Getting Around Seattle

Seattle Transportation, of the City of Seattle, is responsible for the City's streets and bridges, bike paths, street trees, traffic signals and signs, etc. It does not operate transportation vehicles such as buses, trains, ferries, etc.

Air: Seattle - Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac)
From airport-Gray Line Airport Express (206) 626-6088 (every 1/2 hour)
Shuttle Express Limo Van 800-942-7433 or (206) 622-1424
Metro Public Bus System (206) 553-3000

Ferry- Washington State Ferries sail between Coleman Dock (Pier 52) and Bremerton on the Kitsap Peninsula and Bainbridge Island. Call 888-808-7977 for information on this and other ferries.
Fareless buses operate downtown in the area bordered by sixth Avenue., the freeway, Battery St., the Waterfront and Jackson St. Fares beyond this zone are reasonable.

King County's Metro Transit (206-553-3000 or 1-800-542-7876) operates the buses. You may find information about them at http://www.metrokc.gov/. The ferries that cross Puget Sound are operated by Washington State (206-464-6400).

Community Transit (425-353-RIDE or 1-800-562-1375), provides bus service to Snohomish County, with transit links to downtown Seattle, as well as Pierce Transit (1-800-562-8109), also providing connections to downtown Seattle from Pierce County.

For information about AMTRAK (1-800-USA-RAIL) trains. For information about Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (1-800-809-2673).

The SeaTac airport is operated by the Port of Seattle (206-728-3000). This agency also operates the city's marine ports.

King County maintains and operates the King County International Airport / Boeing Field (206-296-7380).

The City of Seattle and SEATRAN encourage travel by bicycle, and have information on bike programs (206-684-8563. Further information is available by contacting Cascade Bicycle Club (206-522-BIKE).

Greyhound(1-800-231-2222) operates an inter city bus service.

The Monorail (transport from downtown Seattle to the Seattle Center) is operated by a private firm overseen by the City of Seattle's Seattle Center (206-441-6038).

There is also a water taxi providing transport between West Seattle and Downtown Seattle, which operates during fair weather months (206-684-0224).

Downtown is served by Waterfront Streetcars, which are 1920's trolleys imported from Australia The waterfront streetcar/trolley is operated by King County Metro.

Taxis are operated by private contractors, under licenses with the City of Seattle.