Direct Flights from Pittsburgh to Portland, Maine
Nonstop service from PIT to PWM on Breeze. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
23 cities have a nonstop to Portland, Maine, Pittsburgh among them.
How long to go to Portland, Maine for, from Pittsburgh
1h 35m in the air, 553 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Portland, Maine. Two nights works.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Portland, Maine
Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine. Portland is a small seaside city with a high concentration of shops, restaurants, museums, galleries, tours and many things to see and do. Many people commute to Portland to work, and the city's population significantly increases in the summertime.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Portland, Maine
- The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America.
- The Portland Museum of Art, or PMA, is the largest and oldest public art institution in Maine. Founded as the Portland Society of Art in 1882.
- The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is a 9,125-acre (37 km2) National Wildlife Refuge made up of several parcels of land along 50 miles (80 km) of Maine's southern coast.
- The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a historic cathedral on Cumberland Avenue in Portland, Maine, which serves as seat of the Diocese of Portland. The rector is Father Seamus Griesbach.
- Funtown Splashtown USA, often referred to as simply Funtown, is a family-owned amusement park and water park located in Saco, Maine.
- The Seashore Trolley Museum, located in Kennebunkport, Maine, United States, is the world's first and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
- Two Lights State Park is a public recreation area occupying 41 acres (17 ha) of headland on Cape Elizabeth, Maine, that offers views of Casco Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
- Higgins Beach is a small beach located in the state of Maine, United States. It is located in the town of Scarborough in Cumberland County.
- The Spirit Pond runestones are three stones with alleged runic inscriptions, found at Spirit Pond in Phippsburg, Maine on May 27, 1971 by a Walter J. Elliott Jr., a carpenter born in Bath, Maine.
- The Wiscasset Jail and Museum is a historic jail on at 133 Federal Street in Wiscasset, Maine.
- The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway, located in Portland, Maine, United States.
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is a publicly owned historic property operated by the state of Maine near Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, Maine.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Portland, Maine weather, compared with Pittsburgh
5° cooler than Pittsburgh on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Portland, Maine 32°F · Pittsburgh 37°F · 5° colder
- April
- Portland, Maine 53°F · Pittsburgh 63°F · 9° colder
- July
- Portland, Maine 79°F · Pittsburgh 83°F · 4° colder
- October
- Portland, Maine 59°F · Pittsburgh 63°F · 4° colder
January bottoms out near 32°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Portland, Maine
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Portland, Maine is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Portland, Maine rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Popham Colony, Portland Museum of Art, and Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Pittsburgh to Portland, Maine?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Portland, Maine (PWM) on Breeze.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Pittsburgh to Portland, Maine?
- Breeze flies nonstop between Pittsburgh (PIT) and Portland, Maine (PWM).
- How far is Portland, Maine from Pittsburgh?
- Portland, Maine is about 553 miles from Pittsburgh by air.
- How many days can I spend in Portland, Maine flying from Pittsburgh?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Portland, Maine?
- Popular things to do include Popham Colony, Portland Museum of Art, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Portland, Maine), and more.
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