Pro sports in Seattle
7 pro and college teams play in Seattle. Here's where to see them, plus tickets and how to build it into a road trip.
🏆 Seattle teams
⚡ Quick answers
- What pro sports teams are in Seattle?
- Seattle has 7 pro and college teams: the Seattle Mariners (MLB), Seattle Sounders FC (MLS), the Washington Huskies (NCAAF), the Seattle Seahawks (NFL), the Seattle Kraken (NHL), the Seattle Torrent (PWHL) and the Seattle Storm (WNBA).
- Where do Seattle's teams play?
- Climate Pledge Arena (Kraken, Storm, Torrent), Lumen Field (Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC), T-Mobile Park (Mariners) and Husky Stadium (Huskies).
- What airport do you fly into for a game in Seattle?
- Seattle–Tacoma (SEA) is the closest major airport, about 15 miles (24 km) from Climate Pledge Arena — roughly 21 min by car depending on traffic.
🧳 Things to do in Seattle
Coffee, water and mountains on every horizon. Make a weekend of it.
💬Get to Pike Place early before the crowds, and don't waste time queuing at the original Starbucks — the coffee's better literally anywhere else. Take a ferry across the Sound just for the ride and the skyline, and if it's clear, Rainier looming over the city is unreal.
🍽 Eat
- Pike Place Market — The original — seafood, produce, the first Starbucks.
- Capitol Hill — The city's densest food-and-drink neighbourhood.
🍺 Grab a drink
- Ballard — Brewery district north of downtown.
- Capitol Hill — Bars, coffee and nightlife.
🎨 See & culture
- Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) — Gehry building; music and sci-fi.
- Chihuly Garden and Glass — Stunning glass art by the Space Needle.
🎯 Things to do
- The waterfront + a ferry — Ride to Bainbridge Island and back.
🌲 Outdoors & hikes
- Discovery Park — Trails, beach and Sound/mountain views.
- Mount Rainier — Day-trip to the national park (~2 hrs).
Hand-picked highlights for planning a trip around the games — verify hours & details before you go.
🏠 Where to stay in Seattle
Vacation rentals across Seattleon OwnerDirect — book direct with the owner, with more room than a hotel if you're travelling as a group.