By car: from downtown Seattle, the simplest way into Ballard is to drive north on 1st Ave, veer left at the foot of Queen Anne Hill where 1st Ave, 1st Ave N and Denny Way meet, then follow the arterial northward until you cross the Ballard bridge. Turn left on NW Market St.
For the Phinney-Greenwood corridor, take Aurora Ave. across the bridge, then exit at Green Lake Way; take a left on 46th St., then a right in four blocks onto Greenwood Ave.
By bus: Catch the northbound Metro Transit (http://transit.metrokc.gov/) route 15 or 18 on 1st Ave, or the route 17 on 3rd Ave.
Route 15
continues along 15th Ave NW, Exit the bus at 15th Ave NW and NW Market St then walk a few blocks westbound on NW Market St.Route 18
goes west on Leary Way NW, meets NW Market St at Ballard Ave NW then turns right and continues on 24th Ave NW. Exit at Market and Ballard Ave. This route takes you to the heart of Ballard's shopping, dining and entertainment district.Route 17
takes you the closest to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Golden Gardens beach park and Shilshole Marina. It then continues along 32nd Ave NW.Route 44
goes from the University District where it connects to, or turns into, the 43 to Capitol Hill and Downtown to Ballard via N. 45th St and continues down Market.Route 5
runs from 3rd Ave. downtown up to Phinney Ridge and Greenwood.