Portland is well connected by train and bus along the I-5 freeway to Seattle in the north and California to the south. Amtrak (tel 1-800-USA-RAIL, ) runs its Coast Starlight train once daily north to Seattle or south to LA, while its Cascades line runs four times daily between Eugene and Vancouver, BC. Bus routes radiate from Portland out to Spokane in Washington, across southern and central Oregon and to the coast. There's also a twice-daily service from Portland to San Francisco along US-101, and another following the line of I-84 east from Portland as far as Pendleton, and then south towards Boise in Idaho.

Local bus companies serve communities north of Lincoln City in sporadic fashion, but the coast is also excellent for cycling , if a bit windy. There are many great opportunities for hiking , though having your own vehicle can make it easier to access the more remote spots. Hitchhiking , inadvisable anywhere in the US, is illegal in Oregon.

Oregon city guides

AshlandJoseph
AstoriaKlamath Falls
Baker CityLincoln City and Tillamook
BandonMount Bachelor and the Cascades Lake Highway
BendNewport
Cannon BeachPendleton
EugenePortland
Hood RiverSalem
John DaySeaside

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• Central and eastern Oregon
• Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood
• Oregon coast
• Portland
• South through the Willamette Valley

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