The train takes you straight from the airport to the city. I paid $6 for a round trip. One way is…read more$3.50. This is a lot cheaper than the train in Denver that does the same thing! Very convenient as you don't have to deal with traffic. Also lots of staff present!

If you're wondering why there's so many high school kids showing up at this stop it's because…read moreparents from the Rainier Beach area want their kids to go to Franklin so they get dropped off here. Vegetable Bin has been around since I was a kid. Was a little run down back then but they got a remodel since the RB Station was developed. Don't want them tourists talking S as they roll thru MLK. "Parable", "Dragonfly", "Increment", and "Flores, Fishmobile Crossing, and Pinwheel" are the art pieces commissioned at this station. This station is mainly just a pickup and drop off location but there are connecting buses like the 9 (Rainier Beach, Columbia City, Seattle University, Broadway), 106 (Renton, Skyway, Rainier Beach, Chinatown/International District), and 107 (Beacon Hill, Georgetown, Rainier Beach, Lakeridge, Renton). Via to Transit on-demand service is also available https://city.ridewithvia.com/seattle-via-to-transit

The King Street Union Station is only few blocks from the Seattle Seahawk's Lumen field Stadium…read more Actually the ramp from the station to street level has a wonderful view of the arena. The station primarily servers Amtrak trains, but there's adjacent entrance to the subway line as well, accessible via the ramp. The main building of the station has the iconic clock tower. The station's interior was also beautiful, with high ceilings, art decor on the walls, marble floors and shafts. There were plenty of benches for passengers to sit. Multiple displays were showing the arrival times of the trains. The atmosphere inside the station was much nicer than its exterior suddronding. Once we got to the station, we went to the baggage drop off area. A friendly staff member behind the counter helped us with weighing both of our luggages, tagging them and lining them up for the train. Our train arrived at the platform on time. Our tickets were checked at the door. Staff members were available on the platform to help us find the correct car. Overall I had a wonderful experience of boarding Amtrak train for the first time ever from this station.

We booked tickets Seattle to Portland in advance. Got the business class. Ground crew was very…read moreefficient and helpful. Checked baggage is available at both Seattle (King St) and Portland (Union Station). Passengers can also check up to four bags, first two free, next two with charge, 50 lbs per luggage. Lots of benches for travelers. Coffee station. Bathroom is good. Information board is clear. There was a homeless guy with blood on the head came to sit on a bench. Security came and asked if they need to call ambulance. Some words exchanged. Didn't escalate the situation. We left around that point. I think the security handled it well. Hopefully the guy got medical attention.

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.

Most first-world cities have a metro station at the airport just steps from the main arrivals and…read moredepartures areas and, in harsh climates, fully protected from the elements. In Seattle, by contrast, it's a long walk through ugly exposed concrete areas to a small station equally exposed to the region's cold, rainy weather. A truly brilliant design for cars and drivers!

Really nice train station. Skip the massive craziness of traffic and commuting and save your brain…read moreand time by using the train. If you are a local, your Orca pass works on this.

Parking is crowded, always, even with extra parking across the street. The station is fine, and…read moreconvenient, yet there are a lot of somewhat questionable loiterers on the premises at nearly all times. And security, imo, is still not up to par on the link light rail system in general. This station is not really handy to anything by foot unless you live in one of the apartment buildings nearby but it is handy by car to many eating and shopping spots, or the dentist or whathaveyou. Of course in the reverse it's handy to everywhere if you set off from here. We use this station sometimes to take trips to downtown Seattle or the u-district.

I think the ride is not that good for how much it costs and I have some mentally ill person you…read moreknow saying weird stuff and behind me so I'm not a fan it's very convenient though to go to Federal Way from from Tukwila I mean I didn't seem like it took that long if it was like more than a half hour I'd be surprised. Stumped as to why they can't go like 80 miles an hour on the straightaways?

It is so extremely convenient to hop on the light rail and get dropped off almost directly to my…read morejob. I can go from SHORELINE to Sea tag on the number one light rail, which is great and super easy for me and saving gas. I really can't wait until Federal Way and Tacoma are completed probably it'll take another 10 years but it's definitely gonna be worth the wait On the down side, there are not enough handicap parking spaces on each floor

Using public transportation in Seattle…read more..... My friend told me that we were gonna catch the light rail to go to Lumen Field for the Seahawks football game, and he also mentioned to me that we could also stop by Pike Place Market to "holo-holo", as the light rail would take us all the way to where we needed to go. I guess the light rail system has been used in Seattle for sometime now, as I could see there were lots of rail stations throughout the city. The station that we used to get onto the rail was the - Angle Lake Station, because it was the closest station in proximity to where my friend lived. The Angle Lake Station had a very large parking garage. After parking our car, it was a breeze to get onto the light rail & make our way to Pike Place Market, as well as Lumen Field. I can see how effective it is when light rail is built, & utilized properly. It certainly saved us a lot of money in the sense that we didn't have to look for parking while attending the Seahawks game, as I saw some parking places charging like $90.00 for game day parking. More rail stations are still being constructed, and my friend said he couldn't wait till the rail station in Federal Way is finished.

The Amtrak Train Depot offers excellent accessibility from Seattle Airport, with convenient public…read moretransportation connections via Light Rail and bus for only $5 per person - a significant savings compared to the $60 Uber fare. While the depot's lone staff member provides friendly and helpful service, travelers should note that there are no indoor facilities at this location. During our visit, when faced with 35 degree weather and a delayed train, we found a perfect solution at the Embassy Suites across the street. The hotel provided a comfortable indoor space where we could use the restrooms and enjoy a drink while waiting. Despite the lack of indoor facilities at the depot itself, the combination of affordable transportation options and nearby amenities made for a positive experience.

I've only used the Tukwila Station for Amtrak, not the local bus or train service…read more My family lives between SEA and PDX airports. Sometimes, I prefer to leave the airport at SEA and take a train south instead of making a connection to PDX. I am a person who likes train travel. One warning is that a taxi driver at SeaTac had NO IDEA where the Amtrak station was. He tried to google it while driving; I thought we would have an accident! If I go direct from airport to station, I use Lyft or Uber now instead. More often, if I stop at SEA, it's because I'm arriving at an ugly hour, so I stay at a hotel. The Marriott across the street is within easy walking distance to the Amtrak station, and they've got a free shuttle from the airport to the hotel for overnight guests. There are no employees to assist passengers, but there is a notice posted in the covered shelter on each of the two platforms indicating the typical track for every Amtrak service that passes thru. As of 2023, there is also an Amtrak app that gives status updates and includes notices about track changes. Here's a tip: if riding in coach, you'll probably board in the center of the train, so stand near the middle of the platform. Business class boards at the front of the train, which is the end furthest away from the raised wheelchair platform (which I have not seen used at Tukwila Station myself.) The shelters will keep the rain off, but they don't have doors that close, so it can be a chilly wait. Everything seems in good repair, though, and I didn't feel uncomfortable waiting on the platform as a woman alone around noon. I have no data points for later trains.

I commute into Seattle through this sounder station on a daily basis and the more time I am dropped…read moreand picked up from this area, I am beginning to realize how dangerous this station can be. From homeless people strung out on drugs, to people approaching you for money, in broad day light around 3 pm, there is a lot of police activity that makes me alert during my daily commute. The morning commute isn't so bad as most of the working individuals huddle together and the transit station worker is diligent with updates but arriving back to the station is a whole other experience. The other day, all of the sounder trains uptown and downtown were shut down due to somebody abandoning a stolen car on the tracks after a high speed police chase. Scary. Also the other day while waiting for my ride, a random gentleman approached me insisting he'd give me a ride. No thanks - creepy and scary.

Kent Station is your pretty average transit center. Plenty of buses that'll connect you to just…read moreabout anywhere as well as the train station. The train platform has plenty of security around and overall the station is fairly clean.

Andi is the best! I've never met a more helpful person. She communicated well and assisted us with…read moreour first ride on the train here in auburn. She was friendly and having fun with her job! Go Mariners!!

This place isn't the best! You've got homeless walking around n once in awhile sleeping. Racists…read moresecurity guards and the bathrooms are very gross and I haven't used them but I never will either. My recommendation is to use the bathroom somewhere before you arrive there. Most of the patrons that use them bathrooms are the homeless and druggies to shoot up. They've got some security guards that do what their supposed to do and that is to walk the entire property daily during their shifts and some whom refused to talk and just stand around and talk to people and ignore others. I was there and have seen them and how they treat people. Other stations are much nicer then this one, also with nicer guards. If you can help it I'd try to catch the sounder at a different location.