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Ground transportation from Sea-Tac intl. airport:



Public transportation with Seattle Metro
  • Take routes # 174 or # 194 from the airport to downtown.
  • You can get off anywhere in the transit tunnel (e.g. University Street Station) from where you can directly transfer to routes # 71, # 72, # 73, or # 74-express towards the University. Get off at NE Campus Parkway.
  • From NE Campus Parkway you can either walk across campus to McMahon Hall (~10min) or catch #65, #68, #75 or#372 (northbound) and get off at Steven's Way & Pend Oreille Road on campus.
  • McMahon Hall is right near the bus stop on the other side of Pen Oreille Road
  • Bus fare: $1.50 ($1.75 at peak hour). You need to have exact change, but the ticket you buy in the bus from the airport to downtown is also valid for the transfer to the UW.



Shuttle express
  • Shared car rides from the airport directly to your destination  for about $32-40
  • If staying at the UW residences, reserve a shuttle here ($21)


                        Taxi
            • Catch one at the airport or call (206) 622-1717
            • costs are approximately $42 plus tip.



Driving by car?
Find directions from SeaTac Int'l Airport to the University here.


Finding your way on the UW campus


A map of our campus can be found here.


The ice breaker BBQ on Thursday evening will be in the courtyard of Johnson Hall (JHN). When you walk out of McMahon Hall, cross the street, walk past the communications building and the Student Husky Union building, across the lawn, through the Suzzallo-Allen library breezeway, and past Mary Gates Hall. JHN is on your left. When facing JHN, the courtyard is to the right.

All talks and poster presentations will take place in Thomson and Smith Hall.

Participants who agreed to live on campus will be housed in McMahon Hall.