Directions, Parking and Bus: Main Hospital Campus

Seattle Children’s Main Campus Guide

Address
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Mailing Address
PO Box 5371
Seattle, WA 98145-5005

Telephone
206-987-2000

Telephone
206-987-2280 (TTY)

Toll Free
866-987-2000

Toll Free
866-583-1527 (No English)

Telephone
206-987-2226 (Driving Directions)

Parking and Entering

Entrance Hours, Services and Parking

  • All parking is free.
  • Visiting hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. See our visiting policy.
  • Disabled parking:
    • Ocean parking lot
    • Emergency Department parking lot
    • Helen Lane in front of River entrance
  • Electric vehicle ChargePoint station: Ocean parking, level 6
  • Find entrances and parking lots on the campus map (PDF).

Emergency Department

Emergency Department Parking icon Emergency Department Parking

  • Parking services:
    • Free valet parking as needed
    • Disabled parking

Forest Entrance icon Entrance: Forest, level 1

  • Entrance hours: Open 24 hours

Inpatient Visits

River Parking icon River or Level 1 Parking

  • Parking services:
    • Elevator access
    • Disabled parking

River Entrance icon Entrance: River, level 3

  • Entrance hours: Open 24 hours

Clinic Visits and Urgent Care

Ocean Parking icon Ocean Parking

  • Level 6 parking services:
    • ChargePoint electric vehicle charger
    • Disabled parking
  • Level 7 parking services:
    • Disabled parking
  • Level 8 parking services:
    • Free valet parking, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    • Disabled parking

Ocean Entrance icon Entrance: Ocean, levels 6, 7 and 8

  • Entrance: Ocean, level 6
    • Weekdays: 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Weekends: Closed
    • Services: ChargePoint electric vehicle charger; Disabled parking
  • Entrance: Ocean, level 7
    • Weekdays: 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
    • Weekends: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Services: Disabled parking
  • Entrance: Ocean, level 8
    • Weekdays: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Weekends: Closed
    • Services: Free valet parking 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Disabled parking

Volunteers and Other Visitors

River Parking icon Lot 1 Parking

River Entrance icon Entrance: River

  • Entrance hours: Open 24 hours

 

Driving Directions

I-5 South

  • Take I-5 South to Exit 169 for NE 45th Street.
  • Turn left onto NE 45th Street.
  • Follow NE 45th Street past the University of Washington and down a large hill.
  • At the bottom of the hill, turn left at the stoplight and continue on NE 45th Street.
  • NE 45th Street will curve to the left and become Sand Point Way NE.
  • Turn right onto Penny Drive to enter Seattle Children’s campus.

I-90 West and I-5 North

  • Take I-90 West across the Mercer Island Floating Bridge.
  • Take I-5 North to Exit 169 for NE 45th Street.
  • Stay in the right lane.
  • Follow NE 45th Street past the University of Washington and down a large hill.
  • At the bottom of the hill, turn left at the stoplight and continue on NE 45th Street.
  • NE 45th Street will curve to the left and become Sand Point Way NE.
  • Turn right onto Penny Drive to enter Seattle Children’s campus.

I-82 West

From Children’s Village

  • Take Kern Road north to 40th Avenue and turn right.
  • Take 40th Avenue and merge on to Highway 12 East.

From Yakima/Tri-Cities

  • Take I-82 West to I-90 West.
  • Follow I-90 West and I-5 North directions above.

WA-520 West

Toll Road: WA-520 bridge charges a toll up to $5 each way. You will get a bill in the mail if you don’t have a Good to Go pass.

  • Take WA-520 West over the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge.
  • Take the Montlake Boulevard E exit.
  • Merge right onto Montlake Boulevard E. This will run into NE 45th Street.
  • Continue on NE 45th Street.
  • NE 45th Street will curve to the left and become Sand Point Way NE.
  • Turn right at Penny Drive to enter Seattle Children’s campus.

Public Transit Options

Bus Information

King County Metro
206-553-3000

PDF Maps and Directions