If you have an Orca card, all you’ll need to do is find one of the yellow Orca card readers located near platform entrances and exits. Link also has a line in Tacoma that runs between the Tacoma Dome and Theater District, but this line is called the Tacoma Link…and it’s free! The trains make several stops, including near CenturyLink Field and Safeco Stadium, so Link is a great way to get to the stadiums on game days, too. Yes, you'll need to at least get to one of the Link stations (listed below), but those are located throughout Seattle and surrounding communities so a quick Uber or bus ride is an easy way to get to one, or having someone drop you off. If you don’t have a ride to the airport, Link is far, far cheaper than taking a taxi or parking at the airport, and the ride is short and pleasant. Link is one of several modes of public transportation between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Seattle. Trains run every 7 to 15 minutes, so you never have to wait long either.

Parking lots are located at some stations so you can park and ride, making this a great way to avoid traffic driving into Seattle from the south or from as far north as the University of Washington.

While the light rail doesn’t crisscross the city, Link is fabulously useful and easy to use. Seattle’s public transportation network includes a fairly extensive fleet of buses, a monorail, the South Lake Union Streetcar and Link Light Rail.

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