Travel to Salem
Every way to reach Salem: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Salem is reachable from 17 places across 1 country by 3 modes, on services run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin is 46 km away.
How people reach Salem
Every mode that actually calls at Salem, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 303 km | 1 |
| Coach | 6 | €10.07 | 1h 53m | 99 km | 4 |
| Flight | 4 | €137.61 | 5h 11m | 1,263 km | 1 |
- 17Places you can arrive from
- 17Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 6Operators
The train gets you into Salem. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A room in Salem for the night the train gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 20 | 50% | Corvallis, 46 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 16 | 40% | Olympia, 234 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 4 | 10% | Las Vegas, 1180 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Salem that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Salem
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Salem
- Salem station
- West Salem Transit Center
- Keizer Transit Center
- SLE
The cheapest journeys into Salem
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland to Salem bus | €10.07 | 1h 53m | 70 km |
| Eugene to Salem bus | €10.07 | 2h 24m | 99 km |
| Vancouver to Salem bus | €10.07 | 2h 12m | 83 km |
| Corvallis to Salem train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 46 km |
| Hillsboro to Salem train | €11.89 | 1h 21m | 65 km |
| Beaverton to Salem train | €11.89 | 1h 23m | 63 km |
| Portland to Salem train | €12.99 | 1h 23m | 70 km |
| Gresham to Salem train | €14.09 | 1h 30m | 78 km |
| Vancouver to Salem train | €14.64 | 1h 34m | 83 km |
| Eugene to Salem train | €17.39 | 1h 38m | 99 km |
| Olympia to Salem train | €38.29 | 2h 44m | 234 km |
| Tacoma to Salem train | €42.69 | 3h | 261 km |
| Federal Way to Salem train | €44.34 | 3h 8m | 270 km |
| Auburn to Salem train | €44.34 | 3h 12m | 270 km |
| Kent to Salem train | €45.44 | 3h 5m | 278 km |
| Renton to Salem train | €47.09 | 3h 16m | 289 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Salem well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Where to leave your bags in Salem
Most of the points near Salem station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Salem
Common questions about Travel to Salem
How can I get to Salem?
Salem is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 17 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 6 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Salem?
The cheapest way into Salem is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 17 origins we sell into Salem over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Salem?
The fastest journey into Salem is by Train, at 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 46 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Salem have?
Salem has 4 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Salem station, SLE. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Salem from within 200 km?
20 of the routes we sell into Salem start within 200 km. The nearest is Corvallis, 46 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Salem in United States?
Salem connects to 17 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 1,263 km away in a straight line. United States routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United States
The wider region
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Day trips out of Salem and across United States
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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