Public Transportation in Portland
 Capstone's home office. Click for a larger view. |
 The Transit Mall with MAX, a bus, a car, and a bicycle. |
 Streetcar at Portland State University |
 Another MAX train, newer style. |
 The Marquam Hill Tram |
- All use the same ticket.
- Transfers are free during your ticket's valid period.
- MAX
and the Streetcar are light rail systems. They both stop 4 blocks from our front door. - WES is a heavy rail system that connects suburban communities to bus lines and MAX.
- Two city bus routes (called lines), stop 60-feet (20m) from our front door. Click the big image top right, for a larger view.
- 2.5 hours
- All day
- 7-days
- 14-days
- 30-days
- This System Map shows how it is laid out.
- This Transit Mall Map shows the hub and downtown.
See if you can find our corner at SW 14th and Morrison. - You can stay Downtown, or transfer to a bus, MAX or Streetcar.
- PDX - the Portland International Airport, has a MAX station just outside of Baggage Claim. You can get directly to our location for $2.50 on the Red or Blue MAX lines in 30-40 minutes.
- Capstone is 9 blocks from the Transit Mall hub.
- Amtrak offers inter-city-train service.
- Greyhound and BoltBus
offer inter-city-bus service.
- The Greyhound terminal is across the street from Amtrak.
- BoltBus boards passengers on the Transit Mall.
- Greyhound serves a great many cities and towns.
- BoltBus serves only larger cities, and offers some amenities.
- Broadway Taxi Reliable Service since 1930.
- Radio Taxi Reliable Service Since 1946.
- Portland Taxi Founded in 1978 by local cab drivers.
- Uber - An alternative to Taxis.
- Lyft - An alternative to Uber.
- Car2Go - Rent Smart Cars by the hour.
- ZipCar - Rent Smart Cars and sedans and trucks by the hour.
- Secrets of Portlandia Free, but guides work for tips.
- Positively Portland Walking Tours A Meetup Group with a small fee.
- Underground Portland Walking Tour
- Portland Walking Tours
- Segway Tours
- Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley Tour Gray Line of Portland
- Clipper Vacations has a variety of offerings, many seasonal.
- Viator - A guided tour portal.
Public transportation in Portland Oregon is excellent. You can get nearly anywhere without an automobile.
Portland's transit system is called TriMet
1. TriMet features buses and three rail systems.
Tickets and Passes are good for all lines. Transfers are free.
Tickets and Passes can be bought for:
Bicycles are a growing commitment in Portland. Most major streets have dedicated bicycle lanes. You can take your bicycle on a bus, streetcar or rail car.
Tri-Met serves the Portland Metropolitan area with a hub-and-spoke system. Buses, MAX and The Streetcar, collect passengers from the suburbs and neighborhoods, then converge at the Downtown Transit Mall (hub).
Inter-city-trains and one inter-city-bus terminal are across the street from each other are at the North end of Downtown on the Transit Mall.
Other local transportation options include:
The Marquam Hill Aerial Tram
is part of Portland's public transportation
system and operates in coordination with TriMet and Portland Streetcar. It connects OHSU and Marquam Hill with the South Waterfront and the major medical facilities at both ends. Tram fares are separate from TriMet fares.
The Tram is also a cool ride with a nice view.An all-day pass on TriMet is a very affordable way to see the city. Another idea is a guided tour:
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TriMet connects to C-TRAN
the bus system in Vancouver Washington.
Vancouver is in many ways, a suburb of Portland, even though they are in different states and the city of Vancouver itself has suburbs. You will see some C-TRAN buses on the Portland Transit Mall. TriMet tickets work on some C-TRAN lines, but not all. See the C-TRAN website for details.