How far is Portland, OR from Stratford, CT?

The driving distance from Portland, OR to Stratford, CT is about 2956.5 miles (4758.1 km), with a travel time of about 52h 17m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 2467.2 miles (3970.6 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 104h 34m 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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Quick Snapshot
Road
2956.56 mi
52h 17m
Flight
2467.24 mi
3970.64 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
2467.24 mi
Kilometers
3970.64 km
Flight Time
04h 57m

Driving Distance

Road route
2956.56 mi
Kilometers
4758.13 km
Drive Time
52h 17m

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Leave and Arrive Planner

Pick a departure time to see your estimated arrival and same-day return window.

Drive time stays fixed at 52h 17m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Stratford
Fri, Sep 25, 6:32 PM EDT
Return by in Portland
Sun, Sep 27, 7:50 PM PDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Portland
2026-09-23T11:15
Arrive Stratford
Fri, Sep 25, 3:32 PM PDT
Route Timing
52h 17m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
1:17 PM to 2:47 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
3:26 AM 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
Kearney
NE

City in and county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States

From Portland
1475.5 mi
26h 08m
To Stratford
1481.1 mi
26h 08m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
68°F
Wednesday

Partly Sunny

Starts
Wed, Sep 23 6:00 AM PDT
Wind
3 mph NNW
Destination
Stratford Weather
CT
Live fallback forecast
67°F
Wednesday
Using Shelton as the closest live forecast in the Fairfield County weather hub.

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Wed, Sep 23 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
21 mph NE

Driving Route Map

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

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

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

  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 left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    9.2 mi · 10 min · Ohio Turnpike

  32. 32

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    67.1 mi · 1 hr 12 min · Ohio Turnpike

  33. 33

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 East

    1.4 km · 2 min

  34. 34

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East, CR 18: Youngstown, Mahoning Avenue

    1328 ft · 32 sec

  35. 35

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Youngstown

    4.5 mi · 6 min

  36. 36

    Keep slight left

    386.9 mi · 7 hr 12 min

  37. 37

    Keep slight right to continue on Christopher Columbus Highway

    5.5 mi · 6 min · Christopher Columbus Highway

  38. 38

    Keep slight left to continue on I 95 North: George Washington Bridge, New York City

    1503 ft · 23 sec

  39. 39

    Keep slight right to continue on Leonia, Teaneck

    2128 ft · 38 sec

  40. 40

    Turn right onto Leonia

    1032 ft · 35 sec

  41. 41

    Turn straight onto Degraw Avenue

    138 m · 9 sec · Degraw Avenue

  42. 42

    Continue on Fort Lee Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Fort Lee Road

  43. 43

    Continue on Main Street

    143 m · 13 sec · Main Street

  44. 44

    Take the ramp left toward George Washington Bridge

    144 m · 13 sec

  45. 45

    Merge slight left onto Bergen Boulevard

    1552 ft · 29 sec · Bergen Boulevard

  46. 46

    Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

    95 m · 5 sec

  47. 47

    Merge slight left

    1649 ft · 20 sec

  48. 48

    Keep slight left

    1.3 km · 1 min

  49. 49

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

    3174 ft · 1 min · George Washington Bridge (upper level)

  50. 50

    Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  51. 51

    Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    4.7 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  52. 52

    Keep slight left

    2.9 mi · 4 min

  53. 53

    Take the exit slight right toward Hutchinson Parkway North

    131 m · 15 sec

  54. 54

    Keep slight left to continue on Hutchinson River Parkway North

    912 ft · 31 sec

  55. 55

    Merge slight left onto Hutchinson River Parkway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · Hutchinson River Parkway

  56. 56

    Take the exit slight right toward I 95 North: New Haven

    1570 ft · 44 sec

  57. 57

    Merge slight left onto New England Thruway

    43.8 mi · 59 min · New England Thruway

  58. 58

    Take the exit slight right toward Honeyspot Road, Stratford Avenue

    988 ft · 35 sec

  59. 59

    Continue on Mount Carmel Boulevard

    1144 ft · 55 sec · Mount Carmel Boulevard

  60. 60

    Turn right onto South Avenue

    1488 ft · 36 sec · South Avenue

  61. 61

    Turn left onto Sherwood Place

    769 ft · 36 sec · Sherwood Place

  62. 62

    Turn right onto Jane Street

    104 m · 15 sec · Jane Street

  63. 63

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Jane Street

Car Route Details

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

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
63 steps
12 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
18
8 merges, 10 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
2.1 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Purple Heart Trail
621 mi · 21%
I 80 East
394 mi · 13%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
388 mi · 13%
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
329 mi · 11%
Old Oregon Trail Highway
237 mi · 8%
Ohio Turnpike
218 mi · 7%
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
52h 17m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
104h 34m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+489.3 mi
2467.2 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Kearney
26h 08m from Portland
Leave By
3:26 AM PDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Partly Sunny leaving Portland and Mostly Sunny near Stratford.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

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

The road trip is about 2956.5 miles (4758.1 km) and usually takes 52h 17m 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?

Kearney is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1475.5 miles from Portland and 1481.1 miles from Stratford.

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

The direct path is about 2467.2 miles (3970.6 km), while the road route adds roughly 489.3 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 $532.08 one way or $1,064.17 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 927.2 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

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

What should you check before leaving?

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

Stop Ideas Near Kearney

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

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Kearney, 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 Kearney.

RAIL

Holdrege

38 mi away
100 West Ave.
RAIL

Hastings

60 mi away
501 West First St.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Portland and Stratford. Straight-line distance: 2467.24 mi (3970.64 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
Stratford

#2 Stratford

Town in Connecticut

Population51,660
Coordinates41.1845400, -73.1331700
Altitude7
CountryUnited States
Start: Portland (-122.67621, 45.52345)
End: Stratford (-73.13317, 41.18454)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 4758 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)98h 30m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)73h 55m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)59h 07m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)49h 16m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)42h 14m
80 mph (129 km/h)36h 53m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
104.33 gal
394.92 L · about $532.08
Round trip
$1,064.17
208.66 gal · 789.84 L
Estimated CO2
927.2 kg one way
Round trip: 1854.4 kg / 4088 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $5.10 $532.08 $1,064.17
Mid-grade $5.34 $557.33 $1,114.66
Premium $5.65 $589.15 $1,178.30
Diesel $6.87 $716.96 $1,433.91

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 · Sep 23, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 3 hours time gap between Portland, OR and Stratford, CT. The current time in Portland is 11:15:07, although it is 14:15:07 in Stratford.

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.