There are 6 ways to get from Hood River to Lake Chelan by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Wenatchee (EAT)plane PDX - EAT
- Take the bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Waterbus
6h 20mDrive 252.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Hood River to Lake Chelancar 252.2 mi
4h 47m$46–67Bus via Tri-Cities
- Take the bus from Hood River to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Ellensburgbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg to Wenatchee Columbia Stationbus
- Take the bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Waterbus 21
10h 40mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bingen-White Salmon Amtrak to Spokanetrain
- Take the train from Spokane to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Waterbus 21
12h 10m$165–338Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hood River to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Waterbus 21
12h 26m$115–247Bus
- Take the bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Ellensburgbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg to Wenatchee Columbia Stationbus
- Take the bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Waterbus 21
13h 27m
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Wenatchee (EAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hood River to Lake Chelan is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Hood River to Lake Chelan is to drive which takes 4h 47m and costs $45 - $70.
No, there is no direct bus from Hood River to Lake Chelan. However, there are services departing from Hood River and arriving at US 97A and Water via Pasco Bus Stop, Ellensburg and Wenatchee Columbia Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
The distance between Hood River and Lake Chelan is 279 miles. The road distance is 253.6 miles.
The best way to get from Hood River to Lake Chelan without a car is to bus via Tri-Cities which takes 10h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Hood River to Lake Chelan, including transfers.
Hood River to Lake Chelan bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Hood River station.
Hood River to Lake Chelan bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Pasco Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hood River to Lake Chelan is 254 miles. It takes approximately 4h 47m to drive from Hood River to Lake Chelan.
There are 131+ hotels available in Lake Chelan.
What companies run services between Hood River, OR, USA and Lake Chelan, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Hood River to Lake Chelan via Pasco Bus Stop, Ellensburg, Wenatchee Columbia Station, and US 97A and Water in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wenatchee
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bingen-White Salmon Amtrak to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Spokane to Wenatchee Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541-386-4202
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecatbus.org
Bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ridecatbus.org/
Bus from CAT Transit Center - Hood River to Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ridecatbus.org/
- Phone
- +1 509-662-1155
- [email protected]
- Website
- linktransit.com
Bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Water
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- linktransit.com
Bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Water
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- linktransit.com
Bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Water
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- linktransit.com
Bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Water
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- linktransit.com
Bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to US 97A and Water
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- linktransit.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Hood River to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Hood River to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Hood River to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Hood River to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- appleline.us
Bus from Ellensburg to Wenatchee Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://appleline.us/
Bus from Ellensburg to Wenatchee Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://appleline.us/
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