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$114 Find cheap flights from Portland to Traverse City

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Cheap flight deals from Portland to Traverse City (PDX-TVC)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Portland to Traverse City that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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12:39 am - 1:22 pmPDX-TVC
9h 43m2 stops
1:13 pm - 5:42 pmTVC-PDX
7h 29m1 stop
$253Delta
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Fri, Aug 23 - Sat, Sep 7
12:39 am - 1:22 pmPDX-TVC
9h 43m2 stops
7:35 am - 12:52 pmTVC-PDX
8h 17m1 stop
$268Delta
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Fri, Aug 16 - Tue, Aug 27
5:15 am - 9:11 pmPDX-TVC
12h 56m2 stops
12:41 pm - 8:49 pmTVC-PDX
11h 08m2 stops
$273American Airlines
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Sat, Aug 17 - Tue, Aug 27
12:20 am - 11:14 amPDX-TVC
7h 54m1 stop
7:15 am - 11:41 amTVC-PDX
7h 26m1 stop
$318United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 16 - Tue, Aug 27
12:20 am - 11:14 amPDX-TVC
7h 54m1 stop
7:15 am - 8:09 pmTVC-PDX
15h 54m2 stops
$323United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 16 - Sat, Aug 31
6:25 pm - 10:23 amPDX-TVC
12h 58m2 stops
8:41 am - 12:43 pmTVC-PDX
7h 02m1 stop
$413American Airlines
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Mon, Aug 5 - Sat, Aug 17
11:11 pm - 10:23 amPDX-TVC
8h 12m1 stop
10:30 am - 4:48 pmTVC-PDX
9h 18m1 stop
$438Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 27
11:11 pm - 10:23 amPDX-TVC
8h 12m1 stop
12:41 pm - 4:48 pmTVC-PDX
7h 07m1 stop
$488Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Aug 5 - Tue, Aug 20
11:59 pm - 6:39 pmPDX-TVC
15h 40m1 stop
8:50 pm - 9:01 pmTVC-PDX
27h 11m2 stops
Sun, Jul 14 - Sun, Jul 21
11:59 pm - 6:39 pmPDX-TVC
15h 40m1 stop
11:11 am - 10:40 amTVC-PDX
26h 29m3 stops
Sun, Jul 14 - Sun, Jul 21

Flights from Portland to Traverse City - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Portland to Traverse City to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Portland to Traverse City?

The average price of all flights from Portland to Traverse City clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Traverse City on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Portland, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Portland to Traverse City?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Portland to Traverse City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Portland to Traverse City is October, where tickets cost $437 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, where the average cost of tickets is $806 and $702 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Portland to Traverse City?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Portland to Traverse City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Portland to Traverse City, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 51 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Portland to Traverse City?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Portland to Traverse City found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $253 on Delta, followed by American Airlines ($273). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $114 on American Airlines and from $274 on Delta.

Good to know

Low season

March

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$114
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 37% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Portland to Traverse City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Portland to Traverse City based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Portland to Traverse City

  • What is the cheapest flight from Portland to Traverse City?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Portland to Traverse City was $114 for a one-way ticket and $253 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Portland and Traverse City?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Portland to Traverse City?

    Portland airport is called Portland and the only airport in Traverse City is Traverse City Cherry Capital.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Portland to Traverse City?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Portland to Traverse City?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Portland and Traverse City, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Portland to Traverse City, Delta or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Portland to Traverse City are Delta and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $537 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $674 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Portland to Traverse City?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Portland to Traverse City.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Portland to Traverse City?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Traverse City from Portland is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Portland to Traverse City?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Traverse City with an airline and back to Portland with another airline. Booking your flights between Portland and TVC can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Portland to Traverse City?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Traverse City from Portland up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Portland to Traverse City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Portland to Traverse City. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9267 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.3Entertainment
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Being seated next to the engine was awful! I was nauseous the entire trip from pre-take-off, flying to landing. The engine vibration was very strong!

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jun 2024PDX - LAX
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Being seated next to the engine was awful! I was nauseous the entire trip from pre-take-off, flying to landing. The engine vibration was very strong!

When Alaska uses Sky west which it does on many flights in and out of PDX, The planes use " Gates" that are outside of the terminal and are a long walk to and from the planes. Also you must board and deplane using a ramp. I have difficulty walking so going into Portland was difficult. Going out was worse . We walked to nearly the emd of this "Tunnel " only to be told there was a problem with the plane so we had to take the long walk back to to the terminal and then back out again when the plane was fixed. I will look for a Southwest flight next time I go to Portland

Great! No issues at all. Friendly staff, on time flight, and smooth, comfortable flight.

The airline itself was extremely comfortable and the staff were wonderful. The communication was excellent amongst the pilots and flight attendants and the passengers. I was throughly impressed by the cleaning crew that came on the plane immediately to ready it for the next flight. I have flown a bunch of times post Covid pandemic and have never seen this! I gave the “okay” rating for the food and entertainment because I didn’t order food and there wasn’t entertainment offered through the plane (only your personal devices).

The flight both ways was pleasant and uneventful. The staff was friendly, accommodating, and overall very helpful.

The one stewardess was rude about helping me put my bag in overhead….she said “ Is it heavy ?” (I am 73 yrs old)

That flight was a terrible experience. Flying to Portland was not much better. I will not ever fly Alaska Airlines again. I have a temporary disability due to recent neurocervical surgery. I cannot lift heavy things, I cannot walk long distances without vertigo and fainting, and I required wheelchair assistance. I showed up an hour and a half before my flight. The wheelchair queue assistance person was rude and chastised me for showing up so late. An older couple showed up almost an half an hour AFTER me, and she was sweet as pie to them. There was a long wait for wheelchair assistance as they were backed up. When I got to the gate, the gate attendants were rude and again, I got chastised for being late, even though it was not my fault they were backed up. When I asked for help with my bags and boarding the plane, they told me it was my fault and they were not obligated to help me. I was treated like a big inconvenience because I had a wheelchair and I couldn't "just walk." One of them literally rolled her eyes at me. I kept silent, because I just wanted to get home and I felt like they would not let me on if I complained, but I was practically crying. When I got down to the door to board, the wheelchair person left, and I asked the flight attendants for help. They said, well, you'll have to stand there and wait, even though I said I couldn't stand very long, and another passenger said, "Oh just let me do it" and helped me down. I tried not to bother the inflight attendants, because everytime you did, they acted exasperated and stressed out. I paid $7.50 for a bag of Pirate Booty and a tiny turkey beef stick for dinner. I needed wifi to work during the flight, and it kept crashing on me repeatedly and resetting my online work, costing me valuable time. I had to pay twice to get it on my laptop and phone, but I did get a refund when I returned. When I got to NY, the Portland agents had not arranged for a wheelchair to meet me and I had to stand for fifteen minutes waiting for the very nice young man who found an empty chair and had to wheel me and another passenger with carry on luggage to the front of JFK all by himself. Never, ever again. You all should be ashamed of how you treat people with disabilities. The other people who needed assistance to get on this flight did not fare much better than me, from what I could see.

My experience for a sort flight was perfect and hassle free.

I didn’t like not knowing my seat till I got to the airport - and my boarding group was F (last).

My boarding pass birthdate was printed incorrectly causing me to spend an extra hour in a check-in and then again TSA line and to miss a chance to have dinner pre-flight. My window seat was given away and was replaced with a middle seat. I would have liked an opportunity to charge my phone and take advantage of movies but many of the departure gate chargers weren’t operational and I don’t know of an in-flight charging option, The flight left 45 late after trouble with unruly passengers, and I was glad staff removed them.

Boarding was somewhat chaotic. Unable to evaluate crew or food/drink because captain kept them seated due to turbulence. Have no idea if entertainment was offered.

Worst flight in my life. Only was scheduled for a 45 min flight to get our connection flight. It was late by 40 minutes and we missed our connection. Delta was totally useless trying to help and unable to get my family on the next flight because they overbooked it Thus had to get a hotel at my expense and lost a day at Disney as a result. Cost me about a $1000 if you add 2 hotels meals shuttles etc to get thru the day Awful customer service by Delta in Detroit totally useless people

Delta did an awful job w logistics at DTW. Missed connection. We were there an hour early. SUCKED

Had to run to make it only to have the flight delayed to wait for all the late connectors Second drink service skipped up

Uncomfortable seats on 14 hour flight. Mediocre food. On time and great crew.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Crew were exceptional. Plane was quiet and quite empty, so I had a row to sleep across.

Gate crew helping to scan tickets was a little short tempered with customers. Flight crew was very friendly, welcoming , and provided excellent service on board.

They charge me for the luggage which is was included on the ticket

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

It is a modern tragedy that any airline expects you to travel for 14 hours in such discomfort and that the only way to add comfort is exorbitant prices. I was in pain by the time we landed. Shameful.

Original plane sidelined. Had to wait an hour for replacement.

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

No real agent onsite helping you for missing luggage there. Not like the other airline next to UA desk, they have staff attending in their desk assisting answer/helping luggage issue, even after midnight.

Horrible, the flights kept delaying, so it is obvious that we won't be able to make it to the next connection. No easier/real agent on site to help you figure this out. UA agent on other counters refuse to assist you and direct us to use the QR code/call customer service. So inefficient and poor. While technology seems convenient, but it's not the best interest/experience for customers need help while there is active issue need assistance.

After the morning frenzy of 35 min wait through CLT security at 4;30 AM, it was nice to have a smooth pleasant boarding experience. This 6:30 AM flight was not full. We were able to get seated swiftly and took off promptly. Nice touch they distributed the old fashioned headsets with 8 mm jacks. Snacks were decent and arrival was uneventful.

My window shade didn’t work. So I missed coming into my city. ☹️

Flight was delayed in the gate by 5 hours and ultimately cancelled- rebooking service by United agents was terrible

Flight was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

Not worth the price of premium class ticket paid, felt more like steerage.

Paid for premium economy had no tv the whole time the crew tried to reset/reboot but would not work they said they would put a trouble ticket in for it. We had 3 seats my tv was the only one that didn't work. They cancelled our flight re worked us on another that left us at airport over night on the floor I have a ten year old and a 78 diabetic mother which also had shingles and suffers from nerve pain in legs and back. Requested wheelchair service at all airports after the re route NO wheelchair service was there to help. WORST experience we have ever had. Went to American airlines assistance it was closed. I AM FURIOUS!!! I expect some sort of compensation from this traumatic experience and no need for flying points we don't plan on using American airlines again!!!!

This is by far the worst experience I have had with American Airlines. The start of this trip was a complete disaster. I purposely planned my trip so that I would weather any delays so that I could make very important meeting at the Pentagon. My flight was cancelled because of maintenance and I was put on the first flight the next day but I was late to the meeting. After a long week at the Pentagon I just wanted to go home and my flight home which was early in the day was delayed. Eventually the flight was delayed until the next day. I was not authorized a hotel room because DCA was my point of origin. So I paid for a hotel out of pocket. The flight this morning was boarded then deplaned because the aircraft was hot. The flow of information was not happening in DCA and made it worse when the news was bad. I am going to take a break from American for my next few military flights. Hopefully whatever has been going on with American Airlines will be resolved.

We had a 2 hour delay. The seats were smaller than most other airlines. The person in front of us wanted to lay back and we had to stop her because she was pressing against my girlfriend’s legs. We had to ask her to sit up and not lay back due to the lack of room.

Everything was fine once we actually got on our flight. It was more then annoying they canceled (delayed) our flight. We lost out on a day of our trip along with money on our stay. Plus we had to book another hotel. So expensive.

This flight was canceled and delayed several times without explanation. The plane was freezing cold and no wifi for messaging. Getting off the plane was terribly unorganized and felt like it took forever….

The flight was delayed several times without explanation. The seats were terribly uncomfortable and wifi isn’t included. All these make for a less than ideal flight.

The flights was delayed by hours and it was the firmest landing I have experienced in my life. My back is still sore.

Internet service was erratic. Crew service was poor and slow. My luggage on this non-stop flight was lost and not recovered

Terrible. I didn’t fly and I had an important meeting the next day.

Equipment swap led to 2+ hour delay on international flight. And to top it off, boarding took forever.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Portland to Traverse City found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/3Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 26mPDX-TVC
$114
9/3Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 09mPDX-TVC
$164
9/2Mon
2 stopsDelta
9h 45mPDX-TVC
$274
7/16Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
20h 14mPDX-TVC
$284
9/2Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
13h 09mPDX-TVC
$311
6/26Wed
2 stops
24h 10mPDX-TVC
$312
6/26Wed
3 stops
30h 42mPDX-TVC
$358
9/3Tue
3 stopsUnited Airlines
27h 15mPDX-TVC
$361
7/17Wed
2 stopsDelta
9h 07mPDX-TVC
$374
7/17Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 03mPDX-TVC
$379

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Portland - Traverse City Flights

Departure:

Portland (PDX)United States

Destination:

Traverse City (TVC)United States

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Traverse City - Portland

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