Find trains from Seattle to Portland

Amtrak is the national railroad company operating in the United States. The Amtrak trains from Seattle to Portland are the Amtrak Cascades and the Coast Starlight routes. In this case, the Coast Starlight trains do not offer a free Wi-Fi service onboard their train lines. On the other hand, the Amtrak Cascades trains to Portland from Seattle, operating various times per day, do have a basic complimentary Wi-Fi service on board. This internet connection allows passengers to stay connected, browse the web, use messaging applications as well as check emails. However, streaming videos or downloading large files is not possible with the free Amtrak Wi-Fi. Apart from Wi-Fi, both train routes offer a café service on board where travelers can purchase snacks or beverages of their choice. As for cabin classes, the Amtrak Cascades have the option to ride in either Coach or Business Class. An additional class, Coast Starlight, on top of Coach and Business Classes, also has rooms available on board.

If you’re booking train tickets for Seattle to Portland trains, you will be departing from the King Street Station in southern downtown Seattle. This station has connecting lines with other city trains, as well as the Amtrak Empire Builder line heading to Chicago, IL. However, if you find yourself closer to the Seattle/Tacoma Airport, there is also a train station in Tacoma. Nonetheless, it’s a stop on both of the routes heading to Portland, the Amtrak Cascades and the Coast Starlight. As for the arrival station, trains from Seattle to Portland stop at the Portland Union Station. This Amtrak train station is just north of downtown Portland and is also the station that connects with the Empire Builder, the other Amtrak route that goes east to Chicago.

If you wish to travel on trains to Portland from Seattle with your four-legged friend, make sure you book your train ride on the specific routes that allow pets. In this case, one of the Amtrak Cascades operating the first journey of the day does allow pets on board. The Amtrak pet allowance is for small cats or dogs. The condition is that the small cat or dog must travel in a pet carrier at all times and that this pet carrier can neither weigh over 20 lbs, including the weight of your pet, nor be larger than 19x14x10.5 inches. Since the number of pets onboard is limited, make sure to reserve a spot for your pet beforehand. The pet fee onboard Amtrak trains is approximately $26. Your pet carrier will count as one of the permitted carry-on items per passenger.

Amtrak has a standard minimum luggage allowance on all of its trains. This minimum includes up to two small personal items and two carry-on suitcases. These suitcases can weigh no more than 50 lbs each. However, checked luggage is not always available on Amtrak trains. In this case, when traveling on Seattle to Portland trains, not only must the train route allow checked bags, but both the departure and arrival train stations must have checked bag services available. The Amtrak Cascades trains and the Coast Starlight trains all include checked luggage. Since both the Seattle King Street Station and the Portland Union Station offer checked baggage services, these passengers can have up to two checked items included in their train fare. These checked suitcases must not weigh over 50 lbs each.

A ticket from Seattle/Tacoma Intl to Portland for this week starts from $27 one-way. At $27 on average, one-way train tickets from Seattle/Tacoma Intl to Portland are best booked early to save more on your trip.

The quickest train available from Seattle/Tacoma Intl will take 3h 25m to arrive in Portland. Travel time typically varies by up to 0h 01m, depending on your train details. Look into Amtrak, they have one of the quickest options available.

Currently, the price you pay to get from Seattle/Tacoma Intl to Portland by train this week is around $27 one-way. We don’t expect to see any changes in price within the next 3 months.

Amtrak will take you from Seattle/Tacoma Intl to Portland. Amtrak has been recently found as the cheapest option from $54 round-trip.

The distance between Seattle/Tacoma Intl and Portland is about 145.2 mi in a straight line. The train route will be significantly longer to account for any stops and obstacles. The train journey is around 3h 25m long.