| Seattle is well served by both trains and buses . Amtrak (tel
1-800-USA-RAIL, ) runs its Coast Starlight train once daily south to LA,
while its Cascades line runs four times per day south to Eugene, Oregon,
and north to Vancouver in British Columbia. Amtrak's daily Empire
Builder route heads east (to Chicago), just as Greyhound (tel
1-800/229-9424) provides bus service east across the Cascades to Spokane
and beyond, with other routes to Wenatchee (for Chelan), Ellensburg,
Yakima and Walla Walla. Areas not covered by Greyhound are usually
accessible on local buses, though this can be time-consuming and
inconvenient.
Getting to and along the coast is more difficult and requires some
planning. Ferries from Seattle shuttle across to Winslow, on Bainbridge
Island , from where Kitsap Transit services link with Jefferson Transit
for access to Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Olympic National Park. In
the Seattle and Puget Sound area, ferries (mostly run by Washington
State Ferries; Washington: tel 206/464-6400 or 1-888/808-7977; British
Columbia: tel 250/381-1551, ) are a reliable and enjoyable method of
getting to such places as Whidbey Island and the San Juan Islands. There
are also long-distance services, to Canada from Seattle, Anacortes and
Port Angeles, and to Alaska from Bellingham.
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