Departing Flight Information - Tuesday, September 1, 2009
United Airlines
From Springfield Regional (SGF) Flight 7896 Departs: 6:21 AM
To Denver Intl (DEN) Arrives: 7:20 AM
United Airlines Flight 875
From Denver Intl (DEN) Departs: 8:32 AM
To Seattle Tacoma Intl (SEA) Arrives: 10:25 AM
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Returning Flight Information - Monday, September 7, 2009
United Airlines Flight 356
From Seattle Tacoma Intl (SEA) Departs: 2:32 PM
To Denver Intl (DEN) Arrives: 6:10 PM
United Airlines Flight 6634
From Denver Intl (DEN) Departs: 7:55 PM
To Springfield Regional (SGF) Arrives: 10:35 PM
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I knew once it got closer, more of you kids will be placing your info up. It just makes me so proud. *Sniffles*
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Seattle (SEA) to Houston (IAH) 09/06/09 11:45 pm - 5:48 am Continental 767
Houston (IAH) to Indianapolis (IND) 09/07/09 7:45 am - 11:02 am Continental 2586
Made sure it was late enough to run into you guys for a little while at the post-PAX
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did alaska airlines change anyone's flights? I got a rude awakening finding out that instead of return home at 7pm they changed my flight to leave at 5pm cutting my sunday fun short! can they do that?!
And I just checked. As it is July 1st, they have gone up. Damn.
Well I'm going to buy them soon as I can.
Not train trippin' it this year, the seats are uncomfortable, it's really hard to sleep without a sleeper car, and I want to participate in more Pre-PAX events.
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did Alaska airlines change anyone's flights? I got a rude awakening finding out that instead of return home at 7pm they changed my flight to leave at 5pm cutting my Sunday fun short! can they do that?!
Yes, they can. Change without any notices clause. However, I did receive an EMail that mine changed. Doesn't helped that I booked it through PriceLine and they tell me everything (super-nice they are, to me.) But yeah, our sleep-in-on-Monday has been cut short as well.
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Got my departing flight purchased. Working on the return flight details.
Departing Flight Information - Thursday, September 3, 2009 (Arrives Thursday, September 3, 2009)
Northwest Airlines
(operated by Delta Airlines)
Flight 9281
3h 40m , 1351mi From
Indianapolis Intl (IND)
Indianapolis, IN
Departs: 7:15 A.M. To
Salt Lake City Intl (SLC)
Salt Lake City, UT
Arrives: 8:55 A.M. Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD90 (Jet)
Economy/Coach Class
Northwest Airlines
(operated by Skywest Airlines)
Flight 5982
2h 12m , 688mi From
Salt Lake City Intl (SLC)
Salt Lake City, UT
Departs: 9:40 A.M. To
Seattle Tacoma Intl (SEA)
Seattle, WA
Arrives: 10:52 A.M. Aircraft
Canadair Regional Jet 900 (Jet)
Economy/Coach Class
Had a minor flight-change, apparently. Just arrive slightly later, no big deal.
Flight 493
1h 56m, 502 mi
From
Indianapolis Intl (IND)
Indianapolis, IN
Departs: 7:15 AM To
Minneapolis St Paul Intl (MSP)
Minneapolis, MN
Arrives: 8:11 AM
Aircraft
Douglas DC-9-50
Economy/Coach Class
Flight 171
3h 47m, 1394 mi
From
Minneapolis St Paul Intl (MSP)
Minneapolis, MN
Departs: 9:15 AM
To Seattle Tacoma Intl (SEA)
Seattle, WA
Arrives: 11:02 AM
Aircraft
Boeing 757-300
Economy/Coach Class
Tickets get! FYI to anyone in Phoenix who hasn't bought tickets yet - Southwest is having a sale this week $99 one way to Seattle. Get them while they're cheap! For 2 round trip tickets, my total was $438.40.
Wed September 2
Southwest Flight 3612
Depart Phoenix at 7:40pm
Arrive Seattle/Tacoma at 10:40pm
Tue September 8
Southwest Flight 2903
Depart Seattle/Tacoma at 8:10pm
Arrive Phoenix at 11:05pm
This way we'll be there for all the pre- and post-PAX activites, and still have time for a day around the city. Should be a fun trip!
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edited July 2009
OP updated.
Once I come back from Comic-Con--and have a chance to take a mini-break (a week! ~_~;;) from school; I will be more focused on making the list a little prettier. How? Spreadsheets, folks. Spread. Sheets.
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Northwest Airlines # 155
Minneapolis St Paul Intl (MSP) to Seattle/Tacoma Intl (SEA)
Departure (MSP): September 2, 7:05 AM CDT (morning)
Arrival (SEA): September 2, 8:40 AM PDT (morning)
Alaska Airlines # 36
Seattle/Tacoma Intl (SEA) to Minneapolis St Paul Intl (MSP)
Departure (SEA): September 7, 7:30 AM PDT (morning)
Arrival (MSP): September 7, 12:47 PM CDT (afternoon)
JetBlue from Boston to Seattle baby. Leaving a little early on Sunday tho to avoid a redeye and layovers. :-/
As far as I know the flight's booked up too. $399.20 before any upgrades.
03 Sep 09 495 Boston, MA 08:45am Seattle, WA 11:56am
06 Sep 09 496 Seattle, WA 12:56pm Boston, MA 9:05pm
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Alright! 28 days and 16 hours to go until the awesomeness that will happen in Seattle...no, not the one with Music and Art...that other thing with Music and Art (Video Game Art, that is! :P)
The OP ish updated. Bumping this since now new kids are coming into the forum and!
I like to announce that this weekend, I will be working on Goggle-Docs to organise the list. It will be in Alphabetical Order by Forum Handles (Also known as will be in parentheses directly after.) If you have any +1 or +fill-in-the-blank-number, please tell me and I will have it (in Google-Docs) in the format of this: ~+fill-in-the-blank-number~
Okie! All done!
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You don't have to do the formatted thing. That's what I will be doing on the Google-Doc, but thank you all in all!
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Okie! I got the Google-Doc up and at 'em in the OP! Please continue to post on this thread if there are any +1 or +fill-in-the-blank-number of folks that are joining you.
I will keep it updated as much as I can up until I leave for Seattle on September 3rd!
I'm looking to change to a later return flight if possible, because leaving a hotel at 3 in the morning to make sure I arrive in plenty of time for check-in would suck.
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I'm looking to change to a later return flight if possible, because leaving a hotel at 3 in the morning to make sure I arrive in plenty of time for check-in would suck.
Added. And did you get transferable tickets or are you gonna pay the penalty fee?
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I'm looking to change to a later return flight if possible, because leaving a hotel at 3 in the morning to make sure I arrive in plenty of time for check-in would suck.
Added. And did you get transferable tickets or are you gonna pay the penalty fee?
I'll have to pay the penalty if I do, sadly. But I picked up the tickets for under $300 (w/ taxes and fees), so I'm not too shaken up about it.
What's the usual range of fee on switching out a flight? This would be the first time I've had to do so.
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I'm looking to change to a later return flight if possible, because leaving a hotel at 3 in the morning to make sure I arrive in plenty of time for check-in would suck.
Added. And did you get transferable tickets or are you gonna pay the penalty fee?
I'll have to pay the penalty if I do, sadly. But I picked up the tickets for under $300 (w/ taxes and fees), so I'm not too shaken up about it.
What's the usual range of fee on switching out a flight? This would be the first time I've had to do so.
Umm, if it's similar to the "You missed your flight and now you have to wait for the next one" fee, it's $100...but that was back in 2006 when that happened.
However, looking up on United and Continental, it may be up to a $75 fee IF it's same day flight change.
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Thought I'd fill in some local bus info for getting from the Airport to the WSCTC:
The transit stop at SeaTac Airport is at the end of baggage claim drive just outside the doors from the international baggage claim on the far south end of the baggage claim area. It's a fancy new area with art you'll know when you find it. Metro Transit (cheapest):
Note the bus tunnel is only open M-Sat 5am-1am, Sun 6am-midnight, outside of these hours your bus will be routed on surface streets.
Route 194: Take this one. This is an express bus and will take you on the freeway to the downtown transit tunnel.
To Downtown Seattle:
Weekdays: approximately 4x per hour 6am - 9:15pm
Saturdays: approximately 2x per hour 6:30am - 9:00pm
Sundays: approximately 2x per hour 6:30 am - 7:30pm
To SeaTac Airport:
Weekdays: approximately 4x per hour 4:30am - 10:00pm
Saturdays: approximately 2x per hour 4:45am - 9:45pm
Sundays: approximately 2x per hour 4:45 am - 6:45pm
Route 174: This is known as one of the roughest routes in the Metro system. This is a non-express and will take you longer but sometimes it can be the only option. If you ride this route, sit in the front of the bus and don't make eye contact. I've taken it, you'll be fine and will likely get a good story to tell!
To Downtown Seattle:
Weekdays: approximately 2x per hour 4:50am - 2:30am
Saturdays: approximately 2x per hour 5:20am - 2:45am
Sunday/Holiday: approximately 2x per hour 6:25 am - 2:40am
To SeaTac Airport:
Weekdays: approximately 2x per hour 5:20am - 3:30am
Saturdays: approximately 2x per hour 6:14am - 3:30am
Sunday/Holiday: approximately 2x per hour 6:25am - 3:30am
Fares:
$1.75
Exception: Monday - Friday 6am-9am and 3pm-6pm is considered "peak" and the airport will be charged a 2-zone fare of $2.50
Fares must be in cash, and exact change. You can feed the box extra, but you won't get change.
Sound Transit:
For $3 you can get the hippest new ride in town! Link Light Rail! Just opened in July. The only catch is that the airport station is not open yet and you will have to ride a connector bus from SeaTac Airport (at the bus stop outside baggage claim) to the Tukwilla Station. At the Tukwilla Station you can purchase your $3 ticket from the Ticket Vending Machine which accepts cash, debit, Visa, and MasterCard. You may also opt to purchase an Orca Card from the TVM if you plan on spending lots of time in Seattle riding lots of Transit.
From SeaTac Airport to Downtown Link Connector:
Weekdays: approximately 5-6x per hour 5:00am - 11:55pm
Saturday: approximately 4-6x per hour 5:00am - 11:40pm
Sunday/Holiday: approximately 4-6x per hour 6:00am - 12:30am
From Downtown to SeaTac Airport:
The Link Light Rail's first stop is at Westlake Station in the bus tunnel.
Weekdays: every 7-15 minutes, 5:19am - 12:34am
Saturday: every 10-15 minutes, 5:19am - 12:36am
Sunday: every 10-15 minutes, 5:19am - 11:35pm
Taxi:
From SeaTac Airport there is only one taxi company STITA
It is a $40 flat fee to downtown Seattle.
Shuttle Express:
This is a shared van service. I have used it from my home to the airport on numerous occasions and I know they also do hotel stops. If you're going to an outlying neighborhood to stay with friends I highly recommend this service instead of trying to connect to multiple buses or pay high taxi fares. You can also book in advance online so that all you have to do when you leave the van is sign your credit card receipt and leave a tip.
Grey Line Airporter:
$18 flat fee to downtown hotels. I haven't used this service before but it seems to be popular and you can book online.
Thought I'd fill in some local bus info for getting from the Airport to the WSCTC:
Super helpful! I used the Gray Line last year, but I might try the light rail. The Westlink Station is the closest to the convention center, right? Anyone have any experience / horror stories on the Sound Transit?
If you're on the light rail Westlake station is the closest. You can switch to any tunnel bus and go one farther to Convention Place Station, but it's not necessary. When you exit Westlake Station, exit at Nordstrom and you'll be on 5th & Pine St and the WSCTC area is a few blocks north from there.
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Whoo! Added in the transportation information onto the OP. Thank you, tricky!
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For those taking SFO and returning anytime prior to Tuesday, September 8th, here are alternate routes to get around The Bay Bridge:
For any locations in San Francisco, take 101-N and all the exits (including 80-E) PRIOR to The Bay Bridge will still be available.
For any locations beyond San Francisco (i.e. Emeryville and eastward,) this was the simplest way I found:
~101-S towards San Jose
~Merge onto 92-E via Exit 414B towards Hayward
~Merge onto 880-N towards Oakland
~Stay to the Right and exit on 980-E towards CA-24/Walnut Creek
~Merge onto 580-W towards San Francisco
~Merge onto 80-E towards Vallejo/Sacramento
If you have other options, then please post!
Thank you!
P.S. Only 20 more days! Wherever you are coming from, book your flights NOW!
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If you're on the light rail Westlake station is the closest. You can switch to any tunnel bus and go one farther to Convention Place Station, but it's not necessary. When you exit Westlake Station, exit at Nordstrom and you'll be on 5th & Pine St and the WSCTC area is a few blocks north from there.
Much obliged! Looking forward to riding the future of tomorrow's transportation, today.
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edited August 2009
Ah. The signs of PAX nearing...you have to bump the thread.
Anywho! I do hope that everyone has their flight information in order and stuff.
If you have not purchased your plane tickets, I suggest now would be a good time--more than likely be expensive being so close to the date you want it; but it's worth a shot.
Remember, you CAN check to make sure that your flight is on time 24 hours prior to flight on your airline's website. You can also check in, but I advise not to since you have luggage. The E-Kiosks of the Airlines (if available) are kinda easier IMO.
I do hope everyone will have a safe and smooth flights to/from SEATAC and I will see everyone at PAX!
....Or if you are those crazy-awesome folks, I will see you at the Tri-Wizard!
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Ah. The signs of PAX nearing...you have to bump the thread.
Anywho! I do hope that everyone has their flight information in order and stuff.
If you have not purchased your plane tickets, I suggest now would be a good time--more than likely be expensive being so close to the date you want it; but it's worth a shot.
Remember, you CAN check to make sure that your flight is on time 24 hours prior to flight on your airline's website. You can also check in, but I advise not to since you have luggage. The E-Kiosks of the Airlines (if available) are kinda easier IMO.
I do hope everyone will have a safe and smooth flights to/from SEATAC and I will see everyone at PAX!
....Or if you are those crazy-awesome folks, I will see you at the Tri-Wizard!
For many airlines you can check in online 24hrs early even if you do have luggage. This allows you to reserve your seat and confirm that you will indeed be on the flight. Then you just deop off your luggage at the desk.
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Thursday, September 3rd
American Airlines #1536
Departing Oklahoma City 6:00AM -> Arriving Dallas Fort Worth 6:55AM
American Airlines #529
Departing Dallas Fort Worth 8:25AM -> Arriving Seattle Tacoma 10:55AM
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Monday, September 7th
American Airlines #1062
Departing Seattle Tacoma 6:00AM -> Arriving Dallas Fort Worth 11:55AM
American Airlines #2068
Departing Dallas Fort Worth 12:35PM -> Arriving Oklahoma City 1:30PM
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Departing Flight Information - Tuesday, September 1, 2009
United Airlines
From Springfield Regional (SGF)
Flight 7896
Departs: 6:21 AM
To Denver Intl (DEN)
Arrives: 7:20 AM
United Airlines
Flight 875
From Denver Intl (DEN)
Departs: 8:32 AM
To Seattle Tacoma Intl (SEA)
Arrives: 10:25 AM
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Returning Flight Information - Monday, September 7, 2009
United Airlines
Flight 356
From Seattle Tacoma Intl (SEA)
Departs: 2:32 PM
To Denver Intl (DEN)
Arrives: 6:10 PM
United Airlines
Flight 6634
From Denver Intl (DEN)
Departs: 7:55 PM
To Springfield Regional (SGF)
Arrives: 10:35 PM
And now I have my return flight:
Seattle (SEA) to Houston (IAH) 09/06/09 11:45 pm - 5:48 am Continental 767
Houston (IAH) to Indianapolis (IND) 09/07/09 7:45 am - 11:02 am Continental 2586
Made sure it was late enough to run into you guys for a little while at the post-PAX
You = Mega Awesome.
Departure: 09/07 - 9.45AM on Alaska flight #668 to Austin, TX
Flight from Toronto to Chicago: American Airlines flight 4496
Flight from Chicago to Seattle: American Airlines flight 1843
Flight from Seattle to Chicago: AA flight 1238
Flight from Chicago to Toronto: AA flight 4509
You = Awesome.
[X] Train tix
[_] Finish Vivi costume
[X] Anxiously wait
And I just checked. As it is July 1st, they have gone up. Damn.
Well I'm going to buy them soon as I can.
Not train trippin' it this year, the seats are uncomfortable, it's really hard to sleep without a sleeper car, and I want to participate in more Pre-PAX events.
I exclaimed "Khoo is my Sensei!"
So if memes make great shirts,
And Pod Six is Jerks,
Then Moe, Khoo and I had our day.
Yes, they can. Change without any notices clause. However, I did receive an EMail that mine changed. Doesn't helped that I booked it through PriceLine and they tell me everything (super-nice they are, to me.) But yeah, our sleep-in-on-Monday has been cut short as well.
Had a minor flight-change, apparently. Just arrive slightly later, no big deal.
Flight 493
1h 56m, 502 mi
From
Indianapolis Intl (IND)
Indianapolis, IN
Departs: 7:15 AM To
Minneapolis St Paul Intl (MSP)
Minneapolis, MN
Arrives: 8:11 AM
Aircraft
Douglas DC-9-50
Economy/Coach Class
Flight 171
3h 47m, 1394 mi
From
Minneapolis St Paul Intl (MSP)
Minneapolis, MN
Departs: 9:15 AM
To Seattle Tacoma Intl (SEA)
Seattle, WA
Arrives: 11:02 AM
Aircraft
Boeing 757-300
Economy/Coach Class
Wed September 2
Southwest Flight 3612
Depart Phoenix at 7:40pm
Arrive Seattle/Tacoma at 10:40pm
Tue September 8
Southwest Flight 2903
Depart Seattle/Tacoma at 8:10pm
Arrive Phoenix at 11:05pm
This way we'll be there for all the pre- and post-PAX activites, and still have time for a day around the city. Should be a fun trip!
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Tues September 1
United Flight 509
Departs: 9:35 PM
Arrives: 11:17 PM
Mon September 7
Frontier Flight 432
Departs: 10:55 AM
Arrives: 2:30 PM
Once I come back from Comic-Con--and have a chance to take a mini-break (a week! ~_~;;) from school; I will be more focused on making the list a little prettier. How? Spreadsheets, folks. Spread. Sheets.
Thurs Sept 3
Airtran Flight 17
Departing ATL 10:10PM
Arriving SEA 12:30AM
Mon Sept 7
Airtran Flight 16
Departing SEA 1:35PM
Arriving ATL 9:20PM
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Northwest Airlines # 155
Minneapolis St Paul Intl (MSP) to Seattle/Tacoma Intl (SEA)
Departure (MSP): September 2, 7:05 AM CDT (morning)
Arrival (SEA): September 2, 8:40 AM PDT (morning)
Alaska Airlines # 36
Seattle/Tacoma Intl (SEA) to Minneapolis St Paul Intl (MSP)
Departure (SEA): September 7, 7:30 AM PDT (morning)
Arrival (MSP): September 7, 12:47 PM CDT (afternoon)
As far as I know the flight's booked up too. $399.20 before any upgrades.
03 Sep 09 495 Boston, MA 08:45am Seattle, WA 11:56am
06 Sep 09 496 Seattle, WA 12:56pm Boston, MA 9:05pm
The OP ish updated. Bumping this since now new kids are coming into the forum and!
I like to announce that this weekend, I will be working on Goggle-Docs to organise the list. It will be in Alphabetical Order by Forum Handles (Also known as will be in parentheses directly after.) If you have any +1 or +fill-in-the-blank-number, please tell me and I will have it (in Google-Docs) in the format of this: ~+fill-in-the-blank-number~
Okie! All done!
Properly formatted, ~+1~.
You don't have to do the formatted thing. That's what I will be doing on the Google-Doc, but thank you all in all!
I will keep it updated as much as I can up until I leave for Seattle on September 3rd!
PAX 2009 Flyers
Departing flight:
Thursday September 3rd
Frontier Flight 835
Leaves MCI (Kansas City International) 10:14AM
Arrives at SEA 1:52PM
Returning flight:
Moday September 7th
Frontier Flight 216
Leaves SEA 6:15AM
Arrives MCI 12:55PM
I'm looking to change to a later return flight if possible, because leaving a hotel at 3 in the morning to make sure I arrive in plenty of time for check-in would suck.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Added. And did you get transferable tickets or are you gonna pay the penalty fee?
I'll have to pay the penalty if I do, sadly. But I picked up the tickets for under $300 (w/ taxes and fees), so I'm not too shaken up about it.
What's the usual range of fee on switching out a flight? This would be the first time I've had to do so.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Umm, if it's similar to the "You missed your flight and now you have to wait for the next one" fee, it's $100...but that was back in 2006 when that happened.
However, looking up on United and Continental, it may be up to a $75 fee IF it's same day flight change.
My frugality is showing.
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I actually never heard of it until you said it.
The transit stop at SeaTac Airport is at the end of baggage claim drive just outside the doors from the international baggage claim on the far south end of the baggage claim area. It's a fancy new area with art you'll know when you find it.
Metro Transit (cheapest):
Note the bus tunnel is only open M-Sat 5am-1am, Sun 6am-midnight, outside of these hours your bus will be routed on surface streets.
Route 194: Take this one. This is an express bus and will take you on the freeway to the downtown transit tunnel.
To Downtown Seattle:
Weekdays: approximately 4x per hour 6am - 9:15pm
Saturdays: approximately 2x per hour 6:30am - 9:00pm
Sundays: approximately 2x per hour 6:30 am - 7:30pm
To SeaTac Airport:
Weekdays: approximately 4x per hour 4:30am - 10:00pm
Saturdays: approximately 2x per hour 4:45am - 9:45pm
Sundays: approximately 2x per hour 4:45 am - 6:45pm
Route 174: This is known as one of the roughest routes in the Metro system. This is a non-express and will take you longer but sometimes it can be the only option. If you ride this route, sit in the front of the bus and don't make eye contact. I've taken it, you'll be fine and will likely get a good story to tell!
To Downtown Seattle:
Weekdays: approximately 2x per hour 4:50am - 2:30am
Saturdays: approximately 2x per hour 5:20am - 2:45am
Sunday/Holiday: approximately 2x per hour 6:25 am - 2:40am
To SeaTac Airport:
Weekdays: approximately 2x per hour 5:20am - 3:30am
Saturdays: approximately 2x per hour 6:14am - 3:30am
Sunday/Holiday: approximately 2x per hour 6:25am - 3:30am
Fares:
$1.75
Exception: Monday - Friday 6am-9am and 3pm-6pm is considered "peak" and the airport will be charged a 2-zone fare of $2.50
Fares must be in cash, and exact change. You can feed the box extra, but you won't get change.
Sound Transit:
For $3 you can get the hippest new ride in town! Link Light Rail! Just opened in July. The only catch is that the airport station is not open yet and you will have to ride a connector bus from SeaTac Airport (at the bus stop outside baggage claim) to the Tukwilla Station. At the Tukwilla Station you can purchase your $3 ticket from the Ticket Vending Machine which accepts cash, debit, Visa, and MasterCard. You may also opt to purchase an Orca Card from the TVM if you plan on spending lots of time in Seattle riding lots of Transit.
From SeaTac Airport to Downtown Link Connector:
Weekdays: approximately 5-6x per hour 5:00am - 11:55pm
Saturday: approximately 4-6x per hour 5:00am - 11:40pm
Sunday/Holiday: approximately 4-6x per hour 6:00am - 12:30am
From Downtown to SeaTac Airport:
The Link Light Rail's first stop is at Westlake Station in the bus tunnel.
Weekdays: every 7-15 minutes, 5:19am - 12:34am
Saturday: every 10-15 minutes, 5:19am - 12:36am
Sunday: every 10-15 minutes, 5:19am - 11:35pm
Taxi:
From SeaTac Airport there is only one taxi company STITA
It is a $40 flat fee to downtown Seattle.
Shuttle Express:
This is a shared van service. I have used it from my home to the airport on numerous occasions and I know they also do hotel stops. If you're going to an outlying neighborhood to stay with friends I highly recommend this service instead of trying to connect to multiple buses or pay high taxi fares. You can also book in advance online so that all you have to do when you leave the van is sign your credit card receipt and leave a tip.
Grey Line Airporter:
$18 flat fee to downtown hotels. I haven't used this service before but it seems to be popular and you can book online.
Super helpful! I used the Gray Line last year, but I might try the light rail. The Westlink Station is the closest to the convention center, right? Anyone have any experience / horror stories on the Sound Transit?
For any locations in San Francisco, take 101-N and all the exits (including 80-E) PRIOR to The Bay Bridge will still be available.
For any locations beyond San Francisco (i.e. Emeryville and eastward,) this was the simplest way I found:
~101-S towards San Jose
~Merge onto 92-E via Exit 414B towards Hayward
~Merge onto 880-N towards Oakland
~Stay to the Right and exit on 980-E towards CA-24/Walnut Creek
~Merge onto 580-W towards San Francisco
~Merge onto 80-E towards Vallejo/Sacramento
If you have other options, then please post!
Thank you!
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Much obliged! Looking forward to riding the future of tomorrow's transportation, today.
Anywho! I do hope that everyone has their flight information in order and stuff.
If you have not purchased your plane tickets, I suggest now would be a good time--more than likely be expensive being so close to the date you want it; but it's worth a shot.
Remember, you CAN check to make sure that your flight is on time 24 hours prior to flight on your airline's website. You can also check in, but I advise not to since you have luggage. The E-Kiosks of the Airlines (if available) are kinda easier IMO.
I do hope everyone will have a safe and smooth flights to/from SEATAC and I will see everyone at PAX!
....Or if you are those crazy-awesome folks, I will see you at the Tri-Wizard!
For many airlines you can check in online 24hrs early even if you do have luggage. This allows you to reserve your seat and confirm that you will indeed be on the flight. Then you just deop off your luggage at the desk.
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