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Willamette University - - Transportation

The closest major airport is Portland International Airport, located in Portland, OR, about 49 miles from the city center of Salem, OR.

Getting around in Salem, OR

Salem's public transportation is offered by Salem-Keizer Transit, which provides fixed-route bus service, rideshare matching, and paratransit/lift services for the disabled, within the urban growth boundary, and which, in cooperation with Wilsonville's SMART, provides routes between downtown Salem and major employers in Wilsonville, from which passengers can get to downtown Portland, via TriMet.

Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System (CARTS) serves the city, as well, offering connecting bus service from Salem to other destinations, to the east to Silverton and up the Santiam Canyon to Mill City, as far west as Dallas, and, as far north as Woodburn.

The major highways/roads, which serve Salem, include: Interstate 5 and Oregon Routes 99E, 99E Business, 22, 221, 51 and 213.

How to get to Willamette University campus?

Easy! Just follow the driving directions listed below!

From Portland International Airport: Head southeast on NE Airport Way, toward NE Air Cargo Rd, and take the ramp onto I-205 S. Take exit 21B to merge onto I-84 W/US-30 W, toward Portland, and then take the exit on the left, onto I-5 S, toward Beaverton/Salem. Take exit 260A for OR-99E BUS/Salem Pkwy and merge onto OR-99E BUS S/Salem Expy. Turn left at Pringle Pkwy SE and take the 1st right onto Mill St SE.