Getting Around Beaverton
As the "hub" of Washington County, Beaverton is centrally located and easily accessible from every direction. The city is served by Highway 26 and Highway 217, and is only minutes from Interstate 5. Average commute time for residents of Beaverton is approximately 20 minutes. Additionally, ongoing projects to improve roads and arterials within Beaverton continue to ensure that commuters have a variety of options at their fingertips.
Public transportation commuters can find easy access to busses and light rail from any area of Beaverton. The Portland-Metro area's award-winning public transportation system, TriMet, carries over 300,000 riders daily on weekdays. With the opening of the new airport Light Rail line, commuters can travel from Beaverton to Portland International Airport in just an hour for a fraction of the cost of airport parking or taxi service. In addition, work is underway on a commuter rail line from Wilsonville to Beaverton.
Air Travel
The Tualatin Valley is also served by two airports - Portland International Airport (PDX) and the Hillsboro Airport. PDX offers flights on 27 carriers with more than 500 passenger flights daily to and from 100 cities worldwide. In June 2004, Northwest Airlines began offering nonstop direct flights to Tokyo, Japan, and just the previous year, Lufthansa and Mexican Air began offering nonstop flights to Frankfurt, Germany, and Guadalajara Mexico respectively. The airport serves over 12 million passengers annually. Closer to home, and Oregon's second busiest airport, Hillsboro Airport offers general/business and private craft aviation options.