Pacific Northwest - Hitching a ride to Seattle for STP

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M_S
05-20-07, 12:02 AM
Hey all.

Although you can get transportation for back to Seattle from Portland, apparently nothing is provided in the reverse direction. (Which makes sense, I suppose. People come from all over.) Anyways, I was wondering if anyone is driving up to Seattle, say, the day before and has room for one more person, plus my bike, of course. None of my friends are doing STP this year, so no catching rodes with them.

Alternately, are there any recommendations for transportation other than driving? I've taken the train to Seattle several times and it is quite enjoyable, however I believe I'd probably have to disassemble/pack my bike, and putting it together the day before the ride would be a major PITA.

Feel free to PM me if you have any suggestions or offers. Thanks a bunch!

EDIT: I'm skinny and don't take up much room :)

donnamb
05-20-07, 12:50 AM
You would not need to disassemble your bike on the Amtrak Cascades. It's $5 to bring your bike and the luggage car holds them intact and unboxed.
M_S
05-20-07, 01:08 AM
You would not need to disassemble your bike on the Amtrak Cascades. It's $5 to bring your bike and the luggage car holds them intact and unboxed. Wow.

So much for assumptions.

Nevertheless, a ride would be ideal since the train is 30- 50 bucks (plus the 5 for bike). Id do feel stupid now that I see the link on the amtrak webpage for "bring your bike." Not sure how I missed that.

Thanks for the info though.

Shifty
05-20-07, 10:12 AM
The Amtrak Cascades has only 8 spots for bikes that are not packaged, those tickets have been sold long ago for STP dates. The only way to get on with your bike is to drop it in a box, check with an Amtrak office for availability for the date you are traveling.

There is STP bus and truck transportation from Portland to Seattle on Friday before the event. Check the STP website for details, I think it is $50 one way for you and your bike.