There are 9 ways to get from Dayton to Salem by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Fly Dayton to Portland International Airport, train
best- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane DAY - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
12h 2m$241–940Fly Dayton to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane DAY - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Salemtrain
12h 16m$225–909Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
2d 8h$746–1,607Bus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Portland Flix/Greyhound to Salem Amtrak Stationbus
2d 10h$377–761Drive 2,377.5 mi
- Drive from Dayton to Salemcar 2,377.5 mi
38h 15m$434–627Bus to Covington, fly to Portland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane CVG - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
14h 14m$241–910Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Portland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane CMH - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
14h 33m$284–520Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Portland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane IND - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
14h 53m$226–838Bus to Covington, fly to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane CVG - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Salemtrain
15h 32m$225–879
Dayton to Salem by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dayton to Salem is to bus and fly and train which costs $280 - $550 and takes 14h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Dayton to Salem is to fly and train which takes 12h 2m and costs $240 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Dayton to Salem station. However, there are services departing from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. and arriving at Salem Amtrak Station via Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Pasco Bus Stop and Portland Flix/Greyhound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Dayton and Salem is 2062 miles. The road distance is 2391.4 miles.
The best way to get from Dayton to Salem without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $700 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Dayton to Salem, including transfers.
Dayton to Salem bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station.
Dayton to Salem bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Salem is 3h behind Dayton. It is currently 2:57 AM in Dayton and 11:57 PM in Salem.
Yes, the driving distance between Dayton to Salem is 2391 miles. It takes approximately 38h 15m to drive from Dayton to Salem.
What companies run services between Dayton, OH, USA and Salem, OR, USA?
You can take a bus from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. to Salem Amtrak Station via Northwest Hub, Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Pasco Bus Stop, Portland Curbside Bus Stop, and Portland Flix/Greyhound in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dayton to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Dayton to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Dayton to Portland International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Dayton to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Dayton to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Covington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Covington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Portland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Portland International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Covington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dayton to Portland International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Portland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Covington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Covington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dayton to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Dayton to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Dayton to Portland International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Dayton to Portland International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Dayton to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Dayton to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dayton to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Covington to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–430
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Covington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Covington to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Eugene to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Eugene to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Portland Flix/Greyhound to Salem Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–19
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
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