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Driving to the Oregon Coast
Visiting the Oregon Coast pretty much requires a car, so lets focus on where the car is coming from. Tourists landing in Portland can head straight to the Oregon Coast on US-26. The 80 mile drive takes about an hour and a half. South of Portland, numerous state roads connect I-5 with the coast at Salem, near Corvallis and Eugene.
Travelers coming from Seattle head south on I-5, cross the Columbia River into Oregon at Kelso, Washington and then continue to the coast to Astoria, Oregon. A more scenic route exits I-5 at Olympia, Washington and heads west to US-101 in Washington State for the remaining 77 miles to Astoria.
Travelers coming from California are in for one of the best driving experiences in the country if they head all the way up the Northern California coast from the San Francisco Bay area. Head north out of San Francisco on the Pacific Coast Highway, Route 1, which joins US-101 for the drive through redwood country and reaches Oregon at Brookings.
Driving Distances to Oregon Coast
Some Oregon Coast driving directions - approximate driving distances and times to Astoria, on the northern end of Oregon's coast and to Brookings, Oregon in the south from West Coast cities outside the region, are:
- Driving Distance from Seattle, Washington to Astoria, Oregon: 177 miles, 3 hours 15 minutes
- Driving Distance from Olympic National Park to Astoria, Oregon: 189 miles, 4 hours
- Driving Distance from Eureka, California to Brookings, Oregon: 110 miles, 2 hours
- Driving Distance from San Francisco, California to Brookings, Oregon: 381 miles, 7 hours
Flying to the Oregon Coast
While most people fly to Portland and then head to Oregon's scenic coast, there are two airports serving the Oregon Coast with commercial flights. Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) in Coos Bay / North Bend is served by a daily United flight for visitors to the southern and central part of the Oregon Coast. Further north, Newport is served by SeaPort Airlines twice a day. The flight from Newport Municipal Airport (ONP) itself is about as close as most people will get to flying a corporate plane. Nine passengers and 15 minutes from your car to the plane.
Airports Serving Oregon Coast from Astoria to Coos Bay to Gold Beach
Getting-There
Portland International Airport (PDX)
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