Rental Cars

Rental Car Shuttle Map

All rental car companies currently operating at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) operate at an off-site rental car facility where dedicated shuttle buses transport passengers free of charge 24-hour-a-day, 365 days a year.

How do I get to the rental car facility from the terminal?

SEA Airport has two passenger pick-up areas are located outside on the lower drive on the baggage claim level. One at the north end (near Alaska Airlines) and another on the south end (near the international airlines) of the terminal. From there, shuttles will take passengers and their luggage on a short five-minute drive and drop them off at the rental car facility.

How do I get to the terminal from the rental car facility?

Rental Car Shuttles will be available to pick up passengers and their luggage at the rental car facility outside of the building where the customer service counters are located. Depending on the airline you are traveling with, passengers can board on a dedicated North or South terminal bus. From there, passengers will have a short five-minute drive where they will be dropped off on the lower drive outside of baggage claim at the north end (near Alaska Airlines) or at the south end (near the international airlines) of the terminal.

How do I request wheelchair services getting on or off the rental car shuttle?

Make sure to let the Rental Car Shuttle driver if you need services from the wheelchair services page after your ride on the Rental Car Shuttle. The driver will contact Prospect to have a wheelchair assistant meet you at the drop-off area. All Rental Car Shuttles are equipped with a ramp and wheelchair securements. Each bus is readily equipped to transport 1 wheelchair per load and priority seating is marked.

Directions to the Rental Car Facility

FROM DOWNTOWN SEATTLE (VIA INTERSTATE 5)

Take I-5 south to exit 154B/SR 518 west. Take the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport exit and follow the signs for Rental Car Return to International Blvd / SR 99 south. Follow the Rental Car Return signs to the right hand entrance into the rental car facility.

FROM SEATTLE / BURIEN (VIA STATE ROUTE 509/STATE ROUTE 518)

From Seattle, take SR 99 south to the First Avenue South Bridge (which becomes SR 509). Follow SR 509 south to the SR 518 exit (Burien/Seattle-Tacoma International Airport). Take the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport exit and follow the signs for Air Cargo Rd. Take the Air Cargo Rd exit. Turn right on S 170th St, then right on Air Cargo Rd, then right on S 160th St. Follow the Rental Car Return signs to the left hand entrance into the rental car facility.

FROM DOWNTOWN TACOMA (VIA INTERSTATE 5)

Take I-5 north to exit 154A/SR 518 west. Take the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport exit and follow the signs for Rental Car Return to International Blvd / SR 99 south. Follow the Rental Car Return signs to the right hand entrance into the rental car facility.

FROM DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE (VIA INTERSTATE 405)

Take I-405 south. Merge with SR 518 west toward Burien. Take the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport exit and follow the signs for Rental Car Return to International Blvd / SR 99 south. Follow the Rental Car Return signs to the right hand entrance into the rental car facility.