By plane
By plane
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Portland International airport have international flights and are about 2-3 hours from this region by car. Two airports in this region have comercial air service although limited: Yakima Airport and Pasco Airport.
By train
By train
Amtrak's Empire Builder stops in Pasco on the Portland branch and Ephrata on the Seattle branch.
By car
By car
From Seattle: Take I-90 east to I-82, which leads into the heart of this region.From Portland: Take I-84 east, then either take US-97 north to Yakima and Topennish or I-82 west to the Tri-CitiesFrom Boise and beyond: Take I-84 west to I-82 west.From Spokane and beyond: Take I-90 west. If going to the Tri-Cities, take US-395 south and if going to Yakima take I-82 east at Ellensburg.