Getting There

Olympia is on I-5 at the junction with U.S. 101, which leads north around the Olympic Peninsula. Connecting the city to the central Washington coast and Aberdeen/Hoquiam is U.S. 12/Wash. 8.

The nearest airport with scheduled service is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 54 miles north. Capital Aeroporter (tel. 800/962-3579 or 360/754-7113; www.capair.com) provides a shuttle between the airport and Olympia.

There is Amtrak (tel. 800/872-7245; www.amtrak.com) rail service to Olympia; the station is at 6600 Yelm Hwy. SE.

Visitor Information

Contact the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau, 809 Legion Way SE (P.O. Box 7338), Olympia, WA 98507 (tel. 877/704-7500 or 360/704-7544; www.visitolympia.com), or the State Capitol Visitor Information Center, 103 Sid Snyder Ave. SW (P.O. Box 41020), Olympia, WA 98504 (tel. 360/586-3460; www.ga.wa.gov/visitor).

Getting Around

Public bus service is operated by Intercity Transit (tel. 360/786-1881; www.intercitytransit.com), with free downtown shuttle buses.

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