There are 5 ways to get from Portland Airport (PWM) to Lake Tahoe by plane, taxi, bus, 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.
Fly from Portland, taxi
best- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane PWM - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
8h 32m$384–1,121Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airportbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BOS - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
11h 44m$343–1,489Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from City of Portland to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Sparks Transit Center to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Centertaxi
3d$624–1,087Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from City of Portland to Springfield Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Springfield to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain
- Take the taxi from Reno to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Centertaxi
3d 1h$1,094–2,362Drive 2,960 mi
- Drive from Portland Airport (PWM) to Sand Harborcar 2,960 mi
2d$541–781
Portland (PWM) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland Airport (PWM) to Lake Tahoe is to bus and fly and taxi which costs $340 - $1,500 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Portland Airport (PWM) to Lake Tahoe is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 32m and costs $380 - $1,200.
The distance between Portland Airport (PWM) and Lake Tahoe is 2587 miles. The road distance is 2977.2 miles.
The best way to get from Portland Airport (PWM) to Lake Tahoe without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 3 days 0h and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Portland Airport (PWM) to Lake Tahoe, including transfers.
Lake Tahoe is 3h behind Portland Airport (PWM). It is currently 4:27 PM in Portland Airport (PWM) and 1:27 PM in Lake Tahoe.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland Airport (PWM) to Lake Tahoe is 2977 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Portland Airport (PWM) to Lake Tahoe.
There are 397+ hotels available in Lake Tahoe.
What companies run services between Portland Airport (PWM), USA and Lake Tahoe, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland Airport (PWM) to Lake Tahoe. However, you can fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) then take the taxi to Sand Harbor Visitors Center. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Logan International Airport, walk to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO), then take the taxi to Sand Harbor Visitors Center.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Portland to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Portland to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Portland to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Logan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from City of Portland to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from City of Portland to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
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