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Seattle
Visitor Information
Location
Seattle lies in the Puget Sound
region of western Washington State (the dark blue area on the map, left).
The city is 113 miles (182 km) south of the US-Canadian border
in the far northwestern corner of the continental United States. The waters that lap the
feet of Seattle’s city towers, however, are not strictly those of the Pacific Ocean.
For in-between Seattle and the great ocean lies the
Olympic Peninsula.
Getting to Seattle
The main driving routes reaching
Seattle are I-5 running north and south, and I-90
from the east.
Air
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Main Terminal Building: 17801 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, WA
98158. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 68727, Seattle, WA 98168.
Phone: 206-433-5388.
Official site of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
(SeaTac). Features way-finding
aids, tourist links, transportation updates and the latest details on projects and plans.
SeaTac is 12 miles
(19km) south of Seattle (travel time 20-40 minutes) and 20 miles (32km) north of Tacoma.
Services include:
Air BC (tel. 206/467-7928 or 800/663-8868)
Air Canada (tel. 206/467-7928)
Alaska (tel. 206/433-3100)
American (tel. 800/433-7300)
America West (tel. 800/247-5692)
British Airways (tel. 206/433-6714)
Continental (tel. 206/624-1740 or 800/525-0280)
Delta (tel. 206/433-4711)
EVA Airways (tel. 206/687-2833 or 800/695-2833), Hawaiian (tel. 800/367-5320)
Horizon (tel. 800/547-9308)
Japan (tel. 206/624-4737 or 800/225-2525)
Northwest (tel. 206/433-3500 or 800/221-2000)
Thai Airways (tel. 800/426-5204)
TWA (tel. 206/447-9400)
United (tel. 206/441-3700 or 800/241-6522)
United Express (tel. 206/441-3700)
USAir (tel. 206/587-6229 or 800/428-4322).
There are also scheduled and charter seaplane
services to Victoria (Vancouver Island, Canada), the San Juan Islands and other
destinations.
Ground Transportation
Getting to and from the airport takes about 20-30
minutes by car. Expect to pay about $25 for a taxi. Car hire is also available.
Other options include Gray Line Airport Express, Shuttle Express, and the metro
bus.
The Airporter
Shuttle
Offers transportation to and from SeaTac airport and serves Marysville, Stanwood, Mt.
Vernon, Bellingham, Oak Harbor, Anacortes, and the San Juan Ferry. Scheduled
round-trips daily to all areas.
Shuttle Express
Door to door ground transportation operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and averages
only three stops per van. A van can meet you curbside at your airline and drop you
off at a private home, hotel or office.
Capital
Aeroporter Airport Shuttle
Serving the greater Tacoma, Olympia, Centralia, Shelton and Aberdeen areas plus SeaTac
hotels and the community of Federal Way.
Rail
The daily Amtrak passenger
service the Empire Builder runs between
Seattle/Portland and Chicago. The passenger service the Coast Starlight runs between Los Angeles and
Seattle. The Cascades service runs between Vancouver, British Columbia and
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon and stops in Seattle.
Seattle/King
Street Station
Information about the railway station in Seattle, which is served by Amtrak. Includes a
guide on things to do and see in the downtown area, near the station. (Part of the
Washington State Department of Transportation web site.)
Bus
Greyhound Bus Terminal. 811 Stewart Street,
Seattle. Phone: 206-628-55 55;
Toll free: 800-231-2222. |
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