Transportation

Washington State Ferry System

SCCA Shuttle Service

Service between Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Hutchinson Center, UW Medical Center (UWMC), and Seattle Children's: Shuttle Schedules

Transportation from SeaTac Airport to SCCA

Volunteer van drivers provide transportation to and from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Boeing Field for SCCA patients and their primary caregivers who come from outside of western Washington. To request transportation, please contact our volunteer coordinator (voluntee@seattlecca.org) at (206) 288-1075 at least three business days prior to your arrival or departure. Please leave a message with the following information:

Names of the patient, family members and caregivers, and the amount of luggage that you will be bringing with you.
Your arrival date, time, airline, flight number, and city of the flight's origin.
For departures from Seattle, please state the airline and flight departure time. You are advised to arrive at the airport at least two hours before the departure time.
The name and address of your hotel or residence in Seattle.
Your hometown, daytime telephone number, and the best time to reach you.

The volunteer coordinator will contact you to confirm transportation arrangements.

Please keep in mind that it may not be possible to arrange for volunteer transportation between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. or on major holidays. During these times, we suggest using one of these transportation options:

Gray Line Airporter (800) 426-7532. Bus transportation to and from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, leaving every half hour. One-way fares: $17 for adults round-trip or $10.25 one-way; $12 for children ages 2 to 12 round-trip or $7.25 one-way. The bus stop closest to SCCA is at the Westin Seattle Hotel at 1900 5th Avenue (meet the bus at the Westlake Avenue entrance). At the airport, board the bus at the south end of the main terminal in the atrium, (follow signs to Scheduled Airporter Services, Door 00) or outside the international baggage claim area (door 8). Seattle Downtown Airporter

Rental Cars There are a variety of rental car options available from both on-airport and off-airport locations, serving the SCCA clinic. Rental Car Options

Taxi Cabs Go to the Ground Transportation Center in the baggage claim area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to catch a cab to your hotel. Cab fare from the airport into the city ranges from $25 to $35 (plus gratuity).

Orange Cab (206) 522-8800. $1.80 initial drop, then $1.80 per mile. www.orangecab.org
Yellow Cab (206) 789-4949. $1.80 initial drop, then $1.80 per mile, and $.50 per minute wait time. www.yellowtaxi.net

Seattle-Area Transportation Options

METRO Transit (206) 287-8463 (press 0) for 24-hour bus route information. Information is also available at their web site Transit.metrokc.gov

Routes near the SCCA Clinic are 70, 71, 72, and 73. These buses all stop on Fairview Avenue North and run between downtown Seattle and the University District. METRO offers the Special Transportation Service Program for people with disabilities, which includes Reserve-A-Ride and taxi scrip. SCCA patients may call (206) 689-3113 for an application.

Seattle Center Monorail (206) 905-2620. The Seattle Center Monorail was built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair to provide a link between the fairgrounds and downtown. The Monorail, disabled for nearly three months after a stall, will run again starting November 8, 2006 between Westlake Center and the Seattle Center. The trains will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and be limited to 200 passengers each until the operator is confident the system can run reliably for longer periods. When round-trip fares resume, they'll be $4 for adults, $1.50 for youth ages 5-12 and $2 for seniors 65 and older, disabled persons and people with Medicare cards. Children under 4 ride free. www.seattlemonorail.com.

Shuttle Express (206) 622-1424. Provides transportation to and from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 24 hours a day. At the airport parking garage, go to the third floor (in the center of the garage behind the Ground Transportation Desk). Inside the airport terminal, look for the red and black signs. The cost to or from downtown Seattle is $28.75 for up to two people, $4 more for a third person. Children under 12 ride free with an adult. Call one day in advance to make a reservation for transportation to the airport (call three days in advance before holidays). www.shuttleexpress.com.

Washington Limousine (800) 422-5466. Limousine service rates: $75 from the airport and $65 to the airport (plus a 20 percent gratuity) for up to three passengers and their luggage. Call one day in advance to make a reservation.

Washington State Ferries For schedule information, visit their web site at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries, or call (206) 464-6400. Ferries run between Seattle and Bainbridge Island, Whidbey Island, the San Juan Islands, Bremerton, and Kingston. You can take your car or walk on.

Disclaimer:
The above information is solely for the purpose of assisting SCCA patients and their families and caregivers with acclimating to Seattle. We do not endorse these services or products.