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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

Travel & Transportation

Getting to Seattle

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, KSEA, or All Day Transit Pass: These US$8 all-day passes are loaded
SeaTac) is the largest airport in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and is onto regional transit cards (US$5 each) at all ORCA vending
located 12 miles south of downtown Seattle. Multiple transporta- machines to be used for unlimited one-day riding on all local
tion options connect SeaTac to the metro area from rail, Prince public transit (excluding the Seattle Monorail and Washington
Island Sound transit, metro bus, and taxi. Check Alaska Airlines, State Ferries). Regular fares are US$3.50 per ride.
GSA’s official conference airline, for discounted airfares. https://orcacard.com/ERG-Seattle/p3_001.do
www.seattle-airport.com
Taxis, Limos, Town Cars, and Ride Sharing: Taxis and ride-
Amtrak has three lines that serve Seattle. The Cascades Line sharing companies are available on the third floor of the parking
travels to and from Vancouver (Canada)–Seattle–Tacoma– garage at Sea-Tac. One-way rides between the airport and down-
Portland–Salem–Eugene. The Empire Builder travels to and from town range from US$40–US$55. To arrange for a limo, town
Chicago–Milwaukee–Minneapolis–Portland–Seattle. The Coast car, or taxi in advance, use any of the travelers’ information
Starlight travels to and from Seattle–Portland–Los Angeles. boards in the baggage claim area or visit the ground transporta-
Trains stop at the King Street Station, 303 Jackson Street. tion information booth on the third floor of the parking garage.
www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables Contact the concierge team at the Seattle Visitor’s Center for
referrals to specific transportation companies based on your per-
Getting Around sonal travel needs.
www.visitseattle.org/visitor-information/contact-us/
Link Light Rail runs from the airport to the University of
Washington through downtown Seattle Mon.–Sat., 5 a.m.–1 a.m.
(last train departs the airport at 12:10 a.m.), and Sunday 5 a.m.–
midnight (last train departs the airport at 11:05 p.m.). Trains
arrive every 6–15 min., depending on the time of day, and it
takes ~40 min. to travel between Sea-Tac and the downtown
Westlake Station. One-way fares range from US$2.25 to US$3.
www.soundtransit.org/Schedules/Link-light-rail

King County Metro Transit provides bus service in downtown
Seattle and outlying neighborhoods. Time-tables and route maps
are available at the Transit Information Center in the tunnel under
Westlake Center at 4th Ave. & Pine Street as well as online. King
County Metro also has a mobile app.
http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov

22 22–25 October 2017 • Seattle, Washington, USA