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    The departure time was supposed to be 7:50

    Train was allegedly supposed to depart from Seattle to Portland and 7:50, yet it was late.

    Tyler L.

    If you are visiting Seattle, I recommend you visit Vancouver as well, as that is an equally charming city. To do that, I took the Amtrak Cascades train. The ride is about 4.5 hours and it is much easier to take the train than driving. The train is fairly old, but the convenience and views will win you over. Because the Cascades train runs along the water, so you get amazing views of the water along the Pacific Northwest.

    Shannon S.

    This train for its route between Seattle and Vancouver sells out fast and it would certainly be advisable to plan your trip further in advance than I did. I barely was able to get a round trip planned out on this train weeks out so I would suggest doing it months out (especially for the summer high season) as I did mine in the low season of November and it was still challenging with no business class seats being available and very few other seats. The biggest disappointment I had is this train doesn't offer the famous Ivar's chowder for their morning ride unfortunately but they do offer beer all the time so that is the breakfast of champions. Overall the route between Seattle to Vancouver and Vancouver to Seattle is VERY scenic and the train itself is mostly comfortable enough. The train LEFT on time but going to Vancouver I had a 30 minute delay due to freight trains and on the way back to Seattle it was nearly an hour delay due to a broken down freight train. While the route is scenic it is good enough to just see it once so I would suggest taking a plane or car for one leg of the trip between these two cities as it will give you more time to enjoy these two interesting cities instead of travelling.

    Vacation, yay!

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    It's definitely worth the experience--great views and even stops. Can't complain about much. Seats are reasonable to get good rest on too.

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    Westlake Station Monorail - Monorail Westlake Station Entrance

    Westlake Station Monorail

    4.2(52 reviews)
    0.9 miDowntown

    A nice monorail station that takes you all the way down to the museum of pop culture, space needle…read moreand a few other touristy things, from Downtown Seattle. It was a little chaotic but centered in a busy area, that was expected. I liked that I was able to walk from Pike Market to this station in a few minutes. Buying tickets was easy and for a round trip ticket, it is about $3.50 a person. The station was clean and it was easy to buy tickets because they have self-service kiosks as well as a couple workers that will help you out with your purchase if you need it. The wait isn't long but I will say depending on the day, this place can start to get crowded quickly because the station itself is rather small. It is very well-lit and kept clean. They also have elevators for those that have difficulty with the stairs or escalators they also offer.

    A fun way to get to the Seattle center. A brief ride through parts of downtown Seattle. When I'm…read moretaking public transportation into the city and need to go to climate pledge, the needle or MOPOP this is fun mode of transportation. You can walk to Queen neighborhoods from here to. The monorail is clean, spacious and an Orca card works. There's only one stop and the monorail goes back and forth. Easy and reliable. It's on the third floor of the Westland center which is a mall. Don't drive! Take public transportation. SYOY!

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    Westlake Station Monorail - Monorail Westlake Station Entrance Gate

    Monorail Westlake Station Entrance Gate

    Westlake Station Monorail - Westlake Station Monorail

    Westlake Station Monorail

    Westlake Station Monorail - Monorail--natural light, above ground, not crowded

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    Monorail--natural light, above ground, not crowded

    Seattle Center Monorail - Blue Train going through the MoPOP tunnel

    Seattle Center Monorail

    3.8(331 reviews)
    1.8 miLower Queen Anne

    Connecting the busy Westlake light rail station to the touristy Seattle Center in downtown, the…read moreSeattle Monorail is 0.9 miles long, traveling on an elevated track, with the endpoints being the only stops. It takes about 3 minutes to travel between, costs $4 per one-way ride, and operates every 10 minutes. My wife and I took it twice during our one night trip to Seattle, and it was a good way to cut off a bit of a walk traveling from/to the airport and our hotel located at the Seattle Center. The monorail system was built in 1962 to take visitors to the World's Fair, which was being held at what is today the Seattle Center. It consists of 2 parallel single rail tracks, each with one train. After each 3 minute journey, the conductor has to walk the length of the train to get to the other forward facing 'locomotive' car, so there is a bit of time between the train arriving and the train leaving again (in the opposite direction). The two trains (Blue and Red) can run concurrently (often during high traffic times like during a Kraken hockey game), but I've only seen one of them run at a time. The space between the two tracks are where people boarding the train must wait, entering this space using an Orca card (tap-to-pay has yet to be implemented). There are no discounts for transfers to other Orca enabled transit. There is one seat on the locomotive car right next to the conductor, providing an unobstructed view facing forward. Would highly recommend doing that if riding it for the first time. It was my 4th time riding, but 1st time on that seat. Spoke to the conductor a little, and learned that for her, it's 42 round trips a day during her shift. Also noticed that the train passes right by the upper level windows of the Hyatt House hotel, so imaging guests in those rooms could get a cool view of the train as it zipped by.

    9/14/2025 - Took a monorail ride from the Seattle Monorail Center to downtown Seattle at the…read moreWestlake station in 3 or 4 minutes at a round trip prices $4 each way or $2 for seniors. The Monorail runs every 8 minutes. It is worth the trip!

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    Blue train on the guideway

    Seattle Center Monorail

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    Westlake Station - Going North

    Westlake Station

    4.0(59 reviews)
    0.9 miDowntown

    With the recent opening of the expansion of the 2 line going to Lynnwood from Redmond, this…read moreWestlake Station (like all the other stations in downtown Seattle) now services both the 1 AND 2 lines of the Sound Transit Link system. This means that one can take one train without transfer from here to Bellevue and Redmond, crossing Lake Washington on the world's first light rail pontoon railway. My wife and I took this route while visiting our daughter and son-in-law in Bellevue, and the crossing was a routine non-event, just like it is supposed to be. My last review for this station was 2 years, at which time, only the 1 line serviced this station. Because of the way they designed the routes, the inclusion of the 2 line was seamless, requiring no station outages during the transition. My only small gripe is the signage at a major connection point at the center near the elevators, still only shows the 1 line (with its stops at the airport and university), instead of now the opening of the entire East side of Puget Sound area, accessible via the 2 line. It's confusing for visitors...better just to state that lower level is for Sound Transit, instead of explicitly naming each line, if they don't want to change the signage every time. Another big addition that occurred earlier this year (Feb '26), is the use of tap-to-pay (using a tap enabled payment card to pay for fare at the point of entry) at all stations and bus lines (like NYC and London has). We still ended up using our preloaded Orca card this trip, but can discontinue that for future (unless taking the Monorail, which still requires an Orca card). Transfers are free for 2 hours from the first tap (excluding the Monorail), with initial charge being $3. There are no gates, with the pay stations being intentionally out of the way...it really is about the honor system to tap. We also used Westlake station as the transfer point to get from the monorail on the 3rd floor of the Westlake shopping center down to the lower level where the station actually is. Connecting to the 1 line, we got to Sea-Tac airport station in 41 minutes (though from there, it's quite a walk to get to the terminal area).

    So this is a major hub station and named after the most obvious point nearby - Westlake Shopping…read moreCenter - with its accompanying plaza (often free events and music here), major shopping, and major hotels and dining. This station has had some safety issues in the past so I don't frequent it as much as I would if it weren't for that concern.

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    Westlake Station - Train to the airport! 05/14/2023

    Train to the airport! 05/14/2023

    Westlake Station
    Westlake Station - Nice station

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    Nice station

    Seattle Metro Route 49 - Bus Stop

    Seattle Metro Route 49

    4.8(4 reviews)
    0.7 miDowntown

    The #49 trolleybuses are workhorses and they travel through some of my favorite and unique places…read morein Seattle. It runs through historical neighborhoods and serves students who attend Seattle Central College and UW. It travels by fun, vibrant storefronts of coffee shops, restaurants, and retail. You'll also see public art on sidewalks. If you continue to take it NB past Capitol Hill you'll eventually cross the University Bridge (opened in 1919) and into the U District. Right now you can take this bus from downtown Seattle to see the cherry blossoms at The Quad and the U District Cherry Blossom Festival. Sure you can take the light rail from Downtown to Capitol Hill to the U District but if you want to take the scenic route then take the 49.

    Metro 49 is great when I go out to Cap Hill since parking on Cap Hill is a huge pain. Every time my…read morefriends and I drive to Cap Hill, it would take at least 15 minutes to find a free parking spot in the evenings. It is also because I don't know the area that well enough. So this bus is great! The best part of the bus is that it runs super late until 2am or 3am! I feel bad for bus drivers who work late and have deal with super drunk people. But if I want to have a late night out with friends on the Hill or even in Downtown, I could definitely rely on bus 49! It does seem to take very long, though. The bus is not very fast and stops VERY frequently. The bus is often on time. The bus, however, seems very dirty most of the time. Not sure why that is.

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    Bus Stop

    Seattle Metro Route 49 - Bus Stop

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    Seattle Streetcar - South Lake Union - Inside the street car

    Seattle Streetcar - South Lake Union

    3.0(63 reviews)
    1.8 miSouth Lake Union

    Our first ride on the Seattle Street Car was a treat! The driver super helpful and friendly,…read moreengaging the littlest passengers with enthusiasm and sincere interest. Orca cards are accepted, but bus transfers are not! Just so you know. The trip is relatively short from the north end of downtown to SLU, but comfortable, smooth and clean. It's not too crowded; at least not early on a Thursday afternoon while most are lunching. The trolley provides easy access to MOHAI and the Center for Wooden Boats without having to search for and pay for limited hours parking.

    I hope they can salvage this somehow…read more As far as a people mover system, the South Lake Union Streetcar has as much appeal as the Seattle Monorail. It is a curiosity, but lacking in usefulness for most. The Streetcar runs from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the Eastlake area to a stop across the street from Westlake Center. There is a train every 15 minutes. The system seems to model itself like the Portland Streetcar, but the current streetcar system in Seattle is inferior in the same way that Seattle's Sound Transit Light Rail system is to the Portland MAX system. In its current state, I think the main use of it is in shuttling Amazon and Fred Hutchinson employees from Westlake to their respective offices. There is not a whole lot of Metro bus service in South Lake Union (SLU), so the Streetcar does alleviate that issue a bit. But seeing that Westlake is only several blocks south from SLU, I think most people including myself would prefer to walk the distance rather than wait for the Streetcar. I would only take it if there was a train leaving shortly that would save me a couple minutes. Work on a First Hill Streetcar is going on now and there has been talk of extending the SLU Streetcar further north which would be great if it happens. It would be a waste to not expand. Right now the value of this line is not there, but hopefully city planners can turn that around with some forward thinking expansion.

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    Seattle Streetcar - South Lake Union - Street car in SLU

    Street car in SLU

    Seattle Streetcar - South Lake Union - Streetcar map

    Streetcar map

    Seattle Streetcar - South Lake Union - Day pass for adults is $4.50 and expires that same evening

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    Day pass for adults is $4.50 and expires that same evening

    Eastside Trains - This big kid never wants to leave and wants to buy everything.  Our son likes it here too!

    Eastside Trains

    3.8(43 reviews)
    7.9 mi
    $$
    Certified professionals
    Family-owned & operated

    I was really looking forward to visiting East Side Trains because my son loves trains. His birthday…read moreis coming up, and I wanted to see which items grabbed his attention so I could plan something special. Unfortunately, the experience was extremely disappointing. From the moment we walked in, the staff completely ignored us. No greeting, no acknowledgment, not even a glance. I watched them welcome and gladly assist every older white couple who came in, but we were treated like we did not belong there. It felt uncomfortable and honestly a little shocking. This is something my son and I truly enjoy together, and I spend thousands of dollars each year on Lionel VisionLine and MTH Premier Line pieces along with other premium train collectibles. I came in ready to support this store, but after the way we were treated, I will not be spending a single dollar here again. No one offered help the entire time we were looking around, and the only interaction we had was at checkout. I am sharing this because people should know what kind of experience they might have here. For me, it was unwelcoming and disappointing, and I will be taking my business to places that treat every customer with respect.

    Friendly, knowledgeable people.Great selection of trains and related items. My grandson (and his…read moredad and grandpas) had a great time shopping here.

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    Playing trains

    Eastside Trains - Thomas the Train purchase

    Thomas the Train purchase

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