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Hotels near Microsoft's Redmond campus, nearest first

Every hotel near Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, nearest first: the few you can walk from, the rest in Redmond, Overlake, Bellevue and Kirkland by car or a few stops on the 2 Line, with Link light rail from Seatac to Redmond Technology station and how guest check-in works. Book the room here; add a private car from the airport.

From Seatac
About 1 h 15 min by Link

Microsoft's campus is big: check your building

  • Redmond Technology station: 156th Ave NE & NE 40th StThe 2 Line station on the campus's north side, by SR 520 at NE 40th St. Sound Transit's garage here (3929 156th Ave NE) has 323 spaces. Most visitors arriving by Link start here; ask your host which building and entrance to walk to.
  • Building 92: 15010 NE 36th StThe former Microsoft Visitor Center building on the west side of the campus. Microsoft closed the Visitor Center in February 2026; the Microsoft Store in the building is the public space that stays open.
  • Microsoft Conference Center (Building 33): 16070 NE 36th WayWhere most outside events on campus are held (developer conferences, summits). Events here use the main entrance; your event's own page has its parking and check-in.

Every hotel near Microsoft, closest first

Minutes estimated from each hotel's location: on foot at an easy pace when it's a walk, by car without traffic past a 25 minute walk. Only a few hotels are within a walk of the campus; for the rest the time shown is by car, without traffic. Downtown Bellevue hotels near Bellevue Downtown or Wilburton station are also a short 2 Line ride (Bellevue Downtown to Redmond Technology is 12 minutes by the timetable).

A short walk · 6 to 12 minutes on foot

A longer walk · 13 to 25 minutes on foot

A short ride · Over a 25 minute walk: the time by car is shown

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From Seatac to Microsoft

Link light rail

From the airport, walk to the station (baggage claim carousel 16, up one floor, across the skybridge and through the garage) and ride the 1 Line north to Int'l Dist/Chinatown (34 minutes by Sound Transit's timetable). Change there to a 2 Line train toward Downtown Redmond: 34 minutes across Lake Washington and through Bellevue to Redmond Technology station, trains every 8 to 10 minutes most of the day. With the change it's about an hour and 15 minutes; $3.00 one way for adults, free for 18 and under.

Sound Transit: 2 Line schedule

A private car to your hotel

About 40 minutes and 24 miles without traffic, from the arrivals curb to your building's lobby or your hotel's door; I-405 and SR 520 at rush hour can add a lot. Better with bags, after a long flight, or for a morning interview; the fare you see is the fare you pay.

Price the ride from Seatac

Worth knowing before you book

Guest check-in
Microsoft's guest system (described by Microsoft in 2022): your host sends the invitation, you can pre-register on the guest portal, then check in on the web or at the kiosk in the building's lobby. The QR code you get opens the building's turnstile and, where enabled, its parking. Ask your host for the building number before you book the hotel: the campus spreads over both sides of SR 520. Source
The Visitor Center
Microsoft closed its Visitor Center in Building 92 in February 2026 and told GeekWire it is repurposing its assets across the campus. The Microsoft Store in Building 92 stays open; there is no public tour of the campus. Source
Hotel rates
Microsoft publishes no hotel rates for visitors. For an event at the Conference Center, check the event's own page for a room block; for an interview or a meeting, ask your host or recruiter whether the trip is booked for you before you book here.
Getting around
The 2 Line runs every 8 to 10 minutes most of the day between Downtown Redmond, Marymoor Village, Redmond Technology, Overlake Village, the Spring District, Wilburton and Bellevue Downtown, then across Lake Washington to Seattle. Overlake Village station, one stop south, is the closer station for the hotels on NE Shen St and around Overlake. Source

Questions

Is there light rail to Microsoft's Redmond campus?

Yes. Redmond Technology station on the 2 Line sits on the campus by SR 520 and NE 40th St, and Overlake Village station is one stop south. From Seatac, ride the 1 Line to Int'l Dist/Chinatown and change to the 2 Line toward Downtown Redmond: about an hour and 15 minutes in all, $3.00.

How do I get from Seatac Airport to Microsoft in Redmond?

Link light rail (1 Line to Int'l Dist/Chinatown, then the 2 Line to Redmond Technology; about 1 hour 15 minutes, $3.00) or a car to the building's lobby or your hotel, about 40 minutes without traffic and longer at rush hour.

Should I stay in Redmond or Bellevue for Microsoft?

The hotels by Overlake and Redmond Technology station are closest. Downtown Bellevue has more hotels, food and evening options, and the 2 Line from Bellevue Downtown reaches Redmond Technology in 12 minutes; Redmond Technology to Westlake in downtown Seattle is 40 minutes.

Can I still visit the Microsoft Visitor Center?

No. Microsoft closed the Visitor Center in Building 92 (15010 NE 36th St) in February 2026. The Microsoft Store in the same building stays open.

Facts checked November 11, 2026 on the official pages linked above.

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