Best route between Portland Airport and Jantzen Beach?
 

Hi,

People more knowledgeable about Portland than I am have been very helpful in a previous thread, and now I'd like to ask everybody:

What's the easiest and most comofortable route between Portland Airport and Jantzen Beach, and vice versa?

I'll be arriving well after dark on a Thursday, and I do not know the area. I would rather go a few extra miles out of my way to avoid getting lost than take an insider's shortcut and end up in an isolated, poorly marked area.

Likewise, I will be traveling back to the airport for a 7:45am flight on Monday morning, which means I'll be leaving at dawn or even before. I don't expect to encounter traffic.

What's the easiest route out of the airport (i'm renting from Hertz) and most no-brainer, safest approach to Jantzan Beach?

Thanks!

They're aren't many options. Check with maps.google.com

I looked at a map and there are several options. I'd like to know which is the best fit to my criteria.

Well, excuseeeeee me!.

There are two easy routes. The first...from the airport get on I-205 north and take HWY 14 westbound. Then onto I-5 south. The hotel will be on your left. The other route is a bit more miles, but consists of freeways, not the highway, so might be easier for you if you are nervous. Take I-205 south from the airport and get off at I-84 westbound. Take that towards Portland and then get onto I-5 northbound. The hotel will be on your right. The interstates are all well marked here, so it should be a piece of cake:)

Thanks, mms. Precisely the info I was looking for. I was looking at the road that runs right along the river, but well-marked freeways are more my style after a six hour plane flight in the dark.