lake, CA, USA and Portland, OR, USA?
You can take a bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Portland Curbside Bus Stop via San Bernardino, San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 27h 51m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Portland International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Portland International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 909-878-5200
- Website
- mountaintransit.org
Bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
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