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By Car

From Portland International Airport (PDX)

Distance: 90 miles / Approximate time: 2 hours. The road leaving the terminal is Airport Way. Follow Airport Way to Interstate 205 South. Go south on I-205 for 3 miles to Exit 21B – Interstate 84 (Banfield Highway). Take I-84 West toward downtown Portland for 6 miles. Exit on your left to I-5 South. Take I-5 for 1.5 miles across the bridge, exiting left onto Interstate 405 North. Take I-405 for 1.5 miles to Exit 1D (right) to Highway 26 – Sunset Highway. Take Highway 26 west for 75 miles to Highway 101 at the coast. Go 1.5 miles north on Highway 101 to Seaside.

Alternate route from PDX

Distance: 114 miles / Approximate time: 2.25 hours. Exit the airport via NE Airport Way and enter I-205 North. Travel North across bridge and into Washington. After 12 miles, merge onto I-5 North. Travel north along I-5 for 28 miles until you reach Kelso, WA. In Kelso, take Exit 36 to HWY 432 west towards Longview/Long Beach. After 2.5 miles, follow the ramp for 3rd Ave/HWY 411 towards the Industrial area/Port Longview. Turn left onto HWY 411 south/3rd Ave. After 0.5 miles, 3rd Ave merges with Industrial Way. Follow it briefly and turn left onto Oregon Way (HWY 433). Cross the bridge (welcome back to Oregon!) and then head west (right) on HWY 30 for 45 miles to Astoria. HWY 30 becomes HWY 101 at Astoria. Follow HWY 101 south through Astoria to Seaside.

Portland

Distance: 75 miles / 121 kilometers / 1.5 hours

Eugene

Distance: 181 miles / 291 kilometers / 3 hours

Seattle

Distance: 197 miles / 317 kilometers / 3.5 hours

Bend

Distance: 242 miles / 389 kilometers / 4.5 hours

Boise

Distance: 509 miles / 819 kilometers / 8 hours

Road over Seaside

By Air or Bus

To get here by airplane

Visit the website of the Seaside Municipal Airport at seasideairport.org. Seaside’s airport is a small paved airstrip for light single engine and twin aircraft only. Contact McMinnville Flight Service Stations 122.3 at 866-833-7631.

To get here by bus

NorthWest POINT provides round trip motor coach service from Portland to Seaside and surrounding beach communities.

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Moving Along the Coast

By Car

Seaside makes the perfect base for adventuring along the Oregon Coast. You can spy whales and shipwrecks, tour lighthouses and old bunkers, and make new discoveries in old-growth forests and tide pools. All within a 45-minute drive, north or south.

Bus Service in Clatsop County

The Sunset Empire Transportation District provides fixed route services throughout selected areas of Clatsop County, and connecting to Tillamook County to the south, Pacific County (Washington) to the north, and Columbia County to the east. All services are open to the general public.

NW Connector

The NW Connector is a coordinated regional transit system connecting five counties on the North Oregon Coast. Purchase a 3-day visitor pass or 7-day visitor pass. More info at nwconnector.org.

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