King Street Station is Seattle’s main central city intercity rail station. The Amtrak train services that stop at King Street Station are the Amtrak Cascades, Coast Starlight, and Empire Builder.

King Street Station is a 5-minute walk from Seattle Stadium and is within walking distance of accommodation options in Seattle’s Pioneer Square and International District/Chinatown neighborhoods.

Local connections within the City of Seattle are available on Sound Transit Link light rail, bus services operated by King County Metro and Sound Transit, and the First Hill Streetcar operated by the City of Seattle.

Direct connections from King Street Station to accommodation zones outside of the City of Seattle are available on Sound Transit Link light rail and Sound Transit Sounder train. 

Link Light Rail

• 1 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, SeaTac/Tukwila, Federal Way
• 2 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, Bellevue/Redmond

Sounder Train

• N Line: Edmonds, Everett
• S Line: SeaTac/Tukwila, Tacoma

Bus

King County Metro

• Seattle: Rapid Ride D and E Lines; Routes 1, 7, 14, 24, 33, 36, 62, 101, 102, 106, 124, 150
• SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton: Routes 101, 102, 106, 124, 150
• Federal Way:
• Tacoma:
• Bellevue/Redmond:

Sound Transit

• Everett: Route 510
• Lynnwood: Route 515
• Bellevue/Redmond: Routes 545, 550, 554
• Federal Way: Routes 577, 578
• Tacoma: Routes 590, 594, 595

Streetcar

• Seattle: First Hill Streetcar

The Amtrak train service that stops at Tukwila Station is the Amtrak Cascades.

Tukwila Station is within walking distance of accommodation options in the SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton accommodation zone. Other accommodation options in this zone may be accessed on bus services operated by King County Metro. 

Direct connections from Tukwila Station to accommodation zones outside of the SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton accommodation zone are available on Sound Transit Sounder train. 

Sounder Train

• S Line: Seattle, Tacoma

Bus

King County Metro

• F Line: SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton
• Route 906: SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton

The Amtrak train services that stop at Tacoma Station are the Amtrak Cascades and Coast Starlight.

Tacoma Station is within walking distance of accommodation options in the Tacoma accommodation zone. Other accommodation options in this zone may be accessed on Sound Transit Link light rail and on bus services operated by Pierce Transit. 

Direct connections from Tacoma Station to accommodation zones outside of the Tacoma accommodation zone are available on bus services operated by Pierce Transit and Sound Transit. 

Link Light Rail

• T Line: Tacoma

Bus

Pierce Transit

Pierce Transit operates local bus services that connect Tacoma Station (located on the same site as Tacoma Dome Station) to other parts of the City of Tacoma. 

• Tacoma: Routes 41, 42, 400, 500, 501
• Federal Way: Routes 500, 501

Sound Transit

Sound Transit operates direct express bus services that connect Tacoma Station to other accommodation zones.

• Seattle: Routes 586, 590, 594, 595
• Federal Way: Routes 574, 586
• SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton: Route 574

The Amtrak train services that stop at Edmonds Station are the Amtrak Cascades and Empire Builder.

Direct connections from Edmonds Station to the Lynnwood accommodation zone is available on bus services operated by Community Transit.

Bus

Community Transit

• Lynnwood: Routes 102, 130, 166

The Amtrak train services that stop at Everett Station are the Amtrak Cascades and Empire Builder.

Everett Station is within walking distance of accommodation options in the Everett accommodation zone. Other accommodation options in this zone may be accessed on bus services operated by Community Transit and Everett Transit. 

Direct connections from Everett Station to accommodation zones outside of the Everett accommodation zone are available on Sound Transit Sounder train and bus services operated by Community Transit and Sound Transit. 

Bus

Community Transit

• Everett: 201, 202, 
• Lynnwood: Swift Blue Line, 201, 202,

Everett Transit

• Everett: Routes 3, 4, 6, 7, 18, 29

Sound Transit

• Bellevue/Redmond: Route 532
• Lynnwood: Route 512
• Seattle: Route 510

Seattle Bus Station is Seattle’s main central city intercity rail station. The intercity bus services that stop at Seattle Bus Station arrive from north, south, and east of Seattle.

Seattle Bus Station is adjacent to the Sound Transit Link light rail Stadium Station and is a 15-minute walk from Seattle Stadium.

Local connections within the City of Seattle are available within a 5-minute walk from Seattle Bus Station on Sound Transit Link light rail and bus services operated by King County Metro.

Direct connections from King Street Station to accommodation zones outside of the City of Seattle are available on Sound Transit Link light rail and bus services operated by King County Metro and Sound Transit. 

Link Light Rail

• 1 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, SeaTac/Tukwila, Federal Way

Bus

King County Metro

• Seattle: Routes 21, 101, 102, 131, 132, 150
• SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton: 101, 102, 150 

Sound Transit

• Bellevue/Redmond: Routes 545
• Tacoma: Routes 594

Intercity bus services that stop at King Street Station (Seattle) arrive from east of Seattle.

For information about transportation connections when arriving by intercity bus at King Street Station, please see the section on arriving by intercity rail to King Street Station (Seattle).

Intercity bus services that stop at International District/Chinatown (6th Ave S and S Lane St) arrive from south of Seattle.

For information about transportation connections when arriving by intercity bus at International District/Chinatown (6th Ave S and S Lane St, Seattle), please see the section on arriving by intercity rail to King Street Station (Seattle).

Intercity bus services that stop at University of Washington arrive from north, south, and east of Seattle.

Local connections within the City of Seattle are available within a 10-minute walk from the University of Washington intercity bus stop on Sound Transit Link light rail and bus services operated by King County Metro.

Direct connections from King Street Station to accommodation zones outside of the City of Seattle are available on Sound Transit Link light rail and bus services operated by King County Metro and Sound Transit.

Link Light Rail

• 1 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, SeaTac/Tukwila, Federal Way
• 2 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, Bellevue/Redmond

Bus

King County Metro

• Seattle: Routes 31, 32, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 65, 67, 70, 75, 79, 372
• Bellevue/Redmond: 255, 271

Sound Transit

• Bellevue/Redmond: Routes 542, 556
• Federal Way: Route 586
• Tacoma: Route 586

Intercity bus services that stop at SeaTac arrive from south of Seattle.

For information about transportation connections when arriving by intercity bus at SeaTac, please see the section on arriving by air to SeaTac (SEA).

Intercity bus services that stop at Tacoma Station arrive from south of Seattle.

For information about transportation connections when arriving by intercity bus at Tacoma Station, please see the section on arriving by intercity rail to Tacoma Station.

Intercity bus services that stop at Everett Station arrive from north and east of Seattle.

For information about transportation connections when arriving by intercity bus at Everett Station, please see the section on arriving by intercity rail to Everett Station.

A passenger ferry service connects to Seattle from Victoria, BC (Canada) operated by FRS Clipper. This passenger ferry arrives at Seattle’s Pier 69. Pier 69 is within walking distance of accommodation options in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.

For transit connections from Pier 69, please note that the nearest bus stops are within a 10- to 15-minute walk, and the nearest Sound Transit Link light rail stations are within a 25-minute walk.

Local connections within the City of Seattle and direct connections to accommodation zones outside of the City of Seattle are available on Sound Transit Link light rail and bus services operated by King County Metro.

Link Light Rail

• 1 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, SeaTac/Tukwila, Federal Way
• 2 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, Bellevue/Redmond

Bus

King County Metro

• Seattle: Rapid Ride D and E Lines; Routes 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 33, 56, 57, 111, 113, 124, 131, 132, 162, 177
• SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton: Routes 111, 124
• Federal Way: Route 177
• Bellevue/Redmond: Route 212

Colman Dock and Pier 50 are Seattle’s main central city ferry terminal for regional ferry service. Three types of ferry service are operated from these terminals; the services that connect to the Bainbridge Island/Bremerton accommodation zone are indicated in italics:

• Colman Dock: Washington State Ferries (WSF) car and passenger ferries to/from Bainbridge Island and Bremerton
• Pier 50: Kitsap Transit passenger fast ferries to/from Bremerton, Kingston, and Southworth
• Pier 50: King County Metro water taxi to/from West Seattle and Vashon Island

Colman Dock and Pier 50 are a 10-minute walk from the Sound Transit Link light rail Pioneer Square Station, a 15-minute walk from King Street Station, and a 15-minute walk from Seattle Stadium.

For all connections available from King Street Station, please see the sections on arriving by intercity rail at King Street Station (Seattle).

Local connections from Colman Dock and Pier 50 within the City of Seattle are available on Sound Transit Link light rail and bus services operated by King County Metro.

Direct connections from Colman Dock and Pier 50 to accommodation zones outside of the City of Seattle are available on Sound Transit Link light rail and bus services operated by King County Metro and Sound Transit. 

Link Light Rail

• 1 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, SeaTac/Tukwila, Federal Way
• 2 Line: Seattle, Lynnwood, Bellevue/Redmond

Bus

King County Metro

• Seattle: Rapid Ride C, D, E, and H Lines; Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 14, 17, 21, 24, 27, 28, 33, 36, 56, 57, 70, 111, 113, 124, 125, 131, 132
• SeaTac/Tukwila/Renton: Routes 111, 124
• Bellevue/Redmond: Routes 212, 218

Sound Transit

• Everett: Route 510
• Lynnwood: Route 515
• Bellevue/Redmond: Routes 550, 554
• Federal Way: Routes 577, 578
• Tacoma: Routes 590, 594, 595

Visitors planning to arrive in Seattle by car should anticipate high traffic volumes and limited parking in central Seattle for the duration of FWC26. Visitors wishing to arrive in the Seattle region by car are encouraged to travel into central Seattle by transit from all accommodation zones. Visitors with cars may utilize the Park-and-Ride facilities at selected Sound Transit 1, 2, N, and S Line stations.

Visitors crossing the border into the United States from Canada by car may refer to real-time estimated border crossing wait times at Peace Arch (I-5) and Pacific Highway (SR 543) crossings in Blaine, WA published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).