There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Orange County by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PDX - SNA
5h$135–445Fly to Long Beach Airport, line 60 bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane PDX - LGB
- Take the bus from 7Th-Channel to 17Th-Freemanbus
6h 52m$74–359Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0500
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831
26h 15m$185–285Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain Pacific Surfliner
32h 34m$675–1,037Drive 994.3 mi
- Drive from Portland to Orange Countycar 994.3 mi
16h 45m$165–238Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PDX - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
6h 30m$149–346Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PDX - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
7h 16m$235–358Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PDX - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
7h 14m$248–483
Portland to Orange County by bus (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Orange County is to fly and line 60 bus which costs $70 - $360 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Orange County is to fly which takes 5h and costs $130 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Orange County. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Santa Ana Bus Stop via Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Portland to Orange County. However, there are services departing from Portland and arriving at Santa Ana via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 34m.
The distance between Portland and Orange County is 881 miles. The road distance is 1000.1 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Orange County without a car is to bus which takes 26h 15m and costs $180 - $290.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Portland to Orange County, including transfers.
Portland to Orange County bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland to Orange County train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
The best way to get from Portland to Orange County is to fly which takes 5h and costs $130 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $290 and takes 26h 15m, you could also train, which costs $650 - $1,100 and takes 32h 34m.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Orange County, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Santa Ana Bus Stop via Sacramento Bus Station in around 26h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Portland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–310
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from 7Th-Channel to 17Th-Freeman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
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Booking & Getting There
Portland to Orange County bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Portland to Orange County train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Orange County is 1000 miles. It takes approximately 16h 45m to drive from Portland to Orange County.
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