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Arrival and information
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Portland International Airport (PDX)
is a thirty-minute drive from downtown, by either the Gray Line Airport Express bus (every 45min 5am-midnight; $15;
), which drops off at major hotels, or the cheaper MAX light-rail line (4 hourly, 7am-11.30pm; $1.55), which connects to the airport near Terminal C and takes about forty minutes to reach downtown. A
cab
from the airport into town costs $25-30. Greyhound at 550 NW Sixth Ave and Amtrak close by at 800 NW Sixth Ave are conveniently situ ated within easy walking distance of the center; if you arrive at night take a cab though - this part of town is not safe after dark. Pacific Trails (tel 503/292-4437) runs buses from Portland to the Oregon Coast.
The
visitor center
, by the river in the World Trade Center, 26 SW Salmon St at Front Avenue (May-Oct daily 9am-5pm; Nov-Apr Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-2pm, tel 503/275-9750 or 1-800/962-3700,
), has plenty of maps and information on both the city and the state. Portland's main
post office
is at 715 NW Hoyt St (tel 503/294-2124; zip code 97205). Other useful information
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