Understand
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Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Burien is immediately west of Sea-Tac Airport, a major national hub.
Fortunately for residents, the flight paths parallel the city, so there is little noise from jets.
By car
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State Route 509 (SR-509) runs through the city from Seattle to the north, and from Des Moines to the south.
State Route 518 (SR-518) enters the city from the east, from SeaTac, Tukwila, and the I-5/I-405 interchange to the rest of the Puget Sound.
By bus
[edit]Sound Transit, toll-free: +1-888-889-6368. Has regional public transit routes including Sounder trains, Link light rail, and express bus in King County (e.g. Bellevue, Federal Way, Kent, Renton, Seattle), Snohomish County (e.g. Everett, Lynnwood), and Pierce County (e.g. Puyallup, Tacoma). Buses have many convenient express routes that travel South (to Tacoma), East (Redmond, Bellevue), and North (Bothell, Everett) and pass through Burien. Some of these buses run during only rush hours, but most, including the routes to the destinations mentioned above, run all day. Check the schedule to make sure. The fare is $3.25.
Get around
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By public transit
[edit]King County Metro, ☏ +1 206-553-3000. Operates bus, streetcar, and monorail routes in King County. Communities within the county served by this operator's routes include Auburn, Bellevue, Bothell, Burien, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Mercer Island, North Bend, Redmond, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, Tukwila, Vashon Island, White Center, and Woodinville.
The adult bus fare is $2.75 at all times and on all routes. The senior (ages 65 or older) fare is $1.00. Youth (18 and under) ride free. An ORCA card allows you to transfer to other transit agencies for free. Make use of the excellent Trip Planner to make sure you can get to your destination.
When traveling to destinations outside of the downtown core, you should make sure to ask the drivers in Metro buses with green and white "EXPRESS" signs in their windows and those whose route signs say "VIA EXPRESS" if they are going to your destination. Some of these express routes are intended for regular commuters traveling between residential neighborhoods and downtown and make few or no stops between.
See
[edit]- 1 Seahurst (Ed Munro) Park, 1600 SW Seahurst Park Rd. Burien's premier park, on the Puget Sound.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- Burien Farmers Market (Downtown Burien). 11AM-6PM - every Thursday from the beginning of May through mid-October. Market with 40 to 50 vendors each week. Vendors include a food booth, handmade goods, farm fresh products and fresh baked products.
Eat
[edit]Burien offers a wide variety of ethnic restaurants including food from Australia, China, El Salvador, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam.
- 1 Grand Central Bakery, 626 SW 152nd St, ☏ +1 206-436-1065. Artisan bread, buttery pastries, hand-made soups and a wide variety of sandwiches.
- 2 Ivar's Seafood Bar, 125 SW 148th Suite D, ☏ +1 206-242-3281. A small local chain of casual NW seafood.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Elliot Bay Brewery, 255 SW 152nd St, ☏ +1 206-246-4211. Famous for their burgers, they have one of the largest hand crafted selections of Organic ales in the NW, along with an extensive menu and great seasonal specials.
- 2 Tin Room Bar, 923 SW 152nd St, ☏ +1 206-242-8040. The historic High-Line Tin Shop has been lovingly converted into a bar, with a private theater for events.
Sleep
[edit]Burien is located only minutes away from SeaTac Airport, with one of the highest concentrations of hotels in the state. However, there are also a few places within Burien proper.
- 1 Guest House Bed & Breakfast, 1121 SW 160th St, ☏ +1 206 439-7576. A two-bedroom B&B.
Connect
[edit]- 1 Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd St, ☏ +1 206 243-3490. Large, well furnished and centrally located library with free wifi and computer access.
Go next
[edit]Burien is just south of White Center and Seattle and only a few minutes west of SeaTac.
| Routes through Burien |
| Seattle ← White Center ← | N  S
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→ SeaTac → Tacoma |
| END ← | W  E
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→ SeaTac → Tukwila |