Travel

The Portland International Airport (airport code: PDX) serves direct international flights from Japan and Canada. For other PICES member countries, convenient domestic flight connections can be made via Seattle and San Francisco etc. More information about the Portland International Airport can be found at:

Portland airports - http://www.portofportland.com/PDX_home.aspx

Local transportation

There is a very convenient light rail service nicknamed MAX, that connects the airport to the city (~30 minutes). The red line runs right by the Doubletree Hotel (name of stop: “Lloyd Center/NE 11th Avenue”), and the Convention Center (name of stop: “Convention Center”). The fare is US$2.30.
The downtown area has a Fareless Square area served by the MAX, streetcars and city buses.

Max light rail - http://www.trimet.org/max/index.htm
Trimet public transportation homepage - http://www.trimet.org/index.htm