Travel
How to get to Eugene, Oregon
By Plane
Eugene is served locally by the Eugene Airport (EUG), and regionally by the Portland International Airport (PDX).
Approximately 10 miles from downtown Eugene.
The Eugene Airport is a smaller, friendlier, regional airport located conveniently in the Eugene/Springfield area.
Portland International Airport
Approximately 121 miles from Euegne.
Portland International Airport is a larger metropolitain airport with connections to several international and domestic locations.
By Car
One can drive to Eugene from Portland in two hours, Seattle in 5 hours, San Francisco in 8 hours, LA in 12 hours, Salt Lake City in 14 hours, and Denver in 22 hours.
By Train
Eugene is connected with daily service from San Diego to Vancouver, British Columbia by The Coast Starlight, operated by Amtrak. Amtrak also runs several trains (and buses) per day on the Amtrak Cascades between Seattle and Eugene and both routes can be booked online. It takes 2.5 hours to get from Portland to Eugene by train, between 6 and 7 hours from Seattle, and 15 hours from San Francisco.
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General Information
Venue
Eugene, Oregon, USA.
- Eugene is the second largest city in Oregon, with approximately 150,000 people (350,000 in the Eugene/Springfield area).
- Eugene is home to the University of Oregon and its 25,000 undergraduates.
- Located in Lane County, Eugene is 60 miles (100 km) from the Pacific ocean and about 65 miles from the Cascade Mountains.
- Eugene is a big town for running and is nicknamed Track Town. The USA Olympic Track and Field trails were held here in 2008 and 2012. Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman started Nike while at the University of Oregon in 1964. Go Pre! shirts are a common sight in the area and commemorate the great Oregon runner Steve Prefontaine.
- Eugene has the highest bicycling commuting rate in the United States for a city of its size, between 6 and 11% ( depending on your source).
Language
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