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    4.0 (325 reviews)
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    Dar O.

    Took the Link Rail from downtown Seattle by Pikes Place Market to the Sea-Tac Airport and it was a piece of cake. Very easy to navigate and get from one place to another. The stations and rail car themselves are very clean and well kept. Busy enough that you feel safe. Only took us about 35-45 minutes to get from Pikes Market to the airport, and it only cost us $3 per passenger one way! What a bargain. Can also go the other direction, from the airport to wherever you need to go. Highly recommend!

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    Sarah W.

    We utilized this transportation service to travel from SeaTac airport to near our hotel when we arrived in Seattle. Very convenient, affordable, fast, and user-friendly. Glad we didn't need to bother with a rental car or ride share service to easily accommodate our travel group of 5 people. Would be happy to repeat the experience.

    We had to get off at Sodo Station because our train malfunctioned. A replacement came in 10min.
    Gerry L.

    I used Seattle's Light Rail for the first time after arriving at SeaTac on the morning of the 30th. There is ample signage to direct one to the terminal and purchasing a ticket is easy. Why didn't Honolulu use this system as a model for its Skyline system? The cars are fast, quiet and the line runs above ground, on the ground and underground as needed. I was impressed on my first ride and more so on my second. On September 3, my train malfunctioned heading into Sodo Station so we all had to get off and wait for a replacement. It didn't take long, and we were on our way in less than 10 minutes. Three dollars for a one-way ticket ... It's a steal.

    Capital Hill station art
    Emil Joseph D.

    I've taken NYC metro, SF Bart/Muni, and Mexico City Metro; those cities are much larger and have had their systems for decades, gotta say Link holds its own and is smaller but very mighty. I've taken the new 2-line and 1 Line to and from the airport. I really hope they build it out to completion! 100% Clean and safety officers on 90% of the rides I've taken so far.

    King R.

    There's a lot to unpack here! The Link is a convenient mode of transportation, and the prices for a round trip from Angle Lake to Lynnwood are reasonable. The trips and stops are quick, which can be both good and bad. However, I am concerned about its cleanliness. Its popularity is understandable, especially if you don't mind the presence of homeless individuals. There's also a very distinctive, unpleasant odor that pervades the area, so be cautious of that. Additionally, the schedule is often affected by mechanical issues, resulting in wait times that can range from 15 to 45 minutes. The fare ambassadors are very active, so make sure you've paid before boarding. Overall, using the Link gets you to your destination without the hassle of sitting in traffic, saving both time and money.

    Angle Lake line
    Jane A.

    CONVENIENT $3 TICKET (4.25 stars) Seattle... not bad! For their first light rail built up I do feel local tax dollars have gone to good use. Although not as developed and comparable as other major cities public transportation, it will do! Instead of paying $30+ to get from downtown to the airport, everyone and their mama suggested taking "the link" to the airport for $3... YES, $3!!! :: DOWNTOWN TO SEATAC AIRPORT :: - Take the "Angle Lake" line (south) - Frequent departures and arrivals - $3 ticket to the airport - 12 stops - Drop off at the airport but on the other side of parking structure and only a few minute walk What I've learned... 1) You cannot buy tickets in advance at the machine as those tickets are ONLY GOOD FOR 2HRS. 2) There are websites and apps to find schedules but Google Maps had everything. I selected the route via light rail and it gave me all the details 3) Westlake Stop didn't have escalators doing down, only up in the morning hours. Only way down was by steps or elevator. Mind you, elevator smells horrific. Urine, poop, what have you. Not much choice if you have luggage. 4) it's about a 40 minute ride BUT why did it only feel like 15 minutes. Time on the lightrail goes by quick and you enjoy the view through downtown, Chinatown, sodo, and south Seattle areas. 5) Nobody checked my ticket. There was no gate that reads your ticket entering the station or exiting. It wasn't very well regulated. It was pointless to buy a ticket - might as well ride for free. Hope they expand with more lines. I think this is a great addition to Seattle especially that Seattle blew up from what I remember this city to be.

    It's newer on the trains are mostly clean. They have bathrooms that are actually clean transit police so it's very kept together and I do recommend.

    The map. Pretty hard to get lost.
    Craig W.

    Let's see: a ride from the airport to downtown (or from downtown to the airport) cost me $3 one way. Not $30. 3 dollars. The train was clean, quiet, and fairly quick. I think the ride to Pioneer Square, just south of downtown, took about 35 to 40 minutes. For 3 whole dollars. It's a fairly scenic ride, too. I didn't need to take an Uber. I didn't need to rent a car. Purchasing a ticket was simple. In most cities, you must drive to the airport and then pay ridiculous prices for parking. Or you take an Uber or taxi for a hefty fee. You don't know how good you have it if you have luggage and can train it to and from the airport. For 3 bucks.

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    Westlake Station - Going North

    Westlake Station

    4.0(60 reviews)
    0.9 mi•Downtown

    Over all clean smell of homelessness wasn't that bad inside outside a little bit more …read more The whole city as whole just smells bad they should pressure was the whole place . But trains run smoothly and loved the experience better then our New York trains

    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).

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

    Train to the airport! 05/14/2023

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    King Street Station - Beautiful architecture ....

    King Street Station

    3.7(131 reviews)
    0.0 mi•Pioneer Square

    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.

    King Street Station was ok. It's a fancy spacious station. They have lots of hard benches, but no…read morefirst class lounge. We started our journey in Sacramento and I liked that station better. There they have a first class lounge enclosed from the rest of the station. They offered non alcoholic drinks and snacks. In addition they have soft chairs and sofas to sit on. King Street Station totally lacked this. In addition in Sacramento a tram picks you up from the station and takes you to the door of the train so no dragging your luggage across the station. When we arrived at King Street Station they told us to sit on the hard benches even though we were traveling in first class. We had a roomette. The station has bathrooms, but the Women's room was closed for cleaning the entire time we were at the station. We were there an hour. They have a security desk as soon as you walk in, but they don't have luggage tags there. They announced over the loud speaker that announced everyone needs luggage tags. I talked to an attendant and they said they were out. Oops!!! Poor planning. They do have 2 vending machines. A drink one and a snack one. There is no cafe or coffee shop. Sacramento has a coffee shop attached to the station.

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    King Street Station - Sunday after Thanksgiving.

    Sunday after Thanksgiving.

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    King Street Station - Ticket office and check your passport there

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    Ticket office and check your passport there

    Amtrak Cascades - Roomette

    Amtrak Cascades

    2.9(139 reviews)
    0.0 mi•Pioneer Square

    Having had to change our plans due to needing medical care and being in Canada, we took the train…read morewith way too many bags to Seattle. Upon leaving the station, there were several taxis waiting. Several of these taxi drivers were grabbing at our bags and trying to fit my 6 foot tall husband (who has back issues as well and cannot move easily because of his medical condition) and the bags into the back of not one but at least two Prius vehicles--- we kept telling them that it was too small and to put our bags down and they refused to listen. Heated words broke out from them, and they would not listen to us. Finally, an Uber driver came with a large vehicle and we were able to be accommodated more comfortably. I totally am in support of the cab drivers, as I know, they have been squeezed out of the market by individual ridesharing, but these morons changed my mind, at least here in Seattle. UPDATE: 08:35Thursday, June 11... hubby has not received the promised call from customer service, which he was told he would re rice at 08:00 yesterday while in contact with the company ... good thing we didn't skip breakfast to re rice it.....

    Place is very clean inside the station. The amtrak itself could use an update. The table we sat on…read morewas broken but we managed. The line here can get very long if you are checking in a luggage so arrive early. Staff was friendly and very helpful. The ride from Seattle to Vancouver was beautiful, plenty of scenery.

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    Amtrak Cascades - The departure time was supposed to be 7:50

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    The departure time was supposed to be 7:50

    Issaquah Depot Museum - Issaquah town model inside one of the carts. Nice details. Noticed the trolley?

    Issaquah Depot Museum

    4.7(3 reviews)
    14.5 mi

    Used to have a trolley. Call and check if it's scheduled to run before you go. It is a 1925…read moretreasure!

    Around ten yrs ago when I moved to Issaquah, the Issaquah Depot Museum was just an old train…read morestation with one main building and some train carts. Thanks for the effort from Issaquah historical society, over the years it got renewed, improved and offered more activities for local community. My kid loves this depot museum and all the train carts around it. Ever since he started watching Thomas, he got fascinated by the trains. With all the tracks and train carts, he could spend lots of time here admiring them. And there is hidden treasure among the carts. Inside one of the cart is the model for old Issaquah town and train station, with all the detailed models of buildings, tracks, vehicles, trains. Excellently made model and IMHO it should be placed in the main building to attract more visiters. The main building was OK, typical small museum. Santa Clause is there around the holidays to take pictures with kids. About two yrs ago, local volunteers fixed the trolley and now it's running at the depot every weekend. It attracted quite some visitors ever since. With the red, golden and white paint, the trolley is simply beautiful and smooth. It also became the object for many photographers. It's nice to have such a nice museum around the neighborhood.

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    Issaquah Depot Museum - ISSAQUAH Holidays

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    Issaquah Depot Museum - Trolley and the conductors.

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    Trolley and the conductors.

    SeaTac/Airport Station - Dropped off daughter, Kaylah to check in Kuba. They're leaving this evening back to Spokane. Construction still underway. 9/26/25

    SeaTac/Airport Station

    4.4(164 reviews)
    10.7 mi

    My first time to take the light rail from Sea-Tac to my destination to meet my college friend who…read morelives up here. Easy to purchase the one-way $3 ticket. Easy to figure out which platform to stand on by following the map. The light rail announces every stop as it approaches and as it stops, announcing which side will be opening its doors. It was a smooth ride with a pretty view of the greenery and blue skies. Convenient, easy, good value.

    First interaction with the city, and it was a good one. My biggest concern when coming here was…read more'how was I going to get from the airport to my hotel.' I'm glad I did a little research before getting here. After a long walk from the terminal you find yourself at the platform. Not having an Orca card before getting here, I just did tap to pay. It's great to be able to do this as I was not in the mood to purchase a card right then. Being able to connect downtown from the airport is always going to be a plus. Public transit is an essential for any city, and Seattle did it right. If you don't have the Citymapper app, download it. You'll never look like a lost tourist in any city. With the information I needed on what stop to get off on, I was on my way. That is until the train got there. Until then, I was able to observe the platform. Plenty of space, especially at peak times when passengers are getting off of flights. Signage is aplenty. My biggest gripe with this is the frequency of trains. It felt like even though the schedule is on the board, they weren't directly following it. But back to the station. It is an easy station to use. Easy to navigate. Wide open spaces so you don't feel boxed in. Also, not bad views.

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    SeaTac/Airport Station - 7/27/24

    7/27/24

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