US · Oregon · 45.52°N 122.68°W

portland

Food-cart lunches, bookshops, rose gardens and forest trails close to the city.

Best time
July–September are dry and warm, and June is usually pleasant. November–March are grey and wet; late-summer heat or wildfire smoke occasionally gets in the way.
How long
2–3 days
Getting there
Fly with two stops, usually via Seoul, Taipei or Tokyo and then Seattle or San Francisco, about 21–25 hours all in; Seattle is also about 3.5 hours away by train. The MAX Red Line takes about 40 minutes from the airport to downtown. Portland is 15 hours behind KL, 16 from November to early March. Malaysians need a US B1/B2 visitor visa, usually with an interview at the embassy in KL; ESTA isn't open to Malaysian passports.
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Dear group chat,Food-cart lunches, bookshops, rose gardens and forest trails close to the city.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingPortlandUS, Oregon
KLportland
≈ 13,060 km from KL, as the crow flies
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Portland does small pleasures well: a huge bookshop, a favourite food cart, a walk under tall firs. The neighbourhoods are the main attraction, with gardens and forest trails inside the city limits.

Makan

  1. Marionberry pieOregon's own blackberry, baked into a rich, tart pie.Map ↗
  2. Oregon hazelnutsThe state grows nearly all of America's hazelnuts; they turn up in chocolate, pastries and salads.Map ↗
  3. CoffeeSmall local roasters on almost every corner.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Powell's City of BooksA bookshop that fills a whole city block, with new and second-hand books on the same shelves.Map ↗
  2. Washington ParkThe International Rose Test Garden and the Japanese Garden on a hillside above the city.Map ↗
  3. Forest ParkOver 100 km of trails through one of the biggest city forests in the US.Map ↗
  4. Food-cart podsClusters of carts serving food from all over the world, so everyone orders something different.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Travel Portland lists Muslim-owned and halal places, and the bigger food-cart pods often include a halal Middle Eastern or Pakistani cart.
  • You won't need a car in the city; MAX trains and the streetcar cover most of it.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.