Driving from the north:
Take exit 133, Interstate 705 north, City Center exit.
Exit at Schuster Parkway. Continue for approximately one
mile, and stay to the left. Exit to the left (Schuster
Parkway), and follow Schuster down along the water. Stay to
the right and proceed approximately 1.5 miles. Exit right
onto North 30th. Continue through the traffic signal in Old
Town and up the hill.
At the top of the hill, turn left at North Alder.
Continue approximately one mile to North 15th. Turn right
and proceed into campus. Go through the first stop sign and
enter the parking circle reserved for our guests. You may
park in the parking circle in front of Jones Hall, or in the
lot just south of Wheelock Student Center.
Driving from the South:
Take Exit 132, Gig Harbor/Bremerton Highway 16. Exit at
Union Avenue and turn right at the light. Travel north about
two miles until you see the campus on your right. Continue
to North 18th Street and turn right. Turn right on North
Lawrence Street (at the end of the street). Go to the stop
sign and turn right into the Jones parking circle reserved
for our guests. You may park in the parking circle in front
of Jones Hall, or in the lot just south of Wheelock Student
Center.
Train:
The Amtrak station is
located at 1001 Puyallup Avenue in Tacoma. Take a taxi or
board one of the following buses: No. 41, 400, or 500.
Request a transfer ticket from the bus driver and leave the
bus at the corner of 10th and Commerce. Wait for the U.P.S.
bus (No. 16) which stops at the corner of North 15th and
Alder, one block east of Wheelock Student Center. Taxi
service from the train station costs approximately $11.00.
Bus:
The Greyhound
station is located at 510 Puyallup Avenue in Tacoma. Take a
taxi or board the U.P.S. bus (No. 11) at Puyallup Avenue and
East F Street, one block east of the Greyhound Bus Station.
The bus stops at the corner of North 21st and Alder, six
blocks north of Wheelock Student Center. Taxi service from
the Greyhound Bus Station to the campus costs approximately
$10-$15.
Plane:
There are a number of Shuttle services which can drop you
off at Puget Sound from Sea-Tac Airport.
Capital Aeroporter
253-927-6179 (Tacoma) or 206-838-7431 (from the airport) or
800-962-3579 (outside Western Washington).
The Capital Aeroporter shuttle departs from Sea-Tac and
takes you to the Sheraton Tacoma Hotel or directly to
campus. From the baggage claim level, take escalator up one
level. Take the sky-bridge across to the parking garage and
take the escalator or elevator (located left of the ticket
machines) down one level (3rd level). Make a U-turn to the
right. Check in at Capital Aeroporter Counter personnel or
read counter sign. All departures load from Island #2. The
cost of the Aeroporter is $20.00 to the Sheraton ($39.00
round trip) or $25.00 to campus ($45 round trip). Students
with I.D. and groups of two or more receive a discount.
Reservations are recommended. Taxi service from the Sheraton
to campus costs approximately $8.00.
Shuttle Express
425-981-7000 or 800-487-7433 (within Washington). Shuttle
Express is a 24-hour door-to-door service. To find the
Shuttle Express in Sea-Tac Airport, after you obtain your
bags on the baggage claim level, follow the signs to the
parking garage, up one floor and across the sky bridge. Then
ride the escalator or elevator down one level to the 3rd
floor in the parking garage. A Shuttle Express coordinator
will be waiting to greet you in the center of the parking
garage - in front of row H wearing a red coat with Shuttle
Express on both front and back. The cost of Shuttle Express
from Sea-Tac to campus is $29.00, and groups of two or more
receive a discount. Advance reservations are required for
your return trip to the airport.