Car hire Eugene Airport

Oregon's second largest city lies seven miles southeast of its main airport with car hire in Eugene Airport. This airport, also called Mahlon Sweet Field, serves six central Oregon counties and is the fifth biggest in the entire Pacific Northwest. Approximately 740,000 people used this hub in 2007. It hosts frequent live musical performances and features a permanent local art gallery.

Eugene Airport facilities

As there is no public bus service to the airport, passengers should compare car hire at the companies situated towards the baggage claim before leaving the airport. At least nine cities throughout the western United States may be reached directly from here. The information booth volunteers providing advice to passengers are known as navigators.

Eugene Airport excursions

Eugene is known as an athletic and environmentally conscious city. Not only does it boast its own intricate jogging and cycling trail network, it is also just an hour from both the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains with car rental in Eugene Airport. Other popular daytrips are Willamette Pass, McCredie Hot Springs and McKenzie River rafting excursions.

Best time to visit

The most unpleasant part of Eugene's climate may be its tremendous grass pollen counts, the highest in the United States. However, the city's climate is typically mild with warm dry summers, but fairly most in spring, autumn and winter. Winter sees far more rain than snow because below freezing temperatures are relatively rare. Eugene's summers are generally cooler than Portland's.

Car rental in Eugene Airport

Interstate 5 is both Eugene's busiest road and its eastern city boundary. This major highway leads north to Canada and south to Mexico. Smaller city routes include Interstate 105, the Belt Line and Delta highways, and Oregon Route 99. The latter runs parallel to Interstate 5 and provides a scenic route through Willamette Valley farms and the spectacular Coast Range.