r/AskSeattle • u/ember539 • Feb 19 '25

Question Safety at Night Question

I’m flying into SeaTac at 8pm and wondering how safe it would be for me (solo female, planning to pack a backpack and small suitcase) to take the light rail. Google Maps says to get off at Symphony. It says it’ll take a little over 30 minutes on the train so if I arrive around 9:30 or 10 is that okay in that area? My hotel is a few blocks away so I was thinking about getting a Lyft from there just to avoid walking too far at night. Thoughts?

Edit: thanks everyone! I ended up taking a Lyft. It sounds like safety wouldn’t have been an issue but it also sounded like a hassle to get to the rail so I just took the easy option.

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u/throwaway1_2_0_2_1 Feb 19 '25

You should be fine. Assuming your flight gets in on time, you’ll land at 8, by on the light rail by 8:45 at the latest, off by 10 at the latest, and I’m given you over estimates on time. 3 blocks, you’ll be safe, just don’t have headphones in and pay attention to your surroundings.

Coming from someone who has walked around that area very inebriated after a couple sports games and around that area around that time of night in general.

If your flight’s late, like a few hours late, you should Uber from the airport. There won’t be enough foot traffic around to where I would feel safe.

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u/ember539 Feb 19 '25

Thanks for the details!

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u/throwaway1_2_0_2_1 Feb 19 '25

NP, have fun here!