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INIHKD Conference Transportation Logistics

Travel between the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and downtown Seattle is easy via public transportation. There are several public transportation options between the airport and downtown, ranging from the new Sound Transit: Link Light Rail service that travels from the airport to five stops downtown, to door to door shuttles and taxi cabs. Most forms of public transportation go through downtown. You also have to go downtown to catch the Bainbridge Island ferry, en route to the INIHKD conference.
Ticket information and where to catch public transportation at the airport is outlined below.
More information can be found on the transportation Web sites linked under each item.

At the airport

After you collect your luggage, take the escalators up one level to the Parking Garage Skybridge, where you will find directions to the Sound Transit Link Light Rail, SuperShuttle, and taxi cabs.
The Seattle Downtown Airporter is reached from the terminal at door 00 (zero zero).
A map of where to catch ground transportation at the airport is available at http://www.portseattle.org/about/maps/ground.shtml.

Sound Transit Link Light Rail

Price and schedule: Tickets cost $2.50 one-way. Trains run every 7- to 10-minutes and run from 5:20 a.m. to 12:10 a.m. (except Sundays, when service hours are 6:20 a.m. to 11:05 p.m.).  The trip takes 37 minutes to Westlake Station in downtown Seattle.

Finding the train: After claiming your luggage, take the escalators up one level to the Parking Garage Skybridge.  At the parking garage, follow signs to “Sound Transit Link Light Rail” to the left.  Purchase your $2.50 magnetic ticket (higher value tickets can be used on future rides on buses, light rail and the ferry system) and tap on the card reader before boarding the train. Since the airport is the terminus, all trains go to Seattle.

Finding your hotel: In downtown Seattle, the train makes five stops in the Metro transit tunnel. Almost all downtown hotels will be within three or four blocks from University Station or Westlake Station.  Ask the hotel or consult a map to find out which station is closest to your hotel.  When you exit the train, be sure to tap the magnetic card reader again.
For more information, see http://www.soundtransit.org/

SuperShuttle

Price and schedule: From the airport to downtown, the average fare is $27 + 15% tip.  (Single passengers are charged $36 + 15% tip; additional passengers are charged $10 extra.)

Finding the shuttle: After claiming your luggage, take the escalators up one level to the Parking Garage Skybridge.  At the parking garage, take escalators down one level (Level Three) to the Ground Transportation Information Desk, where inquiries and reservations may be made.

Finding your hotel: SuperShuttle offers door-to-door service.
For more information, see:  http://supershuttle.shuttlefare.com/make_res.jsf

Taxi Cabs

Average price: $35 plus 15% tip

Finding a taxi: After claiming your luggage, take the escalators up one level to the Parking Garage Skybridge.  At the parking garage, take escalators down one level (Level Three).
For more information, see http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/ground/taxi.shtml

Seattle Downtown Airporter

Price and schedule: Fares are $11.00 one way or $18.00 roundtrip to several specific downtown hotels.  The Airporter runs every 45 minutes.

Finding the Airporter: After claiming your luggage, follow the signs for “Scheduled Airporter Services” at Door 00 (zero-zero) to purchase tickets and board the bus.

Hotels served: The Airporter operates between SeaTac Airport and the Crowne Plaza, Fairmont Olympic, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Renaissance Seattle Hotel, Seattle Sheraton, Warwick Hotel and Westin Hotel.
For more information, see http://www.graylineseattle.com/airportexpress1.cfm

Navigating Downtown Seattle

Downtown Seattle is compact but hilly, and covers an area about 14 blocks long and five blocks wide.  Most tourist areas are located in downtown--the retail core, Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square and Chinatown.  The Space Needle and Seattle Center are short bus rides or a monorail ride away.  Buses in Downtown Seattle are FREE every day from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., including buses that run through the Metro transit tunnel under Third Avenue.  (Trains, however, are NOT FREE.)
For more information on Seattle Metro buses, see http://metro.kingcounty.gov/.

Tip:

  • Avenues run north/south and are numerical.
  • Streets run east/west and are named.

Click this link to see the Washington State Convention and Visitor’s Bureau map of downtown:

http://www.visitseattle.org/images/maps/pdf/MapDowntown.pdf.  For more maps, see their Web site at: http://www.visitseattle.org/visitors/maps/default.asp

From Downtown Seattle to the INIHKD Conference in Suquamish

Traveling from Seattle to the INIHKD venue in Suquamish requires a beautiful, 35-minute ferry ride and shuttle bus service on the other side. 

Finding the ferry terminal: The Washington State Ferry Terminal in downtown Seattle is located at Pier 52 (at the foot of Marion Street and the waterfront).

Getting there: The Ferry Terminal is a moderate 7-10 block walk downhill from most downtown hotels or a short taxi ride away.  (If taking the free bus in the Metro transit tunnel, the closest station is Pioneer Square Station.)  Walk to Marion Street, then downhill toward the bay and cross the pedestrian overpass at 1st Avenue to the Ferry Terminal. 

Price and schedule: Purchase tickets for “Bainbridge Island,” $6.90 roundtrip and wait to board the correct ferry (not “Bremerton”).  Ferries operate every 40-60 minutes.  Ferry schedule

Getting to Suquamish: After crossing the Puget Sound waterway, disembark at the Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal and head to shuttle bus area just outside the terminal. 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHUTTLE BUS WILL BE UPDATED CLOSER TO THE CONFERENCE DATES

Return trip from Suquamish to Seattle and the Airport

Tip: On the return ferry ride from Bainbridge Island to Seattle, pasenger fares are not collected nor are tickets checked. Although, car and driver must pay on both Bainbridge to Seattle and Seattle to Bainbridge ferry rides.

Getting to the airport: If you are headed directly to the airport, from the Seattle Ferry Terminal, take the free #99 Waterfront bus to the International District station and board Sound Transit Link Light Rail to the airport ($2.50).

Links

Ground Transportation at the Airport:  http://www.portseattle.org/about/maps/ground.shtml.
Seattle: http://www.visitseattle.org/visitors/maps/default.asp
Seattle Metro Public Transportation: http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm