Route · US

Chicago to Portland

3 operators run this water, from 4 h 01.

Getting from Chicago to Portland

Somewhere to stay in Portland partner Left luggage in Portland Everywhere from Chicago Everywhere from Portland

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

AirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines MDW → PDX 2811 km non-stop 73H 73W in the air 5 h 31 est. rate not held 700 km/h average

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines ORD → PDX 2792 km non-stop 319 320 738 in the air 5 h 29 est. rate not held 700 km/h average

United Airlines ORD → PWM 1444 km non-stop CR7 ERJ in the air 3 h 48 est. rate not held 626 km/h average

Other ways to reach Portland

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Portland without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Old Orchard Beach Amtrak – Portland 15 min Amtrak

Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal – Portland 16 min Amtrak

Saco Amtrak Station – Portland 22 min Amtrak

Oregon City Amtrak – Portland 24 min Amtrak

Freeport Amtrak Station – Portland 30 min Amtrak

Eugene – Portland 43 min Alaska Airlines

Redmond – Portland 44 min Alaska Airlines

Seattle – Portland 46 min Alaska Airlines

Pasco – Portland 51 min Alaska Airlines

Pendleton – Portland 52 min Aban Air

And other ways to reach Chicago

Milwaukee – Chicago 38 min American Airlines

South Bend – Chicago 40 min United Airlines

Madison – Chicago 43 min American Airlines

Bloomington/Normal – Chicago 44 min American Airlines

Muskegon – Chicago 44 min United Airlines

Kalamazoo – Chicago 45 min American Airlines

Grand Rapids – Chicago 46 min American Airlines

Peoria – Chicago 46 min American Airlines

Savoy – Chicago 46 min American Airlines

Moline – Chicago 47 min American Airlines

Where else these quays go

Also from Chicago

Abu Dhabi · Akron · Albany · Albuquerque · Allentown/Bethlehem · Amman · Amsterdam · Anchorage · Appleton · Asheville · Atlanta · Austin · Baltimore · Birmingham

Also from Portland

Albuquerque · Amsterdam · Anchorage · Atlanta · Baltimore · Bellingham · Billings · Boise · Boston · Burbank · Calgary · Charlotte · Dallas-Fort Worth · Dartmouth

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Chicago–Portland crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.