There are 4 ways to get from Portland to Hornby Island by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane PDX - YQQ
- Take the ferry from Comox to Hornby Islandferry
8h 56mFly Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport, line 1 bus, line 9 bus, line 99 bus, ferry
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane PDX - YCD
- Take the bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Ravensong Exchbus
- Take the bus from Ravensong Exch to Deep Bay Marinabus
- Take the ferry from Deep Bay Marina to Hornby Islandferry
12h 10mTrain to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Powell River - Powell Lake, ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Powell River - Powell Lakeplane
- Take the ferry from Powell River to Hornby Islandferry
12h 38mBus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Powell River - Powell Lake, ferry
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Powell River - Powell Lakeplane
- Take the ferry from Powell River to Hornby Islandferry
12h 46m
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Portland and Hornby Island is 552 km.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Portland to Hornby Island, including transfers.
There are 29+ hotels available in Hornby Island.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Hornby Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Hornby Island. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ), walk to Comox Valley Airport, take the line 11 bus to Downtown Courtenay Bay A, walk to Downtown Courtenay Bay C, take the line 1 bus to Comox Ave at Ellis St, walk to Comox, then take the ferry to Hornby Island. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport (YCD), walk to Nanaimo Airport, take the line 70 bus to Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch, walk to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch, take the line 1 bus to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch, take the line 9 bus to Ravensong Exch, take the line 99 bus to Deep Bay Marina, walk to Deep Bay Marina, then take the ferry to Hornby Island.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–1,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Ravensong Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Ravensong Exch to Deep Bay Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 250 218 9391
- Website
- hornbybus.com
Ferry from Comox to Hornby Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://hornbybus.com/
Ferry from Deep Bay Marina to Hornby Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://hornbybus.com/
Ferry from Powell River to Hornby Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://hornbybus.com/
Ferry from Powell River to Hornby Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://hornbybus.com/
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