There are 7 ways to get from Portland to Ararat by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Melbourne Airport, train
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PDX - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ararat Stationtrain
26h 34m$691–2,345Bus to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hubbus
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RDM - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ararat Stationtrain
31h 28m$671–2,136Fly Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PDX - AVV
- Take the train from North Shore Station to Ararat Stationtrain
28h 6m$972–3,241Fly Portland International Airport to Bendigo Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane PDX - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Footscray Stationtrain
- Take the train from Footscray Station to Ararat Stationtrain
31h 51m$890–2,852Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EUG - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ararat Stationtrain
33h 3m$695–2,264Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane YVR - AVV
- Take the train from North Shore Station to Ararat Stationtrain
32h 50m$1,027–3,157Fly Portland International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane PDX - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Hamilton Station/Station Stbus
- Take the bus from Hamilton Station/Station St to Barkly St/Ingor Stbus
35h 37m$876–2,864
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Ararat is to bus and fly and train which costs $650 - $2,200 and takes 31h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Ararat is to fly and train which takes 26h 34m and costs $650 - $2,400.
The distance between Portland and Ararat is 13290 km.
It takes approximately 26h 34m to get from Portland to Ararat, including transfers.
Ararat is 17h ahead of Portland. It is currently 2:31 PM in Portland and 7:31 AM in Ararat.
There are 19+ hotels available in Ararat.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Ararat, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Ararat. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, take the bus to Sunshine Station/Dickson St, walk to Sunshine Station, then take the train to Ararat Station. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Avalon Airport (AVV), walk to Avalon Airport Terminal/Airport Dr, take the line 18 bus to Lara Station/Hicks St, walk to Lara Station, take the train to North Shore Station, then take the train to Ararat Station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bendigo Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Sunshine Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Bendigo Station to Footscray Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Footscray Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Sunshine Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Sunshine Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from North Shore Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $55–65
- Red Standard Everyday
- $55–70
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $85–110
- Red Premium Everyday
- $100–120
Train from North Shore Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $55–65
- Red Standard Everyday
- $55–70
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $85–110
- Red Premium Everyday
- $100–120
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- [email protected]
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $79–84
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Hamilton Station/Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Hamilton Station/Station St to Barkly St/Ingor St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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