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Salem · United States

Car hire and driving in Salem, OR

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at PDX means 80 km (50 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Salem

Car rental from Salem: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Salem to HillsboroUnited States65 km (40 mi)about 53 min
Salem to PortlandUnited States70 km (44 mi)about 57 min
Salem to GreshamUnited States78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Salem to VancouverUnited States83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Salem to EugeneUnited States99 km (62 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Salem to TacomaUnited States261 km (162 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Salem to KentUnited States278 km (173 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Salem to RentonUnited States289 km (180 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Salem to SeattleUnited States301 km (187 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Salem to BellevueUnited States303 km (189 mi)about 4 h 7 min
Salem to Tri-CitiesUnited States332 km (206 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Salem to EverettUnited States344 km (213 mi)about 4 h 39 min
Salem to Los AngelesUnited States1,278 km (794 mi)about 17 h 20 min
Salem to TijuanaMexico1,478 km (918 mi)about 20 h 2 min
Salem to PhoenixUnited States1,586 km (986 mi)about 21 h 30 min
Salem to San DiegoUnited States1,451 km (901 mi)about 19 h 40 min
Salem to CalgaryCanada950 km (590 mi)about 12 h 53 min
Salem to MexicaliMexico1,517 km (943 mi)about 20 h 34 min
Salem to EdmontonCanada1,180 km (733 mi)about 16 h
Salem to San JoseUnited States851 km (529 mi)about 11 h 32 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Salem?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.