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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
Travel & Transportation
Getting to Seattle King County Metro Transit provides bus service in downtown SEATTLE
Seattle and outlying neighborhoods. Timetables and route maps
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, KSEA, or SeaTac) are available at the Transit Information Center in the tunnel under
is the largest airport in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and is located Westlake Center at 4th Ave. & Pine Street as well as online. King
12 miles south of downtown Seattle. The airport is the main hub County Metro also has a mobile app.
for Alaska Airlines and its regional subsidiary Horizon Air. It is http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/
also a hub for Delta Airlines, serving as a gateway to Europe and
Asia. Multiple transportation options connect SeaTac to the metro All Day Transit Pass: These US$8 all-day passes are loaded
area: rail, Prince Island Sound transit, metro bus, and taxi. onto regional transit cards (US$5 each) at all ORCA vending
www.seattle-airport.com machines to be used for unlimited one-day riding on all local
public transit (excluding the Seattle Monorail and Washington
Amtrak has three lines that serve Seattle. The Cascades Line State Ferries). Regular fares are US$3.50 per ride.
travels between Vancouver (Canada)–Seattle–Tacoma–Portland– https://orcacard.com/ERG-Seattle/p3_001.do
Salem–Eugene. The Empire Builder travels between Chicago–
Milwaukee–Minneapolis–Portland–Seattle. The Coast Starlight Taxis, Limos, Town Cars, and Ride Sharing: Taxis and ride-
travels between Seattle–Portland–Los Angeles. sharing companies are available on the third floor of the parking
www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables garage at Sea-Tac. One-way rides between the airport and down-
town range from US$40–US$55. To arrange for a limo, town car,
Getting Around or taxi in advance, use any of the travelers’ information boards in
the baggage claim area or visit the ground transportation informa-
Link Light Rail runs from the airport to the University of tion booth on the third floor of the parking garage. In downtown
Washington through downtown Seattle Mon.–Sat., 5 a.m.–1 a.m. Seattle, Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, and metered taxis offer in-city trans-
(last train departs the airport at 12:10 a.m.), and Sunday 5 a.m.– portation from local drivers. All rides can be scheduled using
midnight (last train departs the airport at 11:05 p.m.). Trains smartphone apps. Contact the concierge team at the Seattle
arrive every 6–15 min., depending on the time of day, and it Visitor’s Center for referrals to specific transportation companies
takes ~40 min. to travel between Sea-Tac and the downtown based on your personal travel needs.
Westlake Station. One-way fares range from US$2.25 to US$3. www.visitseattle.org/visitor-information/contact-us/
http://www.soundtransit.org/Schedules/Link-light-rail
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