Travel to Conference

The University of Washington is easily accessible by car, train, or airplane. Note that if you are requesting travel reimbursement, you must send the organizers your travel plans for approval (email: uw.cuwip2019@gmail.com) before booking!

Driving

For those arriving from south of Seattle, don't forget that you will need to drive through Seattle Downtown traffic when arriving!

Participants staying at the hotel should drop-off their luggage and park at their hotel before proceeding to the conference. Parking is free at both hotels for those staying at the hotel. Do not park on the University of Washington campus. Directions to the hotels can be easily found and print from Google maps. The addresses for both the hotels are listed below.

Watertown Hotel: 4242 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

University Inn: 4140 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Participants not staying at the hotel should contact us (uw.cuwip2019@gmail.com) for parking information or utilize public transportation (see below).

Flying

Seattle is serviced by the Sea-Tac Airport (SEA), which hosts flights on all major airlines. We highly recommend using the Link light rail (information below) to commute between Sea-Tac and all conference locations. This is a 1.5 hour commute!

Arrival: If you would like to attend the lab tours, you should plan on arriving at Sea-Tac before 1:30 pm on Friday, January 18. If you would like to go straight to the Welcome Address, you should plan on arriving at Sea-Tac before 4 pm. If you are hungry upon arrival, we recommend eating before exiting the terminal (it's still a long commute).

Departure: Sea-Tac is a busy major international airport. It is recommended to arrive 2 hours early for domestic flights! If you plan to stay through the Closing Comments, you should plan on a flight leaving no earlier than 4:30 pm on Sunday, January 20.

Buses and trains from Outside seattle

Seattle is serviced by Greyhound Buses. To get to the conference from the bus station, we recommend the use of the Link Light Rail (see below for more information). Both of the Greyhound bus stops are conveniently located less than a 5 min walk to Link Light Rail stops.

Seattle is serviced by Amtrak. To get to the conference from the train station, we recommend the use of the Link Light Rail (see below for more information). The train station is conveniently located less than a 5 min walk to the International District Link Light Rail stop.

Buses within the greater Seattle area

For participants from the greater Seattle area and for travel within the city, we recommend utilizing the King County Metro. Google Maps can provide the most convenient routes. The iPhone app OneBusAway can be used to get up-to-date information about bus arrival times. Bus and Light rail fares can be found on the King County Metro Website.

Link Light Rail

We highly recommend using the Link light rail to travel to the UW from the airport/train/long-distance bus. Light rail tickets can be purchased at each station before entering the light rail. The University of Washington Station is the last stop and is ~15 min walk to all conference locations.

If you are going straight to the hotel upon arrival, we will provide transportation from the University of Washington Link station to the hotels.

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