There are 6 ways to get from Mount St. Helens to Orcas Island by unknown, train, ferry, bus, shuttle, 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, train, ferry
best- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Kelso-Longviewunknown
- Take the train from Kelso-Longview to Mount Vernon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
10h 12mTravel, bus, train, shuttle, ferry
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Glenoma Groceryunknown
- Take the bus from Glenoma Grocery to Centralia Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Tacomatrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
11h 9mTravel, bus, train, ferry
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Morton Chevron Stationunknown
- Take the bus from Morton Chevron Station to Centralia Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Mount Vernon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
11h 29mTravel, fly to Orcas Island Airport
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Portland-Airport-PDXunknown
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD)plane PDX - ESD
7h 13mTravel, bus, ferry
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Aveunknown
- Take the bus from Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Ave to Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St.bus
- Take the bus from Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St. to Olympia Transit Center - 280 Washington St NEbus
- Take the bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Innbus
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
12h 19mTravel, fly to Bellingham International Airport, ferry
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Portland-Airport-PDXunknown
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane PDX - BLI
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
8h 24m
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mount St. Helens and Orcas Island is 271 miles.
The best way to get from Mount St. Helens to Orcas Island without a car is to travel and train and ferry which takes 10h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Mount St. Helens to Orcas Island, including transfers.
There are 113+ hotels available in Orcas Island.
What companies run services between Mount St. Helens, WA, USA and Orcas Island, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mount St. Helens to Orcas Island. However, you can travel to Kelso-Longview, take the train to Mount Vernon Amtrak Station, walk to Skagit Station Gate 5, take the bus to March's Point, take the line 410 bus to WA State Ferry, walk to Anacortes, then take the ferry to Orcas Island. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mount St. Helens to Orcas Island via Glenoma Grocery, Centralia Amtrak, Centralia Amtrak Station, Tacoma, D St E & 25th St E, SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Anacortes Ferry Dock, and Anacortes in around 11h 9m.
- Website
- sanjuanairlines.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Seattle, Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kelso-Longview to Mount Vernon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Mount Vernon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- highwayshopper.com
Bus from Glenoma Grocery to Centralia Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- highwayshopper.com
Bus from Morton Chevron Station to Centralia Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- highwayshopper.com
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 360-330-2072
- [email protected]
- Website
- twintransit.org
Bus from Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Ave to Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- twintransit.org
Bus from Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St. to Olympia Transit Center - 280 Washington St NE
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- twintransit.org
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 360-679-4003
- Website
- seatacshuttle.com
Bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.seatacshuttle.com
- Youth 0-15
- $26–40
- Seniors 60+
- $30–45
- Adult 16-59
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- wsdot.wa.gov
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
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