There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Petersburg by plane, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane PDX - SIT
- Take the car ferry from Ferry Terminal - Sitka to Petersburg, AKcarferry
19h 50m$266–1,121Fly Portland International Airport to Ketchikan, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane PDX - KTN
- Take the car ferry from Ketchikan to Petersburg, AKcarferry
21h 39m$211–1,031Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Petersburg, AKcarferry Bel
2d 10h$277–828Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane SEA - SIT
- Take the car ferry from Ferry Terminal - Sitka to Petersburg, AKcarferry
21h 11m$431–703Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Ketchikan, car ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SEA - KTN
- Take the car ferry from Ketchikan to Petersburg, AKcarferry
23h 4m$246–1,023Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Seattlebus
- Take the bus from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Petersburg, AKcarferry Bel
2d 12h$251–746
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Petersburg is to bus and car ferry which costs $250 - $750 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Petersburg is to fly and car ferry which takes 19h 50m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Portland and Petersburg is 1173 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Petersburg without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs $270 - $850.
It takes approximately 19h 50m to get from Portland to Petersburg, including transfers.
Petersburg is 1h behind Portland. It is currently 12:20 AM in Portland and 11:20 PM in Petersburg.
There are one+ hotels available in Petersburg.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Petersburg, AK, USA?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Petersburg. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), take the taxi to Ferry Terminal, then take the car ferry to Petersburg, AK. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Petersburg, AK via Bellingham Amtrak Station and Bellingham, WA in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ketchikan via Eugene, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ketchikan via Redmond, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ketchikan via Spokane, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ketchikan via Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Juneau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Ferry Terminal - Sitka to Petersburg, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $40–140
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Petersburg, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $190–650
Car ferry from Ketchikan to Petersburg, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $30–120
Car ferry from Ferry Terminal - Sitka to Petersburg, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $40–140
Car ferry from Ketchikan to Petersburg, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $30–120
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Petersburg, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $190–650
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