Federal Way

Federal Way is a city in King County in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. With a population of nearly 90,000, Federal Way is one of Seattle's largest suburbs. Federal Way is home to the world headquarters of Weyerhaeuser and World Vision.

Get in

Federal Way is less than 10 miles south of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and is located along Interstate 5 and reaches to Puget Sound.

Get around

By public transit

Like the rest of the Seattle Area, Federal Way is served by King County Metro Transit and Sound Transit as well as being the northernmost service area of Pierce Transit. The transportation hub in Federal Way is the Federal Way Transit Center on South 317th St. The FWTC offers routes with service to Sea-Tac Intl. Airport, Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Puyallup, and other surrounding cities.

See

The City of Federal Way has a huge population of Korean Americans. Thus, Federal Way hosts the annual Hanwoori Korean Festival, which is a huge event sponsored by the City of Federal Way, Washington State, and various business organizations. Like any other festival, it has many family geared activities ranging from food, games, karaoke, public shows, etc.

Do

🌍 Wild Waves Theme Park. Operated by Six Flags, it is the main attraction in Federal Way, being the only existing water amusement park in Western Washington.

Redondo Beach A place to enjoy Puget Sound.

Buy

The Commons (The Commons at Federal Way), 1928 S Commons, ☎ +1 253 275-3303. Mall where the first Cinnabon opened. (updated Aug 2018)
H-Mart, 31217 Pacific Hwy S, ☎ +1 253 528-0500. Large market for Asian groceries and other imported goods. (updated Aug 2018)

Eat

East India Grill, 31845 Gateway Center Blvd S, ☎ +1 253 529-9292. Atmospheric restaurant with an Indic menu. (updated Aug 2018)
Legendary Doughnuts, 32085 Pacific Hwy S, ☎ +1 206 460-5942. Western Washington chain of doughnut bakeries. (updated Aug 2018)
New Peking Wok, 32921 1st Ave S, ☎ +1 253 838-2688. 11AM-9PM. Chinese restaurant available for banquets and catering. (updated Aug 2018)
Pizza Pizazz, 32925 1st Ave S, ☎ +1 253 661-6161. Independent pizza joint with a rock music theme. (updated Aug 2018)
Poverty Bay Cafe & Coffee Company, 1108 S 322nd P, ☎ +1 253 945-0012. Cafe that also serves light diner fare. (updated Aug 2018)
Señor Taco, 33120 Pacific Hwy S, ☎ +1 253 661-9915. Authentic, family-owned taqueria. (updated Aug 2018)

Federal Way is best known for its Korean Cuisine, thanks to the high concentration of Korean Americans living in the city.

Recommended Korean Restaurants: Mirak, Shin Sung, Kokkiri

Recommended Japanese Restaurants: Akasaka, Koharu, Hanabi

Recommended Thai Restaurants: Indochine

Drink

Sleep

Clarion Hotel, 31611 20th Avenue S, ☎ +1 253 941-6000. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 12PM.
Courtyard Seattle Federal Way, 31910 Gateway Center Blvd. South, ☎ +1 253 529-0200, fax: +1 253 529-0220.
Holiday Inn Express, 34827 Pacific Hwy S., ☎ +1 253 838-3164.

Go next

Routes through Federal Way

Seattle ← Kent ←	N S	→ Fife → Portland
END ←	W E	→ Auburn → North Bend
Seattle ← SeaTac ←	N S	→ Fife → Tacoma via
Seattle ← SeaTac ←	N S	→ Tacoma → END

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