How to Travel Oregon Without a Car
All the places you’ll go (on public transit)
We cover a lot of ground – our service district spans 533 square miles.
But that’s only a fraction of Oregon’s 98,000 square miles. Fortunately, you can make easy connections to other transit agencies and transportation options from our buses and trains.
You can travel to the Oregon Coast, down the Willamette Valley, into the gorge and even into Central Oregon for a low price. No car needed.
Here are other transportation systems you can connect to from TriMet.
Note: All these travel options are subject to change and this page might not reflect the latest service information. Please confirm with the transportation provider before traveling!
👉 If you want to go to the Oregon Coast: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach
You can take:
The POINT bus’s Northwest route. POINT is a coach bus service managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Where to connect:
From Downtown Portland at Union Station. Connect via MAX Green, Orange and Yellow lines and bus lines 4, 8, 35, 44, 17, and 77, which all stop a few blocks away.
From Beaverton at Sunset Transit Center. Connect via MAX Blue and Red lines, and bus lines 20, 48, 50, 59, 62.
From Hillsboro at Tanasbourne Town Center. Connect via lines 47, 48, 52.
Get more information on POINT’s Northwest route.
👉 If you want to go to the Columbia Gorge: Multnomah Falls, Cascade Locks, Hood River, the Dalles
You can take:
Columbia Area Transit’s Columbia Gorge Express. Columbia Area Transit is the public transit agency for Hood River County.
Where to connect:
From Portland at Gateway Transit Center. Connect via MAX Blue, Green and Red lines and bus lines 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 87.
Get more information on the Columbia Gorge Express.
👉 If you want to go to the Willamette Valley: Woodburn, Salem, Albany, Eugene
You can take:
The POINT bus’s Cascade route. POINT is a coach bus service managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Where to connect:
From Downtown Portland at Union Station. Connect via MAX Green, Orange and Yellow lines and bus lines 4, 8, 35, 44, 17, and 77, which all stop a few blocks away.
From Tualatin at Tualatin Park & Ride. Connect via lines 36, 37, 38, 76, 96.
Get more information on POINT’s Cascade route.
👉 If you want to go to Central Oregon: Bend, Redmond
You can take:
Central Oregon Breeze, a private bus service with regular service between Portland and central Oregon.
Where to connect:
From Gresham at Cleveland Ave MAX station. Connect via MAX Blue Line. Bus lines 2, 9, 20, 21 80, 81, 82, 84 stop nearby.
From Portland International Airport. Connect via MAX Red Line.
From Downtown Portland at Union Station. Connect via MAX Green, Orange and Yellow lines and bus lines 4, 8, 35, 44, 17, and 77, which all stop a few blocks away.
Get more information on the Central Oregon Breeze.
👉 If you want to go to Central Oregon: Sisters, Bend, Redmond
You can take:
Shuttle Oregon, private bus service with regular service between Portland and central Oregon.
Where to connect:
From Downtown Portland at Union Station. Connect via MAX Green, Orange and Yellow lines and bus lines 4, 8, 35, 44, 17, and 77, which all stop a few blocks away.
Get more information on Shuttle Oregon.
👉 If you want to go to Salem
You can take:
Cherriots route 1X. Cherriots is Salem’s public transit agency.
Where to connect:
From Wilsonville at the Wilsonville WES Station.
Get more information on Cherriots route 1x.
👉 If you want to go to places on the Columbia River west of Portland: Scappoose, St. Helens, Rainier, Astoria
You can take:
Sunset Empire Transportation District’s Lower Columbia Connector. Sunset Empire Transportation District is the public transit agency for Clatsop County.
Where to connect:
From Downtown Portland at Union Station. Connect via MAX Green, Orange and Yellow lines and bus lines 4, 8, 35, 44, 17, and 77, which all stop a few blocks away.
Get more information on the Lower Columbia Connector.
👉 If you want to go to Yamhill County: Newberg, Dundee, McMinnville
You can take:
Yamhill County Transit, the public transit agency for Yamhill County.
Where to connect:
From Tigard at Tigard Transit Center. Connect via WES and bus lines 12, 45, 64, 76, 78, 94.
From Cornelius via Line 57.
From Hillsboro at Hillsboro Central Transit Center. Connect via MAX Blue Line and bus lines 46, 47 48, 57.
Get more information on Yamhill County Transit.
👉 If you want to go to Tillamook
You can take:
Tillamook County Transportation District’s Tillamook-Portland Coastliner route. Tillamook County Transportation District is the public transit agency for Tillamook County.
Where to connect:
From Downtown Portland at Union Station. Connect via MAX Green, Orange and Yellow lines and bus lines 4, 8, 35, 44, 17, and 77, which all stop a few blocks away.
From Beaverton at Sunset Transit Center. Connect via MAX Blue and Red lines, and bus lines 20, 48, 50, 59, 62.
From Hillsboro at Tanasbourne Town Center. Connect via lines 47, 48, 52.
Get more information on the Tillamook-Portland Coastliner.
👉 If you want to go to Columbia County: Scappoose and St. Helens
You can take:
Columbia County Rider, the public transit agency for Columbia County.
Where to connect:
From Downtown Portland on SW Salmon between 5th and 6th avenues. Connect via MAX Blue, Green, Orange, Red and Yellow lines and bus lines 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 30 35, 36, 44, 51, 54, 56, 94, 99.
Get more information on Columbia County Rider.
👉 If you want to go to Wilsonville
You can take:
SMART (South Metro Area Rapid Transit). SMART is Wilsonville’s public transit agency.
Where to connect:
From Wilsonville at the Wilsonville Station on WES.
From Wilsonville via Line 96.
From Tualatin at Tualatin Park & Ride. Connect via lines 36, 37, 38, 76, 96.
Get more information on SMART.
👉 If you want to go to Sandy
You can take:
Sandy Area Metro (Fareless SAM). Sandy Area Metro is Sandy’s public transit agency.
Where to connect:
From Gresham via Gresham Transit Center. Connect via MAX Blue Line and bus lines 2, 9, 20, 21, 80, 81, 82, 84.
From Estacada via bus line 30.
Get more information on Sandy Area Metro.
👉 If you want to go to Canby
You can take:
Canby Area Transit’s route 99X. Canby Area Transit is Canby’s public transit agency.
Where to connect:
From Oregon City at Oregon City Transit Center. Connect via bus lines 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 79, 99, 154.
Get more information on Canby Area Transit.
👉 You can travel beyond Oregon, too.
C-TRAN – Vancouver, Washington’s public transit agency – runs buses into Portland.
You can catch C-TRAN lines 190, 157, 134, 199, 105, 164, 65 and 67 from various locations in Downtown Portland (along the Transit Mall), Parkrose Transit Center, Gateway Transit Center, Rose Quarter Transit Center and Lloyd Center.
C-Tran also connects to Skamania County Public Transit, which will take you to Carson, Stevenson, North Bonneville and more.
👉 Want to go further afield?
Don’t forget about Amtrak, Greyhound and Flixbus!
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