Go check out the food scene in Portland with this great fare from Philadelphia Railway Station.

Hawthrone Bridge – Portland. Photo: Mulling It Over, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• August 29th – September 4th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from mid-August – November 1st. Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “ua+” on both the outbound and return fields to search only United Availability. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Routing:

• ZFV – EWR (Newark) – PDX (Portland) – EWR – ZFV
• ZFV is the the airport code for Philadelphia 30th Street Amtrak Station. The ZFV – EWR // EWR – ZFV segment is operated by Amtrak.
• A few things to remember about fares from ZFV from our reader Sean
  • You do NOT earn Premier Qualifying mileage on the ZFV-EWR and EWR-ZFV segments
  • You do earn 250 Redeemable miles, but do NOT earn status bonuses.
  • You do have to take the train to start the reservation (not necessarily from ZFV — Metropark will work as long as your ticket is scanned). (YMMV)
  • In the case of a schedule change, you may be able to drop the ZFV-EWR segment. (YMMV)
  • You can only print out your Amtrak boarding pass the day the train departs from the departing terminal kiosk or ticket desk.
• United travel vouchers cannot be combined or used with fares from ZFV.
• Baggage will not be automatically be transferred from Amtrak to United and vice versa should you check your luggage. You must re-check your luggage with either United or Amtrak.

Mileage:

• 5,012 miles or 4.2 cents per mile

How to Book:

• Use dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and book on United.com
• United’s risk free cancellation policy here

For more of the latest cheap Philadelphia Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Philadelphia Flight Deals page

For more of the latest cheap Portland Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Portland Flight Deals page

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