PICKUP OVERVIEW
Where to pick up at SEA.
Picking someone up at SEA? Find the 200-space Cell Phone Lot, garage Level 3 rideshare and taxi pickup, premium curb service, and airport-drive timing guidance.
CURRENT SEA CONDITIONS
Airport conditions
Airport-wide FAA delay status and the latest aviation weather observation. Use ArrivalCue’s homepage tracker for a flight-specific pickup plan.
CHOOSE YOUR PICKUP
Choose your pickup
Choose the situation that matches your pickup at SEA.
A friend or family member is driving
Private-car pickup
- Traveler
- Send a ready message only after you reach the agreed arrivals-door location.
- Driver
- Wait in the Cell Phone Lot, not on the Airport Expressway shoulder, then use the agreed airport drive for the active pickup.
Uber or Lyft
Standard ride-app pickup
- Traveler
- Cross the skybridge from the terminal and follow signs to the Level 3 garage ride-app stalls.
- Driver
- Use the assigned Level 3 garage stall; do not meet a standard ride-app passenger at a terminal curb.
Uber Black or another premium Uber service
Premium curb pickup
- Traveler
- Choose the baggage-claim-level door in the app for the curb meetup.
- Driver
- Premium Uber pickup uses the passenger-selected baggage-claim door rather than the garage stalls.
A traveler needs mobility assistance
Accessible ride-app plan
- Traveler
- Request the accessible curb pickup through the app and coordinate the vehicle details with Ground Transportation.
- Driver
- Provide the required driver and license-plate information to SEA Ground Transportation before the curb pickup.
PICKUP AND WAITING LOCATIONS
Where to wait or park
Open the place you need before entering the terminal area.
WAIT BEFORE PRIVATE PICKUP
SEA Cell Phone Lot
Free 200-space waiting lot across from the South 170th Street Airport Expressway exit.
Open SEA Cell Phone Lot in Google Maps ↗UBER AND LYFT
SEA Parking Garage Level 3
Standard app-based ride pickup in numbered garage stalls.
Open SEA Parking Garage Level 3 in Google Maps ↗TAXIS
SEA Garage Level 3 taxi curb
Taxi pickup on the Level 3 parking-garage curb.
Open SEA Garage Level 3 taxi curb in Google Maps ↗SEA-SPECIFIC DETAILS
Important details
SEA’s garage is the key ride-app meeting point
For standard Uber and Lyft, the airport’s process moves the traveler into the Level 3 garage. Only premium and approved accessible services use curbside alternatives.
Choose the drive based on the time of day
SEA specifically flags morning drop-off and evening pickup congestion and suggests using the other airport drive when traffic is peaking.
Sources
Airport guidance can change. Follow current signs and staff instructions. Review dates apply to the source facts listed in our guide data.
- SEA ground transportation ↗Source facts reviewed August 24, 2026
- SEA ride-app pickup ↗Source facts reviewed August 24, 2026
- SEA accessible travel map ↗Source facts reviewed August 24, 2026
- SEA ground transportation map ↗Source facts reviewed August 24, 2026
- Official SEA airport website ↗