There are 6 ways to get from Mount Rainier to Columbia River Gorge by unknown, bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, bus, train
best- Walk from Mount Rainier to Senior Centerunknown
- Take the bus from Senior Center to Centralia Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Bingen-White Salmon Amtraktrain
7h 14mTravel, bus
- Walk from Mount Rainier to South Hill Mall TC - Zone Eunknown
- Take the bus from Tacoma to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood Riverbus
8h 20mTravel to King County International Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Mount Rainier to Wells St & Griffin Aveunknown
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane BFI - PDX
- Take the bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood Riverbus
7h 15mTravel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Mount Rainier to Wells St & Griffin Aveunknown
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SEA - PDX
- Take the bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood Riverbus
7h 24mTravel, bus to Tri-Cities Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Mount Rainier to Yakima Airportunknown
- Take the bus from Yakima Airport to Tri-Cities Airportbus
- Fly from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane PSC - PDX
- Take the bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood Riverbus
7h 36mTravel, bus to Paine Field County Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Mount Rainier to Wells St & Griffin Aveunknown
- Take the bus from Auburn Station - Bay 3 to 4th Ave & Pine Stbus
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane PAE - PDX
- Take the bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood Riverbus
8h 56m
King County International Airport (BFI) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mount Rainier and Columbia River Gorge is 248 miles.
The best way to get from Mount Rainier to Columbia River Gorge without a car is to travel and bus and train which takes 7h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Mount Rainier to Columbia River Gorge, including transfers.
There are 141+ hotels available in Columbia River Gorge.
What companies run services between Mount Rainier, WA, USA and Columbia River Gorge, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mount Rainier to Columbia River Gorge. However, you can travel to Senior Center, take the bus to Centralia Amtrak, walk to Centralia Amtrak Station, take the train to Vancouver Station, take the train to Bingen-White Salmon Amtrak, then walk to Bingen-White Salmon Amtrak. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mount Rainier to CAT Transfer 224 Wasco Loop Rd via South Hill Mall TC - Zone E, Tacoma Dome Station - Zone E, Tacoma, Portland Curbside Bus Stop, W Burnside & SW 5th, Gateway Transit Center, and CAT Transit Center - Hood River in around 8h 20m.
Flights from King County International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–320
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Bingen-White Salmon Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- highwayshopper.com
Bus from Senior Center to Centralia Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- highwayshopper.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tacoma to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 541-386-4202
- [email protected]
- Website
- CAT
Bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- CAT
Bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- CAT
Bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- CAT
Bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- CAT
Bus from Gateway Transit Center to CAT Transit Center - Hood River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- CAT
- Phone
- +1 866-253-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- Travel Washington - Grape Line
Bus from Yakima Airport to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Website
- Travel Washington - Grape Line
- Schedules at
- Grape Line Schedule
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sound Transit
Bus from Auburn Station - Bay 3 to 4th Ave & Pine St
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
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