Lacey

Getting there

By car Lacey is approximately 60 mi (97 km) south of Seattle and 115 mi (185 km) north of Portland. Lacey is along Interstate 5 (I-5), from exits 107 to 111.

By train

1 Olympia-Lacey Centennial station, 6600 Yelm Hwy SE (Along Yelm Highway SE; past Compton Blvd SE). (updated Sep 2022) Intercity Transit bus route 64 bus travels between the train station and downtown Olympia, which is 7.5mi/12km to the northwest. Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. (updated Mar 2022) Routes stopping at Olympia-Lacey Centennial station: Amtrak Cascades operates between Vancouver, BC and Eugene via Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Everett, Edmonds, Seattle, Tukwila, Tacoma, Lacey (Olympia), Centralia, Kelso (Longview), Vancouver, WA, Portland, Oregon City, Salem, and Albany. There are two round trips daily along the portion between Vancouver and Seattle, four round trips daily along the portion between Seattle and Portland, and two round trips daily along the portion between Portland and Eugene. No train departures travel the whole length of the route. Additional service between Vancouver and Seattle, and between Portland to Eugene are provided on the Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach. Coast Starlight operates daily between Seattle and Los Angeles. Stops include Tacoma, Portland, Eugene, Klamath Falls, Dunsmuir, Redding, Chico, Sacramento, Davis, Martinez, San Francisco (Emeryville), Oakland, San Jose, Salinas, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Van Nuys, and Burbank. Between Seattle and Eugene, it makes the same stops as the Amtrak Cascades, except it skips Tukwila and Oregon City.

Getting around

Intercity Transit, ☏ +1 360-786-1881, toll-free: +1-800-287-6348. Operates local buses in and around Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater. Route 620 travels between Olympia and Tacoma via Lacey. (updated Sep 2022)

Do

1 Panorama Auditorium, 1670 Circle Loop SE. (updated Feb 2026)

Eat

1 Cebu Restaurant, 9408 Martin Way E, ☏ +1 360-455-9128. Serves Filipino food in a friendly atmosphere. It's a little bit hard to find - it's in a strip mall next to a gas station. If you're heading east on Martin Way, it's not too far past Marvin Road. 2 Ricardo's, 676 Woodland Square Loop SE. A small Italian bistro. Amazing menu, wine selection and atmosphere.

Sleep

1 Holiday Inn Express, 4460 3rd Ave SE, ☏ +1 360 491 7985.