Transportation

Bus to Elgin

Staging for buses will take place on Saturday, September 6, at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel. The buses to Elgin will depart at 9 and 11 a.m.  Please sign up for your desired departure time when you register. Loading will begin approximately 1 hour before the departure time.  Bus tickets are required at the time of boarding. Lunch will be provided on the bus. The buses should arrive in Elgin approximately 4.5 hours after leaving Portland.

Volunteers will be available to help load your bike and luggage. To save time and minimize hassle, bikes will not be boxed but will be wrapped in blankets and loaded directly into the baggage trucks. Volunteers will be available in Elgin to help unload the bicycles. The process will be reversed for the bus trip back from Elgin.

Leaving Elgin on September 13

Buses will return from Elgin to Portland on Saturday, September 13. The buses will leave at 2:30 and 4 p.m. on Saturday; please sign up for your departure time when you register. Snacks will be provided on the return trip. If you are taking the bus, plan to arrive in Elgin early enough to enjoy the finish-line festivities and have ample time to load your bike and luggage and board the bus by 2:30 or 4 p.m. The last bus to depart Elgin for Portland will leave at 4 p.m. The buses should arrive in Portland at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel approximately 4.5 hours after leaving Elgin.