There is no shuttle stop to walk to and no depot to find. We pick you up at your own address — house, apartment lobby, hotel, or office — anywhere in Seattle, and drive you directly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Private, non-shared rides starting from $85 per vehicle, with mileage-based pricing quoted upfront, real-time flight tracking, and 24/7 dispatch. Serving every Seattle neighborhood from Rainier Beach to Lake City since 2009.
Seattle offers four main types of private airport transportation to Sea-Tac (SEA): shuttle vans at $55 to $180 flat rate for groups up to 14 passengers, private sedans at $65 to $95 for solo and couple travel, executive SUVs at $125 to $180 for business or family groups up to 6, and chauffeur service from $145 for premium occasions. All four include real-time flight tracking, meet-and-greet, and free airport wait time. Pickup at SEA is on the 3rd floor of the Airport Garage at the Ground Transportation Plaza.
Every tier is private and non-shared — your vehicle carries only your party and goes directly to your destination. The difference between tiers is vehicle class, capacity, and driver standard, not whether you ride with strangers.
Searching for an airport shuttle near you usually turns up two very different things, and the difference matters.
Scheduled shared shuttles run fixed routes with fixed stops, so proximity is a real constraint — you have to get yourself to the pickup point, and you leave when the schedule says.
Door-to-door private shuttles, which is what we operate, have no stops at all. The vehicle is dispatched to your address at the time you choose. Being near us is not something you need to arrange; our coverage already includes every residential street, apartment building, hotel, and office park in Seattle.
What actually varies by neighborhood is drive time to the airport, and therefore how early we should collect you. Use the table below to plan backwards from your flight.
Distances and drive times from each Seattle neighborhood to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 17801 International Blvd. The final column is the pickup time we recommend for a domestic departure, which assumes two hours at the airport plus a traffic buffer. For international departures, add one hour. During weekday peak periods, roughly 7 to 9:30 AM and 3:30 to 6:30 PM, add 15 to 25 minutes to the drive time.
Distance, Drive Time & Pickup Window
Distances are approximate driving miles to the SEA terminal. Drive times reflect typical conditions and are not guarantees. Your driver monitors live traffic on the day and adjusts the pickup time, and we confirm the exact window when you book. Neighborhoods closest to the airport may quote below the downtown starting rate — confirm your exact fare at booking.
Your driver parks in the driveway or at the curb directly outside and comes to the door to help with bags. On narrow streets in Queen Anne, Magnolia, or Ballard, they will text if they need you to meet at a wider spot nearby.
Standard pickup is the main lobby entrance. Add your building name and unit number at booking, and note if the building has a specific loading zone or requires garage access — common in South Lake Union, Belltown, and downtown high-rises.
Front entrance or valet lane, coordinated with the bell desk on request. We hold established accounts with major downtown Seattle, Bellevue, and Eastside properties, and concierge teams can book on a guest's behalf with folio billing.
Building entrance or designated garage level. For corporate accounts we keep standing pickup instructions on file, so recurring employee trips do not need re-explaining each time.
Designated patient pickup zones at facilities including Harborview, Swedish, Virginia Mason, and UW Medical Center. Tell us if a wheelchair transfer or extra loading time is needed and we allocate it.
Terminal drop zones at Pier 66 and Pier 91 for cruise connections, plus Shilshole Bay and Elliott Bay marinas. Cruise-day pickups are coordinated around embarkation windows.
Starting-from prices for a standard sedan carrying one to two passengers, calculated by mileage and quoted before you confirm. Pricing is per vehicle rather than per seat, so a party of four splitting a $95 vehicle pays about $24 each. Larger vehicle classes price up and the same rate applies in both directions.
Standard Sedan — Starting From Rates
All fares are calculated by mileage and confirmed at booking. Tolls and taxes are included. Gratuity is optional. Meet-and-greet at the terminal is a $50 add-on and child car seats are a paid add-on, both priced upfront. No surge pricing at peak hours, on weekends, or on holidays.
Six standards that hold on every SeaTac booking, in every vehicle class, at every hour.
Infant, convertible, and booster seats meeting Washington State safety requirements, provided on request as a paid add-on priced upfront.
Same door-to-door service across the wider Puget Sound region and statewide, with mileage-based pricing from each location.
Four realistic ways to reach the airport from inside Seattle. Link light rail is genuinely the cheapest if you live near a station and travel light, and driving yourself can make sense for a short trip. Here is where each one fits.
| Factor | Private Shuttle | Link Light Rail | Drive & Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starts at your door | ✓Any Seattle address | ✕Walk or drive to a station | ✓Your own driveway |
| Cost, party of 4 | ✓About $24 each | ✓Around $3 each | ✕Parking adds up daily |
| Luggage | ✓Loaded and unloaded for you | ✕You carry it throughout | ✕You carry from the garage |
| Pre-dawn departures | ✓24/7, same rate at 4 AM | ✕Service starts around 5 AM | ✓Anytime |
| Coverage from your area | ✓Every neighborhood | ✕Only near the line | ✓Anywhere |
| Child car seats | ✓Available on request | ✕Not provided | ✓Your own |
| On return, after landing | ✓Driver waits, tracks your flight | ✕Walk to the station with bags | ✕Find your car, pay the total |
| Group of 6 or more | ✓One vehicle up to 55 | ✕No coordination | ✕Multiple cars needed |
Type your pickup address, date, and time. Your mileage-based rate appears immediately, with add-ons such as child seats and the $50 meet-and-greet priced upfront.
Select from ten classes based on party size and luggage, from a standard sedan through a 55-passenger motor coach.
We suggest a pickup time based on your neighborhood, your flight, and expected traffic. Adjust it if you prefer more buffer, then confirm.
You get driver and vehicle details plus live tracking. Your driver texts on approach and again on arrival at your address.
Seattle Shuttle made my early morning airport trip so stress-free. The driver arrived right on time, helped with my bags, and the ride was smooth all the way. I will definitely book again.
Our team travels frequently, and Seattle Shuttle has become our go-to for airport transfers. They are always professional, reliable, and easy to book. Could not ask for better service.
I needed a ride to the airport for my whole family, and they handled everything perfectly — even had a child seat ready as requested. The van was clean and spacious. Five stars.
Common questions from Seattle residents booking door-to-door airport transportation.
We do not use stops. Seattle Shuttle is a door-to-door service, so the vehicle comes to your address rather than you traveling to a pickup point. That applies across every Seattle neighborhood, from Rainier Beach to Lake City, and to houses, apartments, hotels, offices, hospitals, and marinas.
What varies by neighborhood is drive time to the airport, which ranges from about 12 minutes from Georgetown and Rainier Beach to about 50 minutes from Northgate and Lake City. We use that to recommend your pickup time.
We are a pre-booked service rather than an on-demand app, so shuttles are scheduled rather than hailed. Twenty-four to 48 hours of notice is typical for standard bookings. Same-day requests are accepted when a vehicle is available, and dispatch can usually tell you within a few minutes whether we can cover a short-notice trip.
If you need a vehicle within the hour, calling 206-748-8853 is faster than booking online.
Rates start from $85 per vehicle for a standard sedan from Seattle addresses to SeaTac, calculated by mileage and quoted before you confirm. Because pricing is per vehicle rather than per seat, a party of four splitting a $95 vehicle pays roughly $24 each.
Tolls and taxes are included. Gratuity is optional. Meet-and-greet at the terminal is a $50 add-on and child car seats are a paid add-on, both priced upfront. Neighborhoods closest to the airport may quote below the downtown starting rate.
For a domestic departure, plan on roughly 2 hours 45 minutes before your flight from south Seattle neighborhoods such as Georgetown, Beacon Hill, and Columbia City; 3 hours from downtown, Belltown, West Seattle, and Pioneer Square; 3 hours 15 minutes from Capitol Hill, Queen Anne, Fremont, and South Lake Union; and 3 hours 30 to 45 minutes from Ballard, the University District, Northgate, and Lake City.
Add one hour for international departures, and 15 to 25 minutes during weekday peak traffic. We confirm the exact window when you book and adjust for live conditions on the day.
Yes. Standard pickup is the main lobby entrance. Add your building name and unit number when booking, and note if there is a specific loading zone or if garage access is required — that is common in South Lake Union, Belltown, and downtown high-rises. Your driver texts on approach and again on arrival.
All of them. Coverage includes Downtown, Belltown, Pioneer Square, the International District, SoDo, Georgetown, Beacon Hill, Columbia City, Seward Park, Rainier Beach, West Seattle, Alki, Delridge, White Center, First Hill, Capitol Hill, the Central District, South Lake Union, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Interbay, Madison Park, Montlake, Fremont, Wallingford, Ballard, Green Lake, Phinney Ridge, the University District, Ravenna, Wedgwood, Northgate, and Lake City.
No. Every booking is private. The vehicle carries only your party, goes directly to the airport, and makes no other pickups. We do not operate shared-ride or pooled service, so you are never waiting for a vehicle to fill or riding a rotating route.
Yes. Dispatch runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Pre-dawn pickups are quoted at the same mileage-based rate as midday trips, with no overnight, weekend, or holiday surcharge. Early-morning departures are one of our highest-volume windows, so book 24 to 48 hours ahead to secure your preferred time.
Your driver adjusts automatically. We track your flight in real time and shift the pickup to match your actual landing, with no call or rebooking needed. Every airport pickup includes 30 minutes of complimentary wait time after you land.
Standard pickup is curbside at your baggage claim door. Your driver texts the specific door number as you land, so you collect your bags, walk out that door, and the vehicle is waiting. This is included at no extra charge.
Meet-and-greet is a $50 add-on, where your driver waits inside at baggage claim with a name sign and helps carry your luggage out.
Yes. Paine Field (PAE) in Everett is served for commercial flights and Boeing Field (BFI) is served 24 hours a day for private and charter aviation, both starting from $85 from Seattle addresses. For private aviation, provide your tail number and FBO at booking and dispatch coordinates ramp-side meeting where the operator permits it.
Yes. Infant, convertible, and booster seats meeting Washington State safety requirements are available on every vehicle class. Specify the seat type and the child's age when booking. Child car seats are a paid add-on with the fee shown upfront in your quote.
From 1 to 55. The fleet runs sedans for 2 to 3, minivans for 4, luxury SUVs for 6, passenger vans for 10, Sprinter vans for 14, shuttle buses for 24, executive coaches for 34, and motor coaches for 55. Larger groups are handled with multi-vehicle convoys dispatched to arrive together. Note that some residential streets cannot accommodate a coach, so we confirm vehicle access when you book.
Round trips can be booked as a single reservation, and we assign the same driver in both directions whenever scheduling permits. Your return leg is linked to your inbound flight number so the pickup adjusts automatically if you land late.
We accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay for online bookings. Corporate accounts may issue a purchase order and settle by invoice on net-30 terms rather than keeping a card on file.
Yes. Door-to-door pickup covers more than 100 Washington cities including Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Everett, and Olympia, with statewide long-distance service to Bellingham, Leavenworth, Wenatchee, Yakima, the Tri-Cities, and Spokane quoted on request.
Enter your Seattle address and we will show you the fare and the recommended pickup time for your flight. Private, non-shared rides with mileage-based pricing, real-time flight tracking, luggage assistance, and 24/7 dispatch.