There are 4 ways to get from Crater Lake to Portland by car, plane, taxi, 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.
Drive, fly
best- Drive from Rim Village Crater Lake Lodge to Medford-Airport-MFRcar
- Fly from Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (MFR) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane MFR - PDX
3h 30m$167–344Drive 247.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Crater Lake National Park to Portlandcar 247.2 mi
4h 56m$46–66Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Crater Lake to Chemulttaxi
- Take the train from Chemult to Portlandtrain Coast Starlight
7h 37m$214–319Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Crater Lake to Beaver Marshtaxi
- Take the bus from Beaver Marsh to Bend Hawthorne Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Portland Union Stationbus
8h 10m$137–233
Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (MFR) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crater Lake to Portland is to drive which costs $45 - $65 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Crater Lake to Portland is to drive and fly which takes 3h 30m and costs $160 - $350.
The distance between Crater Lake and Portland is 314 miles. The road distance is 248.6 miles.
The best way to get from Crater Lake to Portland without a car is to taxi and train which takes 7h 37m and costs $210 - $320.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Crater Lake to Portland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Crater Lake to Portland is 249 miles. It takes approximately 4h 56m to drive from Crater Lake to Portland.
There are 821+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Crater Lake, Klamath County, OR, USA and Portland, OR, USA?
There is no direct connection from Crater Lake to Portland. However, you can drive to Medford-Airport-MFR airport, fly to Portland International Airport (PDX), walk to Portland Int'l Airport station, then take the vehicle to Oak/ SW 1st Ave station. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Chemult then take the train to Portland.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chemult to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Beaver Marsh to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Portland Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- [email protected]
- Website
- basintransit.com
Bus from Beaver Marsh to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.basintransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.basintransit.com/routes-and-schedules#Shedules
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- [email protected]
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Portland Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–64
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $110–160
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