There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Portland by plane, train, or bus
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 Portland International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane CPT - PDX
23h 54m$475–1,117Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane CPT - SEA
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
28h 10m$553–1,240Fly to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane CPT - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Portlandtrain
30h 52m$558–1,831Fly to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)plane CPT - RDM
- Take the bus from Redmond Hub to Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Greshambus
31h 24m$502–1,582
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Portland is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 31h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Portland is to fly which takes 23h 54m and costs $470 - $1,200.
The distance between Cape Town and Portland is 10334 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 54m to get from Cape Town to Portland, including transfers.
Portland is 9h behind Cape Town. It is currently 12:30 AM in Cape Town and 3:30 PM in Portland.
There are 889+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Portland, OR, USA?
Delta, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Portland International Airport (PDX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Newark, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Newark, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Atlanta, Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Atlanta, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Atlanta, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Newark, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Atlanta, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Newark, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Atlanta, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Eugene to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Oregon Breeze
Bus from Redmond Hub to Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $56–60
- Website
- Central Oregon Breeze
- Schedules at
- Central Oregon Breeze
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