MAX Red Line

MAX Red Line light rail service connects Portland International Airport, E/NE Portland, Portland City Center, Beaverton and Hillsboro.

MAX Light Rail runs every 15 minutes or less most of the day, every day. Learn more

Service alerts in effect:

The elevator in the southwest corner of Gateway/NE 99th Ave TC Park & Ride is out of service. Use elevator at southeast corner or see trimet.org/elevators More

Beginning Tuesday, April 1, there will no longer be fare vending machines at Skidmore Fountain MAX Station. Use Hop Fastpass or purchase fare from Old Town/Chinatown or Oak/SW 1st Ave MAX stations. You can also purchase Adult fare by tapping contactless payment to the Hop reader.

The eastbound platform elevator at Sunset Transit Center is out of service. For information around this outage, see TriMet.org/elevators. More

The elevator at Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave is out of service. For help around this closure, board ADA shuttle bus between NE 7th Ave and NE 60th Ave. For more, see trimet.org/elevators. More

  • The trip to/from downtown Portland takes about 38 minutes and costs $2.80 for Adults 18–64, $1.40 for Honored Citizens and $1.40 for Youth.
  • The first train of the day to Portland International Airport arrives at 4:48 a.m. on weekdays and at 4:46 a.m. on Saturday & Sunday.
  • The last train to Hillsboro Airport/Fairgrounds departs PDX 11:31 p.m. on weekdays and 11:27 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday.
  • The last train to Willow Creek Transit Center departs PDX at 12:31 a.m. on weekdays and 12:27 a.m. on Saturday & Sunday.
  • The MAX station and ticket machines are located near baggage claim on the lower level. View airport map (flypdx.com)
  • Parking at TriMet Park & Ride lots is limited to 24 hours. For longer trips, have someone drop you off at a MAX station. Park & Ride locations
  • You can easily roll your luggage on board.

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