Everett, WA Meeting Planning Overview

Everett, WA Key Stats for Meeting Planners

• Edward D. Hansen Conference Center at XFINITY Arena -Spectra Venue Management

• Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

• Special Event Venues
• 8
• Population
• 109,043
• Restaurants
• 3
• Country Code
• 1
• Sales Tax
• 6.50%
• Currency
• U.S. Dollar
• Standard Tipping Practice
• 15-20%
• Electricity
• 120V / 60Hz
• Official Languages
• English

All average costs based on U.S. Government Per Diem rates as published by the U.S. General Services Administration.

Everett, WA Airport Information

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

Set about 40 miles outside of Everett, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (aka Sea-Tac) serves more than 45 million passengers each year, providing nonstop service to major national and international destinations. Passengers have their pick of dining and shopping options, as well as direct access to Seattle public transportation providers.

Everett, WA Public Transportation

Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries serves 10 routes from Point Defiance Park in the southern Puget Sound north to the San Juan Islands and Sidney, British Columbia. Everett is close to two ferry terminals: The Mukilteo terminal provides daily access to Whidbey Island, while the Edmonds terminal proves daily access to Kingston on the Kitsap Peninsula. Fares are based on the size of the passenger's vehicle, the route's geographical location, and the length of the ferry trip.

Serving the city of Everett, Everett Transit operates local fixed-route and paratransit service daily, with connections to Community Transit, Amtrak, and Greyhound.

Sounder trains travel between Lakewood and Seattle (making stops in South Tacoma, Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Kent, and Tukwila) and between Everett and Seattle (making stops in Mukilteo and Edmonds). Sounder regularly runs weekday mornings and afternoons only. Adult fares range from $3.25 to $5.75, depending on distance traveled.

The Everett Amtrak station is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and provides direct access to the Cascades and Empire Builder routes.

Greyhound operates a bus station in Everett that's open daily from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 2 to 5:30 p.m.

The rental-car companies represented at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, EZ Rent-A-Car, Firefly, Fox, Hertz, National, Payless, Sixt, and Thrifty.

Visitors traveling to Everett from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport should expect to pay about $120 in taxi fare.