Portland Transportation

Learn English in a city in which you do not need to own a car to enjoy. Portland's public transportation system is excellent. Students can reach any part of the city by bus, train, streetcar, or bicycle. Because of this, Portland is very convenient for English language students and very affordable.

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Max Train Our school is located on the Max train line. Therefore, every train in Portland passes in front of our school. Students are one Max ride away from their homes or anywhere they might want to visit. Furthermore, in the downtown area, all Max trains are free!

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Bus Our school is located on the bus mall. Therefore, almost every bus in Portland passes in front of our school. Students are one bus ride away from their homes or anywhere else in Portland.

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Street Car The Portland Street Car connects the great shopping and cafes on NW 23rd Avenue with the beautiful views from the Portland Arial Tram in the South Waterfront area. It also passes Powell’s Bookstore, the Central Library, and comes within 5 blocks of our school.

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Bicycle Portland, Oregon is recognized as the most bicycle friendly city in America. More people bicycle to work in Portland than any other city in America. Portland’s system of bicycle trails and bicycle lanes makes it easy and enjoyable to travel around Portland on two wheels.

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Airplane Transportation To/From Portland The Portland International Airport (PDX) has won the U.S. airport of the year award three times. The airport is connected by train to downtown Portland and the Portland English Language Academy (20 minutes).

Portland International Airport features free Wi-Fi and no sales tax. No store or restaurant in the airport is allowed to raise its prices higher than that store or restaurant's other locations in the Portland area. Therefore, Portland International Airport is very convenient to reach and inexpensive to shop or eat at. Portland International Airport has non-stop flights to and from the following cities: Major U.S. Cities   Seattle, Washington Los Angles, California San Francisco, California Las Vegas, Nevada San Diego, California Phoenix, Arizona Salt Lake City, Utah Denver, Colorado Chicago, Illinois Detroit, Michigan Minneapolis, Minnesota Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas Kansas City, Missouri New York, New York Boston, Massachusetts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington D.C. Atlanta, Georgia Orlando, Florida Honolulu, Hawaii Maui, Hawaii Anchorage, Alaska International   Tokyo-Narita, Japan Amsterdam, Netherlands Mexico City, Mexico Vancouver, Canada Calgary, Canada Ontario, Canada Toronto, Canada

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Greyhound Bus Connections The Portland Greyhound Bus Station, located at 550 NW 6th Ave, is 130 meters from the Portland English Language Academy

Greyhound buses depart throughout the day from Portland to Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, Canada to the north, from Portland to San Francisco and Los Angles, California to the south, and from Portland to Salt Lake City, Utah and all cities east.

Students can also take Greyhound bus to Oregon cities such as Eugene, Corvallis, Ashland, and many others.

Greyhound Bus offers student discounts.

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Amtrak Train Connections The Portland Amtrak Station, located at 800 NW Sixth Avenue, is 150 meters from the Portland English Language Academy.

Students receive student discounts on Amtrak trains.

Amtrak trains depart Portland throughout the day on the following lines:

Amtrak Cascades
Vancouver, Canada - Seattle - Tacoma - Portland - Salem - Eugene

Coast Starlight
Seattle - Portland - San Francisco/Oakland - Los Angeles

Empire Builder
Portland - Minneapolis/St. Paul - Chicago

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Driving Portland is located along Interstate 5 (I-5), Interstate 84 (I-84), and U.S. Highway 26 (US-26)

From Portland, by car, students can drive to:

• Vancouver, Canada 505 km
• Seattle, Washington 250 km
• Mt. Hood, Oregon 90 km
• Oregon Coast 120 km
• Corvallis, Oregon 133 km
• Eugene, Oregon 177 km
• Bend, Oregon 260 km
• Crater Lake National Park, Oregon 400 km
• San Francisco, California 1020 km