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Among airlines operating Los Angeles to Portland flights:

• Frontier: offers free seat selection
• Alaska Airlines: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection
• Delta: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection
• American Airlines: offers free seat selection

Extra legroom and free seat selection availability depends on fare class and route.

4 airlines operate flights between Los Angeles and Portland. The airlines offering direct flights on this route include:

• Alaska Airlines
• Delta
• American Airlines
• Frontier

Flights from Los Angeles to Portland usually depart from Los Angeles (LAX) and arrive at Portland (PDX).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• Frontier: a carry-on bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Alaska Airlines: a carry-on bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Delta: a carry-on bag and a checked bag in Economy Class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route, and airline, so travellers should check the fare details before booking.

Only First Class is available on flights from Los Angeles to Portland.

On this route, layover flights are cheaper than direct options on average. Layover fares average C$ 213 round-trip via San Jose (SJC), compared to C$ 366 for direct.

There is no standard. Checked bag policies vary by airline on this route. Most carriers charge C$ 49–C$ 139 for the first checked bag in economy. Premium fares and elite status bookings typically include a free checked bag.

The Airbus A319 family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by Delta. Other aircraft seen on the route include Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) variants.

One-stop flights from Los Angeles to Portland most commonly connect through:

• San Francisco (SFO) – 29% of one-stop connections
• Denver Intl (DEN) – 27% of one-stop connections
• Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl (LAS) – 22% of one-stop connections
• Oakland (OAK) – 13% of one-stop connections

San Francisco (SFO) handles the largest share of one-stop connections on this route.

On the Los Angeles to Portland route, being flexible with your departure day can save you up to 20%. Saturday is the cheapest day at C$ 326 round-trip on average, while Sunday is the most expensive at C$ 406 – a C$ 79 difference. Cheaper weekend fares like these are typical of routes dominated by weekday business travel.

A flight is considered delayed when it departs 15 minutes or more after its scheduled time. This is the standard used by the US Department of Transportation and most airline industry reporting. On the Los Angeles to Portland route, 11% of flights were delayed in the past 3 months, with delays averaging 2 hours 13 minutes.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Los Angeles to Portland flights, with 47% leaving in that window. Afternoon departures account for 23%, Evening flights for 23%, and Night flights for 7%.

Some of the most popular sights in Portland are Moda Center, Oregon State Hospital Portland, and OHSU Center for Health and Healing. These are among the most viewed places in Portland on KAYAK.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Los Angeles to Portland:

• Earliest: departs at 7:00 am and lands at 9:27 am
• Latest: departs at 9:30 pm and lands at 11:57 pm.

The flight takes about 2h 27m.

Last-minute fares on this route – booked within 2 weeks of departure – run 33% above the route average of C$ 364. Book 21 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A direct flight from Los Angeles to Portland takes 2h 27m, covering 2,160 km.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, round-trip prices on this route showed a wide range, from about C$ 271 to C$ 1,394. That means the highest observed fare was about 5x higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from Los Angeles to Portland are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about C$ 171, which is 29% below the typical average for this route.

Alaska Airlines is slightly above the route average for timely arrivals, while Frontier has a lower on-time arrival rate. On-time arrival rates on Los Angeles to Portland flights are:

• Alaska Airlines: 92% on time
• Frontier: 91% on time
• Delta: 89% on time

On average, flights on this route are punctual 89% of the time.

Morning flights have the fewest delays on this route. Delays tend to pile up throughout the day as one late flight pushes the next, so earlier departures are usually more reliable.

Flying via Medford (MFR) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 3h 44m, compared with 3h 50m via San Jose (SJC) and 4h 28m via Oakland (OAK).

Portland Airport (PDX) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around C$ 33 for economy cars. Top options include:
• Thrifty
• Dollar
• Hertz
• Sixt
• Payless

Round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Portland range from C$ 272 to C$ 480, with an average of C$ 364 over the past 12 months. Anything below C$ 272 counts as a good deal.

Four airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi on Los Angeles to Portland flights:

• • Alaska Airlines
• • Delta
• • American Airlines
• • JetBlue