SEAAirport Guide

Scheduled airporters

Scheduled airporters at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Listed here: where to board and the route, as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport lists it.

Where to board
  • Arrivals drive at the south end of the baggage claim level, at the curb outside Doors 00 and 02 past Carousel 1, under the Airporters sign, next to Checkpoint 1
  • the airporter check-in counter is inside near Door 00 in the Gina Marie Lindsey Arrivals Hall. Two operators board on garage Level 3 instead: Premier Airport Shuttle in the Door to Door Vans area, and Bellevue Airport and Cruise Shuttle at Island 2A between Skybridges 3 and 4
Route
Operators: Airporter Shuttle / Bellair Charters, Bellevue Airport and Cruise Shuttle, Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter, Dungeness Bus Lines (MTRWestern), FlixBus, Friday Harbor Seaplanes, Island Airporter, Kenmore Air shuttle, Premier Airport Shuttle (garage Level 3), Quick Shuttle (Vancouver, B.C.), Rocket Transportation, Wenatchee Valley Shuttle and Whidbey - SeaTac Shuttle
Details
  • Bellevue Airport and Cruise Shuttle (Eagle Airport Shuttle) runs from SEA to Bellevue hotels every hour from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m., with drop-off at your chosen hotel; pick-up is at Island 2A between Skybridges 3 and 4 on garage Level 3. Fares: 1 passenger $30, 2 passengers $50, 3 passengers $70, 4 passengers $90, 5 passengers $105, 6 passengers $125, and infants 2 and under ride free. Phone 206-227-6004.
  • Bellair Airporter Shuttle runs 10 trips a day, 7 days a week, from Sea-Tac to Bellingham, leaving the airport at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.; the Bellingham 4 Points by Sheraton stop comes about 2.5 hours after each departure. Stops after SEA are the Seattle Convention Center, Paine Field (Everett), Marysville (Tulalip Hotel Casino), Stanwood, Burlington, Bellingham 4 Points by Sheraton, Bellingham Airport and Ferndale. A stop marked with an asterisk needs a prepaid reservation made 24 hours ahead. The shuttle is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Easter. Phone 866-235-5247.
  • Island Airporter runs one weekday shuttle between SeaTac and the San Juan Islands, with no weekend service. From SeaTac it leaves by 11:00 to 11:15 a.m. depending on the ferry schedule for the season, for Roche Harbor and Friday Harbor, and the fare covers the ferry ride; pick-up is outside Door 00 or Door 2 on the south end of baggage claim by the Airporter signs. From the islands the morning run picks up at Roche Harbor 4:45 a.m., Friday Harbor 5:10 a.m. and Lopez Island 6:10 a.m. and reaches the airport by about 9:30 a.m. One-way fares are $75 to $95 per person, minors skip the ferry fee heading to the islands, an extra bag is $10 and a car seat is $10. Two suitcases and a carry-on ride with each seat, and you can cancel any time before 7:59 p.m. the day before your trip. Phone 360-378-7438.
  • Friday Harbor Seaplanes flies scheduled and charter seaplane flights to Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor and the San Juan Islands from South Lake Washington in Renton, 15 minutes from Sea-Tac Airport, with a scheduled SeaTac shuttle and free parking. Its seasonal service runs from early May through early October. Phone (425) 277-1590 or (800) 690-0086.
  • Quick Shuttle (Vancouver, B.C.) picks up and drops off along the curb on the Arrivals Drive outside Door 02 at the south end of the Baggage Claim level; check in at the Airporter Check-In Counter near Door 00 on the Baggage Claim level.
  • FlixBus passengers are picked up outside Door 2 on the Arrival Drive; the Port lists FlixBus northbound to Everett and Seattle and southbound to Tacoma, Olympia, Portland, Corvallis and Eugene.
  • Greyhound boards at the south end of the baggage claim level, outside Door 2 of the Main Terminal; phone (800) 231-2222.
  • The shuttle for Kenmore Air picks up outside Door 2 on the Baggage Claim (lower) level.
  • Rocket Transportation is a door-to-door SeaTac shuttle serving the Olympic Peninsula; phone (877) 697-6258.
  • Airporter Shuttle (Bellair) serves the north: Anacortes/San Juan Ferry, Bellingham, Birch Bay, Blaine, Burlington, Ferndale, Lynden, La Conner, Marysville, Paine Field, Seattle and Stanwood.
  • Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter picks up on the Arrivals Drive curb near Door 02 at the south end of baggage claim and stops at Bangor, Poulsbo, Silverdale, Bremerton, Port Orchard, Purdy, Gig Harbor and NW Tacoma; phone (360) 876-1737.
  • The Bellevue Airport and Cruise Shuttle also runs from the Bellevue hotels' pick-up areas to the airport.

Sources: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport interactive map

Similar services, compared

What Seattle-Tacoma International Airport publishes for the 4 other services of this kind. A longer timetable or boarding description is on the service's own page.

ServiceWhere to boardFareHours
Train-to-Plane cartGarage Level 4 near the entrance to Skybridges 5 and 6; SeaTac/Airport Link stationFreeDaily 5 a.m. to midnight
Hotel and off-site courtesy shuttlesCourtesy island shuttle lane on garage Level 3, Islands 1A–D, 2A and 3A–CNot statedNot stated
Door-to-door shuttle (Premier Airport Shuttle)Kiosk on the third floor of the parking garage; cross Skybridge 4 to the Parking Garage 3rd Floor Ground Transportation PlazaFares vary based upon distance traveled, number of passengers, and service selected; rates and reservations at premierairportshuttle.com/seatac/Not stated
Whidbey SeaTac Shuttle (Whidbey Island and Mukilteo)Not statedOak Harbor to Clinton and SEA: adult $64, senior or military $62, child $46Be at the stop 15 minutes early

Questions about Scheduled airporters

Where do you catch Scheduled airporters at SEA?

Arrivals drive at the south end of the baggage claim level, at the curb outside Doors 00 and 02 past Carousel 1, under the Airporters sign, next to Checkpoint 1; the airporter check-in counter is inside near Door 00 in the Gina Marie Lindsey Arrivals Hall. Two operators board on garage Level 3 instead: Premier Airport Shuttle in the Door to Door Vans area, and Bellevue Airport and Cruise Shuttle at Island 2A between Skybridges 3 and 4.