No, Salem is the capital of Oregon. Portland is the largest city of Oregon.
Generally speaking anywhere from 1 to 1 1/2 hours, depending on what part of Salem to where in Portland, such as downtown or by the airport, and of course traffic. During rush hour you can expect much more delays. From south Salem to downtown Portland, not rush hour traffic, about an hour.
The airport code for the airport in Salem, Oregon, is SLE.
Portland, Oregon. No, the capital of Oregon is not Portland. That is the largest city, but the capital is Salem.
Portland, Salem, and Oregon City
No, Portland is the largest city in Oregon followed by Eugene. Salem is the third largest city in Oregon.
That would be Portland.
Portland, Salem, Newport, Medford
Salem OR, is in the counties of Marion and Polk.
Newberg is in Oregon, about 25 miles away from Portland Oregon. It's kinda halfway between Salem and Portland. Near McMinnville, Sherwood, Dundee, etc. Pretty close to Hillsboro.
Because in the 1800s, legislators had to travel to the Capital by horse or stagecoach. It frequently took a week or more for everyone to arrive in Oregon City, the Territorial Capital. So when Oregon became a state, they chose Salem because it is still close to Portland and Eugene (the major population centers), yet made travel easier for the legislators from Eastern Oregon.
The distance between the start point and the destination is 46.8 miles, and will take approximately 55 minutes of driving time.