Pier 91 & Pier 66 Parking at the Seattle cruise terminals

Cost$30/day at the Pier 66 Bell Street Pier Garage

Both terminals have on-site parking, run by different operators, so a booking at one is useless at the other — confirm your pier before you reserve. Pier 91 (Smith Cove) sells zones priced for the length of the cruise rather than by the day: $187 economy for a seven-day sailing, rising to $220 standard and $329 premium, described as all-inclusive. Pier 66 (Bell Street) has a 1,500-space covered garage at $30/day before tax, with a skybridge into the terminal. From I-5, take the Mercer St exit for Pier 91 or the Seneca St exit for Pier 66.

Pro tip: Pier 91 reservations are recommended rather than required for general parking, but they are mandatory for the RV and oversize zone — and the cancellation term is unforgiving, seven days ahead rather than the usual 24 hours. Pier 66 reservations go through SpotHero, so its terms are the ones you agree to. Both take cards, not cash. Note that Pier 91's lots are open-air surface parking with no height limit, while the Pier 66 garage caps vehicles at 6ft 6in. Do not count on a cheap off-site lot with a shuttle: the independent lots listed near Pier 91 are ordinary neighborhood lots 0.9 to 1.6 miles out, 19 to 35 minutes on foot, with no shuttle and no luggage help.

CostTaxi: metered, with a $20 minimum on any trip leaving Sea-Tac under King County Ordinance 19700, and $1 more allowed on an on-demand taxi. Rideshare: no published fare. Link light rail is a flat $3.00 but reaches downtown only.

SEA is about 15 miles south of the cruise terminals — roughly 25-40 minutes by car depending on I-5 traffic. This is the closest major airport and where the vast majority of cruise passengers arrive.

Pro tip: Take the Link Light Rail from SEA to Westlake Station downtown ($3, about 40 min) and then grab a short Uber/Lyft to the terminal — it's significantly cheaper than rideshare from the airport. For Pier 66 cruisers, you can even walk from Westlake to the terminal in 15 minutes.

Cost$15 per guest at Mayflower Park; ask other hotels

The Mayflower Park Hotel downtown runs a scheduled shuttle to both cruise terminals, Bell Street at Pier 66 and Smith Cove at Pier 91, one way from the hotel to the pier. Other downtown hotels may arrange cruise transport, so ask yours when you book.

Pro tip: Reserve the Mayflower Park shuttle through the bellman; the $15 per guest is the 2026 cruise-season rate. It runs no return shuttle, so plan a taxi or rideshare back, and the hotel states plainly that it does not offer long-term parking for cruise travelers, so it solves the ride and not the car. The Marriott Waterfront is across the street from Pier 66.

CostNot published. Rideshare pricing is dynamic and no first party publishes a Seattle cruise terminal fare, so none is quoted here.

Rideshare is widely available throughout Seattle. Both terminals have designated drop-off areas. Traffic on I-5 can be unpredictable, especially on weekend mornings.

Pro tip: Embarkation day Saturdays can see surge pricing, especially from the airport. Check prices early in the morning when rates are lowest. Pier 66 is easier for drivers to find since it's on the main waterfront road. For Pier 91, make sure the driver follows GPS to 2001 W Garfield Way.

CostLink light rail: $3.00 flat, and free for riders 18 and under. The ride on from Westlake to the pier is not published by anyone.

The most budget-friendly option from the airport. Take Link Light Rail from SEA to Westlake Station ($3, 40 min), then grab a short rideshare or walk to Pier 66. For Pier 91, you'll need a rideshare from Westlake.

Pro tip: The train runs every 8-15 minutes. You can bring luggage on board — there's space. Westlake Station is about a 15-minute walk to Pier 66 through the waterfront area. For Pier 91, you'll want to grab a rideshare from downtown — the walk is too far with luggage.

CostNot published. Holland America's own transfers FAQ, read 2026-08-25, says transfers run on embarkation and disembarkation days for Flight Ease and independent-air guests and prints no price, so the line quotes the fare inside your booking.

Some cruise lines offer airport-to-terminal shuttle transfers that can be booked through your cruise booking. Holland America and Princess are known for reliable Seattle transfer options.

Pro tip: Book through your cruise line's website or travel agent. Shuttles are timed to your ship's boarding schedule. Not the cheapest option, but the most worry-free — they'll get you to the right terminal at the right time.

CostBoth source pages describe the luggage transfer itself as complimentary, and you pay only your airline's own checked-bag fees. The ride to the airport is separate and costs what the options on this page cost.

The Seattle transfer that actually bites is the one going home, because a ship clearing customs at 8 a.m. puts a few thousand people on the same road in the same hour. The Port's own answer to half of it is Port Valet: you enroll on board, set your bags outside the cabin the night before, and they travel by truck from the ship into your airline's baggage system, so you leave the terminal holding a boarding pass and nothing else. Visit Seattle lists Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess and Royal Caribbean on the cruise side, and Alaska, American, Delta, Horizon, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit and United on the airline side, as read on visitseattle.org on 2026-08-20. Seattle Southside's page on the same program states that flights should generally depart after 12:00 PM on disembarkation day.

Pro tip: Enroll in the first day or two of the sailing rather than the last, and pack the flight day into your carry-on before the bags go out — once they leave the cabin door you cannot get back into them, so medication, chargers and a change of clothes have to come off the ship in your hand. Port Valet also solves the suitcase and not the ride. From Pier 91 the taxi rank is at the terminal building and the run to Sea-Tac is roughly 35-45 minutes; the Link Light Rail is the cheaper leg at $3 a person but the nearest station is about three miles from Pier 91, so you are paying for a rideshare or a taxi to reach it either way. Give yourself the noon flight rather than the ten o'clock one, whichever way you go.