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How to get to the station

KCTS 9 is located at 401 Mercer Street, at 5th Ave and Mercer near the Space Needle in the Seattle Center.

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Directions from North Seattle

Take I-5 South.
Take the City Center exit.
Keep right at the fork in the ramp.
Turn right onto Fairview Ave N.
Turn left onto Valley St
Valley St. becomes Broad St.
Turn a slight right onto Harrison St.
Turn right onto 5th Ave N.
Turn left onto Republican St.
Road curves right, into 4th Ave N.

Directions from West Seattle

Cross over the W Seattle Bridge.
Take the WA-99 N. ramp
Merge onto SR-99 N.
Take the Western Ave. ramp.
Stay straight to go onto Western Ave.
Turn right onto Broad St.
Turn slight left onto 5th Ave N.
Turn left onto Republican St.
Road curves right, into 4th Ave N.

Directions from South Seattle

Take I-5 North.
Take the Seneca St. exit.
Merge onto Seneca St.
Turn right onto 4th Ave.
Turn slight right onto Broad St.
Turn slight left onto 5th Ave N.
Turn left onto Republican St.
Road curves right, into 4th Ave N.

Directions from Bellevue, WA

I-405 N from Bellevue.
Take the WA-520 West/WA-520 East exit.
Keep left at the fork in the ramp.
Merge onto SR-520 West
Take the I-5 South exit on left, towards City Center.
Merge onto I-5 S. and take the City Center exit.
Keep right at the fork in the ramp.
Turn right onto Fairview Ave N.
Turn left onto Valley St.
Valley St. becomes Broad St.
Turn slight right onto Harrison St.
Turn right onto 5th Ave N.
Turn left onto Republican St.
Road curves right, into 4th Ave N.

Directions from Downtown Seattle

From First Avenue and Pike Street, going North:
Turn right onto Virginia St.
Turn left onto 4th Ave.
Turn right onto Broad St.
Turn left onto 5th Ave N.
Turn left onto Republican St.
Road curves right, into 4th Ave N.

Directions from Capitol Hill

Start out going South on Broadway E. towards E. Harrison St.
Turn right onto E. Olive Way.
Turn right onto E. Denny Way.
Turn right onto 5th Ave N.
Turn left onto Republican St.
Road curves right, into 4th Ave N.

Directions from Queen Anne

KCTS is located 4 blocks east of Queen Anne Ave. on Mercer St. Going east on Mercer St., go past KCTS and take a right onto 5th Ave. Take the first right onto Republican St. Road curves right, into 4th Ave. N.

Public Transportation

• Monorail

  The Monorail is a quick and fun way to travel from Downtown Seattle to Seattle Center.

  Catch the Monorail on the top floor of Westlake Center, on 4th Ave. between Olive and Pine. Once at the Seattle Center stop, walk northeast across the Seattle Center campus towards 4th Avenue and Mercer St.

  Monorail information: www.seattlemonorail.com

• Buses

  Buses 3, 4, and 16 all stop in front of the west side of the KCTS building on 5th Avenue.

  Metro Bus Service timetables: transit.metrokc.gov/bus

Parking

There is metered street parking along Republican St. and on 4th Ave. N, between Republican St. and Mercer St.

Pay lots are:

Seattle Center Parking Garage
Entrance on the West side of 4th Ave. N, between Mercer St. & Roy St.

400 Mercer Building Public Parking
Entrance on the East side of 4th Ave. N, between Mercer St. & Roy St.

Park & Pay Ground Lot
5th Ave. N & Republican, across from KCTS