Route · US

Los Angeles to Portland

2 operators run this water, from 2 h 11 to 5 h 48 — a difference of 3 h 37 on the same crossing.

Getting from Los Angeles to Portland

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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.

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines LAX → PDX 1343 km non-stop 734 737 739 in the air 3 h 41 est. rate not held 616 km/h average

AirTran Airways LAX → PWM 4243 km non-stop 73W in the air 7 h 18 est. rate not held 731 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 Los Angeles

Glendale Amtrak – Los Angeles 12 min Amtrak

Van Nuys – Los Angeles 23 min Amtrak

Burbank Amtrak – Los Angeles 27 min Amtrak

Fullerton Amtrak Station – Los Angeles 29 min Amtrak

Pomona Amtrak – Los Angeles 41 min Amtrak

Santa Barbara – Los Angeles 41 min United Airlines

Bakersfield – Los Angeles 43 min United Airlines

Palm Springs – Los Angeles 43 min United Airlines

San Diego – Los Angeles 43 min Alaska Airlines

San Luis Obispo – Los Angeles 49 min United Airlines

Where else these quays go

Also from Los Angeles

Aguascalientes · Albuquerque · Amsterdam · Anchorage · Aspen · Atlanta · Auckland · Austin · Bakersfield · Baltimore · Beijing · Belize City · Boise · Boston

Also from Portland

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

Which months this runs

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

Our records for the Los Angeles–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. The choice between Alaska Airlines at 2 h 11 and AirTran Airways at 5 h 48 is mostly a price decision, and we hold no prices for either.

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