Getting there & away
Land
Bus
Greyhound (503-243-2357; www.greyhound.com; 550 NW 6th Ave) connects Portland with cities along I-5 and I-84. Destinations include Chicago, Boise, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.
If you’re traveling between Portland, Olympia and Seattle, consider patronizing Shared Route (503-502-5750; www.sharedroute.org), which provides service three times weekly on a biodiesel bus.
Train
Amtrak (503-241-4290; www.amtrak.com; NW 6th Ave & Irving St) serves the following destinations:
Chicago $237, two days, two daily.
Oakland $69, 18 hours, one daily.
Seattle $28, 3½ hours, four daily.
Vancouver, BC $42, four hours, two daily.
Air
Portland International Airport (PDX; 877-739-4636; www.flypdx.com) has daily flights all over the US, as well as to seven international destinations. Amenities include money changers, restaurants, bookstores (including three Powell’s branches) and business services like free wi-fi.
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