No Car Travel
How to get to or from SeaTac Airport or Seattle without driving. Although there are no direct routes, there are many ways!
| Options |
Option 1 - SeaTac - Bainbridge Ferry - Port Townsend Or you can take Metro Transit Bus Routes 174 or 194, ($1.25) but you do not go directly to the Ferry Terminal, although it does get you to downtown Seattle bus terminal, you walk 6 blocks to the ferry terminal. Ask the driver where to get off. Then travel across the Puget Sound from Seattle to Bainbridge Island on a Washington State Ferry (about $7). See WSDOT Ferry Fares for current rates. Use Kitsap Transit bus #90 from the ferry terminal on Bainbridge Island to Poulsbo. Transfer to Jefferson Transit to get from Poulsbo to Port Townsend on bus #7. See Public Transportation. |
Option 2 - Independent Bus Sea Tac - Port Townsend |
Option 3 - Independent Bus Sea Tac - Port Townsend Port Townsend to Sea Tac trip costs $49 one way and $79 round trip. Rates between Port Townsend and Greyhound or Amtrak are $39 one way and $69 round trip. See Public Transportation. |
| Option 4 - Public Bus/Overnight Stay -
Port Townsend - SeaTac PDF for Jefferson Transit/Airport trip here under "GOING TO SEATAC AIRPORT?". For additional information on how to use public transit to get to the airport, please call Jefferson Transit at (360) 385-4777. See Public Transportation. |
Option 5 - Independent Bus Sea Tac - Silverdale From there use the Kitsap Transit to Poulsbo then Jefferson Transit from Poulsbo to PT. See Public Transportation. |
| Option 6 - Arrive by Air Flying from Sea-Tac Int'l Airport to Jefferson Airport on a chartered flight from Goodwin Aviation or one of the other air charters at the Airport. From there taxi or rent a car to get to Port Townsend. See Air Travel. |
| Option 7 - Ride your Bike Riding your bike takes about 3-4 hours from the Bainbridge terminal to downtown Port Townsend. Only for experienced riders or touring cyclists. Take Highway 305 to Highway 3 North. Then west on Highway 104 - Use extreme caution on the Hood Canal Bridge. Go north on Highway 19 to Chimacum and then continue north to Highway 20 and into PT. |
| Option 8 - Arrive by Boat A few pleasant hours spent cruising up to PT will put you in the perfect frame of mind. Unless there's a special ferry though, you'll have to use your own boat! |
| Option 9 - Arrive by train in Seattle or Edmonds,
then Bus Arriving by train in Seattle involves a short taxi ride to the Bainbridge ferry terminal to meet with the ferry to Bainbridge. Need to bus from there so see Option 1. If arriving by train in Edmonds, just walk from the train station to the Kingston ferry, pay the west-bound fare and hop aboard. Kitsap Transit Route #92 bus service from there brings you to the Poulsbo Transfer Station where you need to connect with Jefferson Transit Route #7 to PT. See Public Transportation. |
| Option 10 - Walk Yes, it may take about 12 hours, but you'll be unique and see scenery no one else would at a higher speed... |
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