Seattle Center Monorail

Seattle Center Monorail Fast. Direct. Historic. Trains travel between Westlake & Seattle Center! We carry 2 million passengers per year. The train departs approximately every 10 minutes.
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The Seattle Center Monorail is an icon of Seattle - it was built in 1962 for the World's Fair in Seattle. There are two monorail trains: red train and blue train. Each train can carry up to 200 passengers per train. Please visit our website for more information and access to our online group ticketing form. Website: www.seattlemonorail.com

It's ! We love this photo of the International Fountain during the World's Fair in 1962!📸: Seattle Municipal Archives
08/07/2026

It's ! We love this photo of the International Fountain during the World's Fair in 1962!

📸: Seattle Municipal Archives

08/04/2026

Happy from Blue Train 🚝💙

It's ! We love this photo of Ship Canal and Fremont Bridge in 1957!📸: Seattle Municipal Archives
07/24/2026

It's ! We love this photo of Ship Canal and Fremont Bridge in 1957!

📸: Seattle Municipal Archives

Jimothy loves public transit!!!Headed to the Bite of Seattle Food & Music Festival festival this weekend at Seattle Cent...
07/23/2026

Jimothy loves public transit!!!

Headed to the Bite of Seattle Food & Music Festival festival this weekend at Seattle Center this weekend?

Buy Adult Monorail Tickets ahead of time at seattlemonorail.com!

Adult & Discounted tickets are available at our ticket vending machines at either station.

If using ORCA, find the fare gates with the yellow ORCA validators. As a reminder, only 1 ORCA card can be used per person regardless of pass or e-purse value.

Youth ages 6-18 must tap a valid youth ORCA card in order to receive $0 fare.

Tap to pay available at select faregates!

Trains will be running every 4-5 mins for peak service!

See you this weekend!!

Happy from Red Train 🚝❤️
07/20/2026

Happy from Red Train 🚝❤️

It's ! We love this photo of Pike Place Market from 1916! What's your favorite Pike Place Market memory?📸: Seattle Muni...
07/17/2026

It's ! We love this photo of Pike Place Market from 1916! What's your favorite Pike Place Market memory?
📸: Seattle Municipal Archives

07/15/2026

Same trains, same track, since 1962, and still the fastest way from downtown to Seattle Center. Read our latest blog and learn why the Monorail is a must-do two-minute ride through Seattle history.

John Glenn rode it. Elvis filmed on it. You can board the actual 1962 trains today. Here's why the Monorail is the most historic two minutes in Seattle.

Built for the 1962 World's Fair to give people a glimpse of tomorrow and more than 60 years later, it's still part of th...
07/09/2026

Built for the 1962 World's Fair to give people a glimpse of tomorrow and more than 60 years later, it's still part of that future. Check out this list of 10 things you didn't know about the Seattle Center Monorail.

Rubber tires, a free-funded build, and Elvis on the Red Train. 10 surprising facts about Seattle's 1962 World's Fair monorail most riders never know.

Address

370 Thomas Street Ste 200
Seattle, WA
98109

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 9pm
Thursday 7:30am - 9pm
Friday 7:30am - 11pm
Saturday 8:30am - 11pm
Sunday 8:30am - 9pm

Telephone

+12069052600

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