How far is Eugene, OR from Salem, 25?
The driving distance from Eugene, OR to Salem, 25 is about 3482.5 miles (5604.6 km), with a travel time of about 64h 06m by car.
- The straight-line flight distance is about 8363 miles (13458.9 km).
- For a round trip, plan for roughly 128h 13m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
- A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT.
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Drive time stays fixed at 64h 06m.
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Driving Route Map
The map below follows the saved road route between Eugene and Salem.
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Eugene and Salem.
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Start on Coburg Road
1.1 km · 2 min · Coburg Road
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Take the ramp slight right toward I 105 East: Springfield, Portland
2009 ft · 49 sec
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Merge slight left onto Officer Chris Kilcullen Memorial Highway
7.7 mi · 11 min · Officer Chris Kilcullen Memorial Highway
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Turn left onto Main Street
131 m · 13 sec · Main Street
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Keep slight right to continue on Main Street
2.5 mi · 4 min · Main Street
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Continue on McKenzie Highway
45.9 mi · 1 hr 3 min · McKenzie Highway
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Continue on Clear Lake-Belknap Springs Highway
19.8 mi · 22 min · Clear Lake-Belknap Springs Highway
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At the end of the road, turn right onto Santiam Highway
28.4 mi · 35 min · Santiam Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 3 toward West Barclay Drive
69 m · 3 sec · West Barclay Drive
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Exit the roundabout onto West Barclay Drive
1.3 km · 1 min · West Barclay Drive
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At the end of the road, turn right onto North Locust Street
2552 ft · 51 sec · North Locust Street
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 3 toward the route
76 m · 4 sec
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Exit the roundabout
15 mi · 19 min
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward McKenzie-Bend Highway
40 m · 2 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
2 mi · 3 min · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward McKenzie-Bend Highway
39 m · 2 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
1.2 km · 1 min · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward McKenzie-Bend Highway
40 m · 2 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
2131 ft · 36 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward McKenzie-Bend Highway
36 m · 2 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Exit the roundabout onto McKenzie-Bend Highway
1.3 km · 58 sec · McKenzie-Bend Highway
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Turn straight onto Northeast 3rd Street
134 m · 13 sec · Northeast 3rd Street
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Turn left onto Empire Avenue
1.2 mi · 3 min · Empire Avenue
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Empire Avenue
33 m · 2 sec · Empire Avenue
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Exit the roundabout onto Empire Avenue
1956 ft · 48 sec · Empire Avenue
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Empire Avenue
30 m · 1 sec · Empire Avenue
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Exit the roundabout onto Empire Avenue
3072 ft · 1 min · Empire Avenue
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 3 toward Northeast Butler Market Road
75 m · 4 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Exit the roundabout onto Northeast Butler Market Road
1600 ft · 30 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Northeast Butler Market Road
20 m · 1 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Exit the roundabout onto Northeast Butler Market Road
1197 ft · 21 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Northeast Butler Market Road
36 m · 2 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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Exit the roundabout onto Northeast Butler Market Road
2609 ft · 46 sec · Northeast Butler Market Road
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At the end of the road, turn right onto Hamby Road
2.2 mi · 4 min · Hamby Road
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 3 toward Central Oregon Highway
96 m · 4 sec · Central Oregon Highway
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Exit the rotary onto Central Oregon Highway
125.8 mi · 2 hr 27 min · Central Oregon Highway
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Continue on Hines Boulevard
1 km · 1 min · Hines Boulevard
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Continue on West Monroe Street
1.4 km · 3 min · West Monroe Street
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Continue on Crane Boulevard
885 ft · 19 sec · Crane Boulevard
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Continue on Steens Highway
27.5 mi · 32 min · Steens Highway
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Continue on Steens Highway
63 mi · 1 hr 13 min · Steens Highway
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Take the ramp slight left
2073 ft · 27 sec
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Merge slight right onto I.O.N. Highway
44.1 mi · 47 min · I.O.N. Highway
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Continue on Main Street
1.2 mi · 2 min · Main Street
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Continue on Bassett Street
1 mi · 2 min · Bassett Street
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Continue on I.O.N. Highway
43.4 mi · 48 min · I.O.N. Highway
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Turn right
16.1 mi · 22 min
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Continue on State Highway 55
1417 ft · 30 sec · State Highway 55
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Take the exit slight right toward I 84 East, ID 55 North: Boise
2104 ft · 51 sec
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Merge slight left onto Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
15.1 mi · 17 min · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
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Keep slight right to continue on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
172.3 mi · 2 hr 43 min · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
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Take the exit slight right
134.8 mi · 2 hr 8 min
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Keep slight right to continue on Cheyenne
39.1 mi · 41 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Cheyenne
2247 ft · 55 sec
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Merge slight left onto Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
388.3 mi · 6 hr 21 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
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Continue on Purple Heart Trail
621 mi · 10 hr 36 min · Purple Heart Trail
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Keep slight right to continue on I 35, I 80 East: Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City
14.4 mi · 17 min
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Keep slight left
152.3 mi · 2 hr 45 min
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Take the exit slight right toward I 280 East, US 6 East, US 61 South: Rock Island, Moline
13.2 mi · 16 min
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Continue straight
13.9 mi · 15 min
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Keep slight left
2239 ft · 27 sec
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Merge slight left
144.9 mi · 2 hr 40 min
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Keep slight left
23.6 mi · 32 min
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Take the exit slight right toward I 80 East, I 90
1.4 km · 2 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 80 East, I 90 East: Ohio, Indiana Toll Road East
1438 ft · 49 sec
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Merge slight left onto Indiana Toll Road
135.9 mi · 2 hr 27 min · Indiana Toll Road
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Continue on Ohio Turnpike
141.9 mi · 2 hr 32 min · Ohio Turnpike
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Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike
9.2 mi · 10 min · Ohio Turnpike
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Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike
67.1 mi · 1 hr 12 min · Ohio Turnpike
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Take the exit slight right toward I 80 East
1.4 km · 2 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East, CR 18: Youngstown, Mahoning Avenue
1328 ft · 32 sec
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Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Youngstown
4.5 mi · 6 min
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Keep slight left
272.8 mi · 4 hr 55 min
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Take the exit slight left toward I 81 North: Wilkes-Barre
1.1 km · 1 min
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Merge slight left
34.7 mi · 42 min
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Take the exit slight right toward I-84 east, US 6 east
2101 ft · 51 sec
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Keep slight left
1448 ft · 35 sec
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Keep slight right to continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mt Pocono, Milford
2050 ft · 39 sec
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Merge slight left
3.4 mi · 4 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 84 East: Milford
129.1 mi · 2 hr 33 min
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Keep slight right to continue on Waterbury
42.7 mi · 51 min
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Keep slight right
14.2 mi · 19 min
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Keep slight left
2.3 mi · 3 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 84 East: Boston
39.7 mi · 46 min
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Merge slight left onto Massachusetts Turnpike
27.4 mi · 32 min · Massachusetts Turnpike
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Take the exit slight right toward I 495: Portsmouth New Hampshire, Taunton
1119 ft · 38 sec
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Keep slight left to continue on I 495 North: Lowell, Portsmouth New Hampshire
1126 ft · 34 sec
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Keep slight left to continue on I 495 North: Lowell, Portsmouth NH
3219 ft · 1 min
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Merge slight left
62.8 mi · 1 hr 13 min
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Merge slight left
6.7 mi · 8 min
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Keep slight left to continue on Blue Star Turnpike
7.8 mi · 9 min · Blue Star Turnpike
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Keep slight right to continue on Blue Star Turnpike
46.4 mi · 51 min · Blue Star Turnpike
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Keep slight right to continue on Downtown Portland
52.5 mi · 1 hr 1 min
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Merge slight left onto Maine Turnpike
9.8 mi · 11 min · Maine Turnpike
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Take the exit slight right toward ME 3: Augusta, Belfast
767 ft · 26 sec
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Keep slight right
834 ft · 20 sec
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Merge slight left onto Augusta Bypass
2.5 mi · 4 min · Augusta Bypass
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Continue on North Belfast Avenue
8.1 mi · 12 min · North Belfast Avenue
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Continue on Belfast Road
1077 ft · 17 sec · Belfast Road
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Continue on Route 3
17.6 mi · 21 min · Route 3
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Continue on Acadia Highway
4 mi · 4 min · Acadia Highway
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Continue on Belfast Augusta Road West
3.4 mi · 4 min · Belfast Augusta Road West
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Continue on Augusta Road
4.8 mi · 5 min · Augusta Road
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Continue on Belmont Avenue
4 mi · 5 min · Belmont Avenue
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Take the exit left
1586 ft · 44 sec
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Merge slight left onto Route 1
1.1 km · 1 min · Route 1
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Continue on Searsport Avenue
2.7 mi · 5 min · Searsport Avenue
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Continue on West Main Street
7 mi · 8 min · West Main Street
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Keep slight right to continue on East Main Street
6.3 mi · 8 min · East Main Street
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Continue on US Highway 1
1.2 mi · 3 min · US Highway 1
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Continue on Route 1
155 m · 12 sec · Route 1
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Continue on Route 1
1 mi · 1 min · Route 1
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Continue on Acadia Highway
9.4 mi · 11 min · Acadia Highway
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Continue on Bucksport Road
8.5 mi · 10 min · Bucksport Road
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Continue on West Main Street
1116 ft · 17 sec · West Main Street
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Turn right onto Water Street
1.1 km · 1 min · Water Street
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Turn left onto Foster Street
2227 ft · 1 min · Foster Street
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Turn right onto High Street
1615 ft · 43 sec · High Street
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Turn left
30.6 mi · 46 min
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Turn right onto Bridge Street
1721 ft · 29 sec · Bridge Street
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Continue on Kennedy Highway
4.1 mi · 6 min · Kennedy Highway
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Continue on US Highway 1A
3 mi · 5 min · US Highway 1A
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Continue on Kennedy Highway
1084 ft · 18 sec · Kennedy Highway
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Continue on Main Street
2784 ft · 47 sec · Main Street
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Continue on Route 1
14 mi · 21 min · Route 1
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Continue on Harrington Road
3.3 mi · 5 min · Harrington Road
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Continue on Outer Dublin Street
1249 ft · 21 sec · Outer Dublin Street
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Continue on Dublin Street
2.3 mi · 3 min · Dublin Street
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Continue on Main Street
4.3 mi · 6 min · Main Street
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Turn slight left onto Main Street
3.1 mi · 5 min · Main Street
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Continue on Route 1
9.5 mi · 13 min · Route 1
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Turn right onto Lubec Road
1 km · 2 min · Lubec Road
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Continue on County Road
9.3 mi · 14 min · County Road
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Continue on Main Street
1.3 km · 2 min · Main Street
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Turn right onto Washington Street
1900 ft · 38 sec · Washington Street
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Continue on State Route 189
154 m · 10 sec · State Route 189
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Continue on FDR International Memorial Bridge
880 ft · 18 sec · FDR International Memorial Bridge
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Continue straight
130 m · 8 sec
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Keep slight left to continue on Route 774
1.5 mi · 3 min · Route 774
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Turn right onto Glen Severn Road
1.7 mi · 7 min · Glen Severn Road
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Turn right onto Liberty Point Drive
2409 ft · 3 min · Liberty Point Drive
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Keep slight left
993 ft · 1 min
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Turn straight onto Liberty Point Drive
1.6 mi · 10 min · Liberty Point Drive
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Arrive at your destination
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Car Route Details
A richer read on the saved driving route between Eugene and Salem.
Long-distance drive
This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.
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Route Summary
A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.
Better with a longer stop
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
Mostly Sunny near Eugene.
Trip Questions
Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.
How long does it take to drive from Eugene to Salem?
The road trip is about 3482.5 miles (5604.6 km) and usually takes 64h 06m in normal driving conditions.
Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
What is the halfway point on this route?
Shelby is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1738.2 miles from Eugene and 1744.3 miles from Salem.
How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?
The direct path is about 8363 miles (13458.9 km), while the road route adds roughly 0 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.
When is the best time to leave for this route?
A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
How much will gas cost for this route?
Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $608.43 one way or $1,216.86 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 1092.1 kg one way.
Do you cross a time zone on this route?
Yes. There is about a 13 hour time difference between Eugene and Salem, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.
What should you check before leaving?
Before leaving, the latest forecast around Eugene is Mostly Sunny.
Stop Ideas Near Shelby
Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.
Transit and Meeting Points
Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Shelby.
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Flight Path Map
This map shows the direct air route between Eugene and Salem. Straight-line distance: 8362.97 mi (13458.9 km).
#1 Eugene
The second most populous city in Oregon.
| Population | 173,236 |
| Coordinates | 44.0520700, -123.0867500 |
| Altitude | 131 |
| Country | United States |
End: Salem (78.15538, 11.65376)
Estimated Travel Time
Distance: 5605 km by road
| Speed | Time |
|---|---|
| 30 mph (48.3 km/h) | 116h 02m |
| 40 mph (64.37 km/h) | 87h 04m |
| 50 mph (80.47 km/h) | 69h 38m |
| 60 mph (96.56 km/h) | 58h 02m |
| 70 mph (112.65 km/h) | 49h 45m |
| 80 mph (129 km/h) | 43h 26m |
Fuel, Round Trip and CO2
Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.
| Fuel | $/gal | One way | Round trip |
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| Regular gas | $4.95 | $608.43 | $1,216.86 |
| Mid-grade | $5.34 | $655.99 | $1,311.97 |
| Premium | $5.57 | $684.01 | $1,368.01 |
| Diesel | $6.37 | $782.32 | $1,564.64 |
Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.
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