Sea-Tac Airport

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Photo of passengers exiting the train at Link Light Rail SeaTac Airport Station

Your link to the airport

Getting to and from the airport has never been easier. It takes 38 minutes between the airport and the heart of downtown Seattle. 

Access information on getting to the airport in the following videos, available in English, Spanish, and Chinese:

You can also jump on a bus to get you to your destination. Check out our handy trip planner to get things started.

Navigating light rail from SeaTac/Airport Station

Link light rail trains depart every 8-10 minutes for most of the day. From baggage claim, follow the signs for the Link light rail. 

Map of SeaTac Airport Station

From baggage carousel 16 at the terminal’s north end, go up one floor to the skybridge level. Head across Skybridge six and turn left through the parking garage to the light rail station. A free electric shuttle service operates between the light rail station and the airport skybridge.

Sound Transit and King County Metro have bus routes that stop at SeaTac Airport.

Sound Transit express buses have stops at the sound end of the main terminal on the lower drive. To find this bus stop, exit the baggage claim near carousel one and walk a short distance south to the bus stop.

King County Metro bus routes stop near the Link station on International Boulevard.  Follow the directions to the light rail station and take the pedestrian bridge across International Boulevard for these buses.

Details and schedules for these connecting bus routes are available here.   

For trip planning or translated guidance, contact our Passenger Care team at 1-888-889-6368. They are available Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST.

Our buses and trains are fully accessible

For help getting between SeaTac/Airport light rail station and the airport terminal, take the free electric carts between the station and the airport skybridge (north end of the garage). This service operates from 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. daily and is available to all. There is baggage storage on the back of the cart.

You can also call Prospect Airport Services at 206-246-1550 upon your arrival at the station, and they will send someone with a wheelchair as soon as possible. Their hours of operation are 4 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.