Getting In and Around Salem

The city of Salem offers easy access via air, rail, road and bus. Moreover, there is a vast network of transportation options to getting around the city including public buses, car rentals, taxis and airport shuttle. Moreover, the outskirts of the city can be easily explored via cars.

Arriving Salem by Plane

McNary Field or Salem Municipal Airport is owned and managed by the City of Salem. Located just two miles from Downtown Salem, the airport is named after U.S. Senator Charles L. McNary. It is mainly used for general aviation and Oregon National Guard. Currently, there are no commercial flights to and from the airport. However, it does offer air charter services.

The nearest international airport is Portland International Airport (PDX) located just 60 miles from the city of Salem. It is the largest airport in the state of Oregon and offers daily flights to several major cities all over the country and outside as well. Some major airlines operating over here are Alaska Airlines, Ameriflight, Horizon Air and SeaPort Airlines. For more information on ground transportation at PDX, click here.

McNary Field
Address: 2990 25th St SE, Salem, OR 97302, United States
Phone: 1 503 588 6314
Website: http://www.cityofsalem.net/visitors/Airport/Pages/default.aspx

Portland International Airport
Address:7000 NE Airport Way, Portland, Oregon 97218
Phone: 1 503-460-4234
Website: www.flypdx.com/PDX

Getting To and From McNary Field

There are many ways one can reach the airport from the city and vice versa.

Car Rental: Renting a car is one of the easiest ways of reaching the airport and also traveling around the city. Here are the car rental companies available at and near the airport:

Avis: 1 503 362 4394 / 800 230 4898
Budget: 1 503 362 0041 / 800 527 0700
Enterprise: 1 503 364 1911 / 800 825 8007
Hertz: 1 503 391 1588 / 800 654 3131

Shuttle Services: One can also take a shuttle service to Portland International Airport (PDX) from Salem Municipal Airport. For more information, click here.

Arriving and Getting Around Salem by Rails and Buses

Amtrak: This popular national passenger rail system rents the Salem Depot for providing rail service in the city. Its’ Coast Starlight offers daily service to major destinations in the country like Los Angeles, Seattle, California and Washington. The Amtrak Cascades trains offers easy access from Salem to cities like British Columbia, Vancouver, Eugene and more daily. For more information on ticket prices and schedules, click here.

Address: 500 13th St SE, Salem, OR 97301, United States
Phone: 1 800 872 7245

Greyhound Buses: Greyhound buses offers daily north to south service from Salem city. It also offers carrier service to Bend city in Oregon from Salem Station. For more information, click here.

Salem-Keizer Transit: Also known as Cherriots and Salem Area Mass Transit District, Salem-Keizer Transit is the mass transit system in the city of Salem. It operates between Monday and Friday and offers 19 bus routes between Salem and Keizer cities. It is also in cooperation with Wilsonville's SMART and offers several routes between Downtown Salem and Wilsonville. For more information on routes and timings, click here.

Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System (CARTS): This bus service connects Salem to places far in north like Woodburn, Dallas in west, Silverton in the east and Santiam Canyon and Mill City. For more information, click here.

Arriving and Getting Around Salem via Road

The city of Salem is connected via several highways including Interstate 5, Oregon Route 99E, Oregon Route 22, Oregon Route 221, Oregon Route 51 and Oregon Route 213.

Salem Taxi and Limousine Services

Willamette Valley Yellow Cab
Address: 1487 Broadway St NE, Salem, Oregon, 97301
Phone: 1 503 362 2411
Website: http://willamettevalleyyellowcab.com/

Amanda’s Taxi
Phone: 1 (503) 559 2200
Website: http://amandastaxi.com/

Salem Taxi Service
Phone: 1 503 877 9563

Best Rate Limousine Service
Phone: 1 503 689 5657
Website: http://bestratelimos.com/

Starlight Limousine
Address: 4516 Janice Ave NE, Salem, OR 97305, United States
Phone: 1 503 566 7827
Website: http://starlightlimousineservices.com/

Salem Action Limo
Address: 851 Mimosa St S, Salem, OR 97302, United States
Phone: 1 503 409 5466
Website: http://salemactionlimo.net/

Limo Rental of Salem
Address: 3760 Market St NE #407, Salem, OR 97301, United States
Phone: 1 503 559 5226

To The 9's Chauffeured Services
Address: 3300 25th St SE #206, Salem, OR 97302, United States
Phone: 1 503 919 9936

A Complete Map Guide of Getting Around Salem