By plane
The main airport in this region is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport which is the main airport in Washington. It is located south of Seattle in the city of SeaTac. It has direct flights to many American cities as well as some flights to Asia and Europe.
By train
Amtrak has three train services that serve the Puget Sound area. Cities served are Seattle, Tukwila, Tacoma, Olympia, Edmonds, and Everett: see the "Get in" sections of those cities for more details.
The Coast Starlight
train starts in Seattle and heads south through Tukwilla, Tacoma, Olympia, Portland, and ultimately San Francisco and Los Angeles in California.The Empire Builder
starts in Seattle, goes to Everett then heads east across the mountains to Spokane and eventually Minneapolis and Chicago.Amtrak Cascades
is a regional train service that goes north from Seattle to Vancouver and south to Portland and Eugene.For more information about travelling by train in the United States see Rail travel in the United States.
By car
I-5 is the main freeway running north-south; going north to Vancouver and south to Portland and California. I-90 goes east from Seattle to Chicago and ultimately Boston. Other east-west routes include US-2 over Stevens Pass from Everett and SR-410 from Tacoma closed in winter.