Business Travel to Seattle: The Complete Guide
Everything a business traveler needs for Seattle — getting around, where to stay, the companies you'd visit, and the conferences that land here.
Getting around Seattle
SEA has a solid rail link: Link light rail runs from the airport to Downtown Seattle in about 40 minutes, with the line now extended toward Bellevue and the Eastside. For downtown, South Lake Union (with a transfer), or Capitol Hill, it is easy. The big Eastside employers — Microsoft in Redmond, the Bellevue towers — are increasingly rail-reachable as Link expands, but many are still a rideshare or rental across 520 or I-90.
Where to stay in Seattle
Match the hotel to the office, not the reflex booking. Our where to stay in seattle guide maps the metro by submarket and employer, with a verified shortlist for each company.
Who you're visiting: Seattle's headquarters
Each company below has a complete visit guide — the hotel, the airport route, and the meeting. Pick your client.
| Alaska Air Group | SeaTac, on International Boulevard by the airport |
| Amazon | South Lake Union |
| Costco Wholesale | Issaquah, on Lake Drive |
| Expedia Group | the Interbay waterfront, northwest of downtown |
| Expeditors International | downtown Seattle, the Financial District |
| F5, Inc. | downtown Seattle, in the F5 Tower |
| Microsoft | Redmond, at the main campus |
| Nintendo of America | Redmond, on 150th Avenue |
| Nordstrom | downtown Seattle, above its flagship |
| PACCAR | downtown Bellevue, on 106th Avenue |
| Puget Sound Energy | downtown Bellevue, on 110th Avenue |
| Starbucks | SoDo, at the Starbucks Center |
| T-Mobile US | Bellevue |
| Weyerhaeuser | Pioneer Square |
| Zillow | downtown Seattle, on 2nd Avenue |
A free evening in Seattle
Seattle's waterfront and Discovery Park are the decompress; Pike Place Market is the obligatory stop; Capitol Hill and Ballard carry the evening. Weather permitting, the views do the rest.
More on working the city and recovering on the road.
Before you book
Every trip here is a spend against a quota. Score it with the Trip ROI Scorecard, then plan the airport-to-office run and book to the right submarket.
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