Direct Flights from Missoula to Portland
Portland · Oregon
Nonstop service from MSO to PDX on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
71 cities have a nonstop to Portland, Missoula among them.
How long to go to Portland for, from Missoula
1h 20m in the air, 416 miles: short enough that a single night in Portland is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Portland
Few American cities can match the youthful spirit of Portland, "The City of Roses". The largest city in the state of Oregon, Portland's residents are proud of their city, which draws people for its scenic beauty, great outdoors environment, excellent microbreweries, and eco-friendly urban planning policies, as well as a reputation for colorful characters and a proudly liberal outlook with an attitude to match.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Portland
- Mill Ends Park is the smallest urban park in the United States. It consists of 1 tree, located in the median strip of SW Naito Parkway next to Tom McCall Waterfront Park along the Willamette River near SW Taylor Street i…
- The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is an art museum in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The Portland Art Museum has 240,000 square feet, with more than 112,000 square feet of gallery space.
- Portland Japanese Garden is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, cultural institution, and public attraction in Portland, Oregon.
- The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States.
- Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.
- The International Rose Test Garden is a rose garden in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, United States. There are over 10,000 rose bushes of approximately 650 varieties.
- Beacon Rock State Park is a geologic preserve and public recreation area on Route 14 in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Skamania County, Washington, United States.
- Champoeg is a former town in the U.S. state of Oregon. Now a ghost town, it was an important settlement in the Willamette Valley in the early 1840s.
- Hoyt Arboretum is a public park in Portland, Oregon, which is part of the complex of parks collectively known as Washington Park.
- Leach Botanical Garden is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) botanical garden located in outer southeast Portland, Oregon, near S.E. 122nd Avenue and Foster Road. It was acquired by the Portland Parks Bureau in 1972.
- The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States.
- St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Portland, Oregon in the United States. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Portland weather, compared with Missoula
6° warmer than Missoula on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Portland 47°F · Missoula 32°F · 15° warmer
- April
- Portland 62°F · Missoula 57°F · 5° warmer
- July
- Portland 81°F · Missoula 86°F · 5° colder
- October
- Portland 64°F · Missoula 57°F · 7° warmer
Portland is the steadier of the two, moving 36° between its coldest and warmest months where Missoula moves 55°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Portland
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Portland is April–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Portland rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Mill Ends Park, Portland Art Museum, and Portland Japanese Garden and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Missoula to Portland?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Missoula (MSO) to Portland (PDX) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Missoula to Portland?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Missoula (MSO) and Portland (PDX).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Missoula to Portland?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Missoula to Portland.
- How far is Portland from Missoula?
- Portland is about 416 miles from Missoula by air.
- What is there to do in Portland?
- Popular things to do include Mill Ends Park, Portland Art Museum, Portland Japanese Garden, Oregon Zoo, and more.
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