How far is Portland, OR from Holderness, NH?

The driving distance from Portland, OR to Holderness, NH is about 3113.9 miles (5011.3 km), with a travel time of about 56h 27m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 2472.2 miles (3978.7 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 112h 55m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT.
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Road
3113.9 mi
56h 27m
Flight
2472.28 mi
3978.75 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
2472.28 mi
Kilometers
3978.75 km
Flight Time
04h 58m

Driving Distance

Road route
3113.9 mi
Kilometers
5011.34 km
Drive Time
56h 27m

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Drive time stays fixed at 56h 27m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Holderness
Sun, Oct 25, 8:44 AM EDT
Return by in Portland
Tue, Oct 27, 2:11 PM PDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Portland
2026-10-22T21:16
Arrive Holderness
Sun, Oct 25, 5:44 AM PDT
Route Timing
56h 27m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
5:28 PM to 6:58 PM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
7:04 PM PDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Portland
8:00 PM PDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
York
NE

City in Nebraska, USA

From Portland
1554.1 mi
28h 13m
To Holderness
1559.8 mi
28h 13m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
63°F
Today

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 22 9:00 AM PDT
Wind
2 to 7 mph NNW
Destination
53°F
Friday

Sunny

Starts
Fri, Oct 23 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
0 to 5 mph NW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Portland and Holderness.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Portland and Holderness.

  1. 1

    Start on the route

    34 m · 10 sec

  2. 2

    Turn right onto Northwest Couch Street

    52 m · 11 sec · Northwest Couch Street

  3. 3

    Turn right onto Northwest 5th Avenue

    74 m · 12 sec · Northwest 5th Avenue

  4. 4

    Turn left onto West Burnside Street

    1039 ft · 52 sec · West Burnside Street

  5. 5

    Continue on Burnside Bridge

    2236 ft · 1 min · Burnside Bridge

  6. 6

    Continue on East Burnside Street

    526 ft · 28 sec · East Burnside Street

  7. 7

    Turn left onto Northeast Grand Avenue

    781 ft · 28 sec · Northeast Grand Avenue

  8. 8

    Take the exit slight right toward I 84, US 30 East: Portland Airport, The Dalles

    744 ft · 20 sec

  9. 9

    Merge slight left onto Banfield Freeway

    6.5 mi · 9 min · Banfield Freeway

  10. 10

    Continue on Columbia River Highway

    158.1 mi · 2 hr 56 min · Columbia River Highway

  11. 11

    Continue on Old Oregon Trail Highway

    237 mi · 4 hr 12 min · Old Oregon Trail Highway

  12. 12

    Continue on Idaho Medal of Honor Highway

    1.1 km · 48 sec · Idaho Medal of Honor Highway

  13. 13

    Continue on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

    21.7 mi · 25 min · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

  14. 14

    Keep slight right to continue on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

    172.3 mi · 2 hr 43 min · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

  15. 15

    Take the exit slight right

    134.8 mi · 2 hr 8 min

  16. 16

    Keep slight right to continue on Cheyenne

    39.1 mi · 41 min

  17. 17

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Cheyenne

    2247 ft · 55 sec

  18. 18

    Merge slight left onto Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

    388.3 mi · 6 hr 21 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

  19. 19

    Continue on Purple Heart Trail

    621 mi · 10 hr 36 min · Purple Heart Trail

  20. 20

    Keep slight right to continue on I 35, I 80 East: Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City

    14.4 mi · 17 min

  21. 21

    Keep slight left

    152.3 mi · 2 hr 45 min

  22. 22

    Take the exit slight right toward I 280 East, US 6 East, US 61 South: Rock Island, Moline

    13.2 mi · 16 min

  23. 23

    Continue straight

    13.9 mi · 15 min

  24. 24

    Keep slight left

    2239 ft · 27 sec

  25. 25

    Merge slight left

    144.9 mi · 2 hr 40 min

  26. 26

    Keep slight left

    23.6 mi · 32 min

  27. 27

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 East, I 90

    1.4 km · 2 min

  28. 28

    Keep slight right to continue on I 80 East, I 90 East: Ohio, Indiana Toll Road East

    1438 ft · 49 sec

  29. 29

    Merge slight left onto Indiana Toll Road

    135.9 mi · 2 hr 27 min · Indiana Toll Road

  30. 30

    Continue on Ohio Turnpike

    141.9 mi · 2 hr 32 min · Ohio Turnpike

  31. 31

    Keep slight right to continue on Ohio Turnpike Connector

    2.6 mi · 3 min · Ohio Turnpike Connector

  32. 32

    Continue on Northwest Freeway

    25.6 mi · 31 min · Northwest Freeway

  33. 33

    Keep slight right

    4.6 mi · 7 min

  34. 34

    Merge slight right onto Cleveland Memorial Shoreway

    1.7 mi · 2 min · Cleveland Memorial Shoreway

  35. 35

    Continue on Lakeland Freeway

    8.8 mi · 11 min · Lakeland Freeway

  36. 36

    Keep slight right to continue on Euclid Spur

    3.8 mi · 5 min · Euclid Spur

  37. 37

    Continue on I 90

    101.3 mi · 1 hr 56 min · I 90

  38. 38

    Continue on New York State Thruway

    346.9 mi · 6 hr 43 min · New York State Thruway

  39. 39

    Keep slight left to continue on I 87 North, I 90 East: Albany, Montreal

    1.2 mi · 2 min

  40. 40

    Keep slight right

    6.5 mi · 10 min

  41. 41

    Keep slight right to continue on NY 7 East: Troy, Cohoes

    29.2 mi · 46 min

  42. 42

    Turn straight onto Bennington Connector

    1.2 mi · 2 min · Bennington Connector

  43. 43

    Continue on Bennington Bypass

    4 mi · 5 min · Bennington Bypass

  44. 44

    Keep slight left to continue on Bennington Bypass

    2.7 mi · 4 min · Bennington Bypass

  45. 45

    Turn left onto Main Street

    710 ft · 20 sec · Main Street

  46. 46

    Continue on Woodford Road

    1.5 km · 2 min · Woodford Road

  47. 47

    Continue on Vermont Route 9

    17.5 mi · 27 min · Vermont Route 9

  48. 48

    Continue on West Main Street

    1.3 mi · 4 min · West Main Street

  49. 49

    Continue on Vermont Route 9 East

    11.7 mi · 19 min · Vermont Route 9 East

  50. 50

    Continue on Marlboro Road

    4.2 mi · 7 min · Marlboro Road

  51. 51

    Continue on Western Avenue

    1.7 mi · 4 min · Western Avenue

  52. 52

    Turn left

    2752 ft · 1 min

  53. 53

    Merge slight left

    2.1 mi · 2 min

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight right toward US 5, VT 9 East: Brattleboro, Keene New Hampshire

    1362 ft · 42 sec

  55. 55

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Chesterfield Road

    43 m · 5 sec · Chesterfield Road

  56. 56

    Exit the roundabout onto Chesterfield Road

    1130 ft · 39 sec · Chesterfield Road

  57. 57

    Continue on United States Navy Seabees Bridge

    135 m · 11 sec · United States Navy Seabees Bridge

  58. 58

    Continue on Franklin Pierce Highway

    13.7 mi · 20 min · Franklin Pierce Highway

  59. 59

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Franklin Pierce Highway

    41 m · 2 sec · Franklin Pierce Highway

  60. 60

    Exit the roundabout onto Franklin Pierce Highway

    1 km · 1 min · Franklin Pierce Highway

  61. 61

    Turn left onto Route 9

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Route 9

  62. 62

    Keep slight right to continue on Hillsborough, Henniker

    11.5 mi · 17 min

  63. 63

    Continue on Route 9

    6.7 mi · 9 min · Route 9

  64. 64

    Continue on Keene Road

    5.7 mi · 8 min · Keene Road

  65. 65

    Continue on West Main Street

    1.9 mi · 3 min · West Main Street

  66. 66

    Turn straight onto Franklin Pierce Highway

    16.3 mi · 22 min · Franklin Pierce Highway

  67. 67

    Merge slight left

    8.3 mi · 10 min

  68. 68

    Turn left onto Route 3-A

    1701 ft · 41 sec · Route 3-A

  69. 69

    Continue on South Main Street

    128 m · 10 sec · South Main Street

  70. 70

    Take the ramp slight right toward I 93 North

    2524 ft · 54 sec

  71. 71

    Merge slight left onto Everett Turnpike

    1.7 mi · 2 min · Everett Turnpike

  72. 72

    Continue on Styles Bridges Highway

    16.7 mi · 19 min · Styles Bridges Highway

  73. 73

    Continue on Sen Styles Bridges Highway

    1.2 km · 47 sec · Sen Styles Bridges Highway

  74. 74

    Continue on Styles Bridges Highway

    19.4 mi · 21 min · Styles Bridges Highway

  75. 75

    Take the exit slight right toward US 3, NH 25: Ashland, Holderness

    819 ft · 28 sec

  76. 76

    Keep slight right

    86 m · 7 sec

  77. 77

    Turn slight right onto Daniel Webster Highway

    118 m · 10 sec · Daniel Webster Highway

  78. 78

    Continue on Main Street

    1 km · 2 min · Main Street

  79. 79

    Continue on Riverside Drive

    1.5 km · 2 min · Riverside Drive

  80. 80

    Continue on Scenic View Road

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Scenic View Road

  81. 81

    Continue on US Route 3

    1.4 mi · 3 min · US Route 3

  82. 82

    Turn left onto Squam Lake Road

    543 ft · 25 sec · Squam Lake Road

  83. 83

    Turn left

    125 m · 30 sec

  84. 84

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Portland and Holderness.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
84 steps
20 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
19
8 merges, 11 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
2.7 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Purple Heart Trail
621 mi · 20%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
388 mi · 12%
New York State Thruway
347 mi · 11%
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
329 mi · 11%
Old Oregon Trail Highway
237 mi · 8%
I 280 East
196 mi · 6%
Longest Stretch

Purple Heart Trail

Continue on Purple Heart Trail

621 mi · 10h 36m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
56h 27m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
112h 56m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+641.7 mi
2472.2 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
York
28h 13m from Portland
Leave By
7:04 PM PDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Sunny leaving Portland and Sunny near Holderness.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Portland to Holderness?

The road trip is about 3113.9 miles (5011.3 km) and usually takes 56h 27m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

York is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1554.1 miles from Portland and 1559.8 miles from Holderness.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 2472.2 miles (3978.7 km), while the road route adds roughly 641.7 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $540.39 one way or $1,080.78 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 976.5 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 3 hour time difference between Portland and Holderness, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Mostly Sunny around Portland and Sunny near Holderness.

Stop Ideas Near York

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around York, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to York.

RAIL

Hastings

74 mi away
501 West First St.
RAIL

Lincoln

74 mi away
201 North 7th St.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Portland and Holderness. Straight-line distance: 2472.28 mi (3978.75 km).

Portland

#1 Portland

The twenty-sixth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Portland metropolitan area.

Population656,751
Coordinates45.5234500, -122.6762100
Altitude12
CountryUnited States
Holderness

#2 Holderness

Town in Grafton County, New Hampshire

Population2,131
Coordinates43.7320200, -71.5884100
Altitude180
CountryUnited States
Start: Portland (-122.67621, 45.52345)
End: Holderness (-71.58841, 43.73202)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 5011 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)103h 45m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)77h 51m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)62h 16m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)51h 53m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)44h 29m
80 mph (129 km/h)38h 50m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
109.88 gal
415.94 L · about $540.39
Round trip
$1,080.78
219.76 gal · 831.88 L
Estimated CO2
976.5 kg one way
Round trip: 1953 kg / 4306 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.92 $540.39 $1,080.78
Mid-grade $5.18 $569.07 $1,138.14
Premium $5.47 $601.26 $1,202.53
Diesel $6.74 $740.92 $1,481.84

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Oregon · Oct 22, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 3 hours time gap between Portland, OR and Holderness, NH. The current time in Portland is 21:16:27, although it is 00:16:27 in Holderness.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.