Getting to Climate Pledge Arena: Your Travel Guide

Climate Pledge Arena and downtown Seattle skyline. Photo courtesy of Climate Pledge Arena

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At-a-glance:

Ride transit: you can take the bus, ride light rail, or enjoy a trip on the Seattle Center Monorail directly from downtown Seattle.
Get a free transit pass with your event ticket: Public transit is the fastest (and greenest) way to get to Climate Pledge Arena. All guests receive a free public transit pass alongside their ticket for every publicly ticketed event at the arena, including concerts! Learn more here.
Bike, scoot, walk, or roll: We’ve built many projects over the past few years to help you more easily and comfortably make your way to the arena, particularly in Uptown, Belltown, and Downtown Seattle, with more to come. Learn more here.
Parking: If you need to drive, there are several parking details to be aware of. Learn more here.

Climate Pledge Arena is one of Seattle’s largest and most exciting venues for sports games, concerts, and events. There are many ways you can conveniently get to the arena, particularly by taking transit, biking, scooting, walking, or rolling.

Check out all your options and plan ahead to avoid getting stuck in traffic before or after your next event.

Riding transit to the arena

You’ve got several options to ride transit:

Monorail: The Seattle Center Monorail connects Downtown Seattle to attractions at Seattle Center, including Climate Pledge Arena.

Light Rail: Link light rail connects to the Seattle Center Monorail directly at Westlake Station. Look for the stairs or take the elevator up to the Monorail boarding platform, located above Westlake Station.

Bus: Seattle Center is directly served by seven King County Metro bus routes. Routes 1, 2, 8,13, 32 and RapidRide D serve stops on the west side of Seattle Center, closest to Climate Pledge Arena. Route 4 serves the east side of Seattle Center and stops close to the Museum of Pop Culture.

A view at street level of large buildings. A large sign says "Seattle Center Monorail" and "Monorail" in large lettering, with a picture of a monorail. People stand on the sidewalk below, with parked cars and a bus stop also in the picture. — *View below the Seattle Center Monorail’s Westlake Station. Photo: SDOT*

Biking or scooting to the arena

Biking to Climate Pledge Arena is safer and easier than ever thanks to recently improved bike routes.

You can enjoy a better-connected bike network through downtown Seattle, including protected bike lanes on 2nd Ave, 4th Ave, 7th Ave, and the west end of Pike St and Pine St. These routes connect to additional connections like the Westlake Protected Bike Lane to the north, Broadway to the east, and Dearborn St to the south.

More major upgrades to the bike network are now complete along the Waterfront, including the new central waterfront protected bike lane. Construction continues nearby on the Alaskan Way Safety Project and Elliott Bay Connections Project.

Did you know? There’s great, secure bike parking in the 1st Ave N parking garage (located just south of the arena) for just 5 cents per hour (yes, 5 cents). It’s available on a first-come, first-served basis. You can find out more on the Climate Pledge Arena’s Transportation website (see the “biking” section).

A map of bike routes in the city of Seattle, in and around downtown. Solid green lines indicate all ages and abilities bike network routes, such as along 2nd Ave and 4th Ave. Dotted green shows future connections, and dotted orange lines show in construction or coming soon, such as along the north end of Alaskan Way. The Seattle Center is shown in dark gray to the upper left corner. — *Seattle’s Center City Bike Network map (March 2025). Graphic: SDOT*

Walking or rolling to the arena

If you’re taking a shorter trip or looking to be active, walking or rolling to your next event may be a perfect fit for you. You can read more about walking in Seattle or download our walking maps.

In recent years, we’ve completed a variety of projects to make it safer and easier for you to traverse neighborhoods on all sides of the Seattle Center. And we’re not done, with many more projects planned in the years ahead. You can read more on our website.

Project spotlight – Thomas St: 5th Ave N to Dexter Ave N

To improve access around Seattle Center, we recently completed upgrades to Thomas St near the Seattle Center.

At the heart of this project is Seattle’s first protected intersection at Thomas St and Dexter Ave N. This intersection includes a traffic signal designed to make crossing the street easier and safer for people walking and biking.

By connecting Thomas St with the popular Dexter Ave N bike lanes, the project fills a previous gap in the citywide biking network, making it easier for everyone to get around.

View looking down on a protected intersection. Street, sidewalks, crosswalks, lights, large buildings, and other infrastructure are in the image. Dotted green markings show where bike lanes go through the intersection. — *An aerial view of the protected intersection looking east along Thomas St. Photo: SDOT*

Driving and parking near the arena

If you need to drive to the arena, consider using an off-street paid parking lot or garage to park your car. Be sure to leave yourself extra travel time, especially during large events.

When large events take place at Climate Pledge Arena, on-street parking rates are currently:

Location	First 2 Hours	Additional hours (up to 5 total)
Uptown	$4 per hour	$10 per hour
Uptown Triangle	$3 per hour	$8 per hour

See the map below for locations of Uptown and Uptown Triangle parking areas. You can find all the details on our website.

What you should know:

Event rates are generally charged between 5 PM and 10 PM.
Weekend events may start earlier. 
Event rates occur during all large events anticipated to have over 10,000 attendees, including on Sundays and Holidays.

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