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Travel and Transit Information for Portland

Portland travel and transit information.

All About Portland

Getting There

Air

Portland International Airport (PDX) +1 503 460 4234 http://www.portlandairportpdx.com

PDX is located 20 minutes from Downtown Portland and services the following airlines:

Air Canada Jazz (+1 888 247 2262 / http://www.aircanada.com) Alaska Airlines (+1 800 426 0333 / http://www.alaskaair.com) American Airlines (+1 800 433 7300 / http://www.aa.com) Continental (+1 800 525 0280 / http://www.continental.com) Delta (+1 800 221 1212 / http://www.delta.com) Frontier (+1 800 432 1359 / http://www.frontierairlines.com) Hawaiian Air (+ 1 800 367 5320 / http://www.hawaiianair.com) Horizon Air (+1 800 547 9308 / http://www.horizonair.alaskaair.com) Lufthansa (+1 800 645 3880 / http://www.lufthansa.com) Mexicana (+1 800 531 7921 / http://www.mexicana.com) Northwest (+1 800 225 2525 / http://www.nwa.com) Southwest (+1 800 435 9792 / http://www.southwest.com) United (+1 800 241 6522 / http://www.ual.com) US Airways (+1 800 428 4322 / http://www.usairways.com)

From the Airport

Light Rail: The 38-mile MAX (Metropolitan Area Express light rail system) (+1 503 238 7433/ http://www.trimet.org) is the West Coast's only train-to-plane service and features access to many of Portland's attractions. Its Red Line exits the airport and runs every 15 minutes or better all day, every day. Adult single fares cost from USD1.35-1.65.

Shuttle: Sky Pilot Shuttle Service (+1 888 820 6555 / http://www.skypilotshuttle.com) is a popular choice for reliable transportation to and from PDX. Sky Pilot provides door-to-door service at competitive rates. Single passenger fares are around USD25-40 depending on the distance traveled.

Taxi: Taxis, all metered, generally cost between USD22-USD28 from the airport to Downtown Portland. Taxis can be easily located outside the ground transportation center from the following companies:

Broadway Cab (+1 503 227 1234) Green Cab (formerly Smart Cab) (+1 503 234 1414) New Rose City Cab (+1 503 282 7707) Portland Taxi (+1 503 256 5400) Radio Cab (+1 503 227 1212 / http://www.radiocab.net)

Car Rental: Avis (+1 503 249 4950 / http://www.avis.com) Budget (+1 503 249 4556 / http://www.budget.com) Dollar (+1 503 249 4792 / http://www.dollar.com) Enterprise (+1 503 252 1500 / http://www.enterprise.com) Hertz (+1 800 654 3131 / http://www.hertz.com)

Car Share: Another attractive ground transportation option is Flexcar, which operates in certain U.S. cities. This new breed of rental car allows you to rent on an hourly basis rather than a daily basis. Be sure to register online before your trip. Flexcar (+1 877 353 9227 / http://www.flexcar.com)

Bus

Greyhound (+1 800 231 2222 / http://www.greyhound.com) accesses Portland daily. The Downtown bus station, (+1 503 243 2310), located at 550 NW 6th Avenue, is open midnight-1:30a and 6:30a-11:30p.

Car

Reach Portland by Interstate 405 from the north and west, Interstate 5 from the south and Interstate 84 from the east.

Getting Around

Public Transit

Portland has some convenient means of public transportation. The TriMet bus system (+1 503 238 7433 / http://www.trimet.org) makes its way throughout the city and surrounding suburbs three different ways including the MAX light rail, the European Trolley Car and the bus system. The MAX runs east to west throughout the middle of Portland and nearby small cities.

The Trolley services upper Downtown into the NW part of the city. The bus system provides the most routes and run every 15 minutes. An all-zone pass for all three of these has transfers good for two hours and is around USD1.45 for adults. Also available is a three-day pass costing USD10, which can be purchased at the Tri-Met office in Pioneer Court House Square on South West 6th Avenue.

Portland Aerial Tram (+1 503 823 5185 / http://www.portlandtram.org)

Taxi

Some of the major cab companies servicing Portland include:

Broadway Cab (+1 503 227 1234) Green Cab (+1 503 234 1414) Radio Cab Company (+1 503 227 1212 / http://www.radiocab.net)

Train

Portland Union Station, located at 800 NW 6th Avenue, serves four Amtrak (+1 800 872 7245 / http://www.amtrak.com) intercity passenger trains. There are three daily departures between Seattle and Portland and daily service to Vancouver, B.C with Amtrak Cascades (+1 800 872 7245/http://www.amtrakcascades.com). Amtrak's Coast Starlight runs daily throughout the West Coast including stops at Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Walking

Portland was voted one of "America's Best Walking Towns" by Walking Magazine with its short blocks and a Downtown area filled with several landmarks and attractions. For a walk along Portland's waterfront, take the promenade in Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park to the Steel Bridge. The lower deck of the bridge has a 1.5-mile pedestrian/cycling trail providing beautiful views of the skyline and access to four bridges that cross the Willamette River.

Traffic Information

To find out city traffic information go to http://www.traffic.com.

If traveling overseas, take the safety precaution of registering your trip at https://travelregistration.state.gov and for helpful, practical advice about traveling technicalities and safety standards check out http://travel.state.gov.

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