Boeing Factory Tour with Guided Transport from Seattle
Description
Round trip transportation and factory tour tickets are included in this guided excursion from downtown Seattle to the wonders of the Boeing Factory! The Boeing assembly plant is home to legendary planes like the 747, 777 and the world’s most advanced jetliner the 787 Dreamliner. You’ll have an opportunity to learn about Boeing’s long and storied history, go inside the world’s largest building to view airplanes in various stages of assembly, enjoy exhibits in the Future of Flight Gallery, and hang out on the “Strato Deck” for some plane spotting.
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Itinerary
Your Boeing Tour begins with a comfortable coach ride...as you travel through Seattle and then up to the Future of Flight Aviation Center in Everett, Washington, your knowledgeable Show Me Seattle guide will share highlights, stories and early history about Seattle, William Boeing and the Boeing Company - and on the return trip, you'll get a wealth of recommendations for restaurants and more activities to explore when you arrive back to the city.
The 80 minute guided tour of the factory led by the expert Boeing staff is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to view jets being assembled on the production line before they take to the sky. The manufacturing complex is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest building in the world by volume. The building has grown over the years to enclose 472 million cubic feet of space (13.3 million cubic meters). Its footprint covers 98.3 acres (39.8 hectares).
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our coach picks up at the Charter Bus zone next to the HYATT REGENCY, (hotel address is 808 Howell Street), along the east side of 8th Avenue between Olive and Stewart Streets. Please arrive 15 minutes before tour departure to check in with your tour guide. If you arrive early, head up to the espresso shop on the second floor in the Hyatt and grab coffee drinks and pastries before the tour!
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please Note: Children must be at least 48inches (122 cm) to participate on tour. Visitors may not carry babies on the tour. There is no child care facility at the Future of Flight Aviation Center, and there are no exceptions to these safety regulations.
- No personal items are allowed on the 90 minute assembly plant tour, including: purses, backpacks, cameras, binoculars, cell phones, etc. Lockers are available on-site at the Future of Flight.
- Boeing does not permit photos, videos, or recordings of any kind during the assembly plant tour.
- This tour package includes guided transport to and from the Future of Flight Aviation Center - please do not find your own way to the Center as it is not possible to join the Show Me Seattle tour at that point.
- Please note that pickup times are prior to the 9:00am start time for the guided coach tour to the plant.
- Please check your email confirmation for pickup time and location. Contact Show Me Seattle in advance with any questions and to confirm pickup details.
Reviews(1,358)
The entire experience was thrilling and informative. Right from the pick up to the Boeing exposition center, the guidance and support from the tour guide DC was exemplary. While giving a good briefing of the Boeing being setup, its factory location's significance, the business aspect of it's founders was a great eye opener. DC, utilizing his knowledge of Geology, also gave very value information on the geological history of Seattle. The tour provided by Boeing staff was well planned, explained point pointedly to each aspect of Boeing engineering, logistics and manufacturing. Equally engaging was the exposition area, something all can learn about aviation and it's technical insights. Great weather made the tour worth it as well.
Great tour, well run tour, on time pickup, Shawn our driver was very informative and courteous. The plant tour was amazing. I would recommend this tour too anyone interested in aviation or large scale production.
Too long to start the tour in the visitor center, in the factory it is not possible to see much, the platform is very high, the sound of the self-speakers is very bad, you do not listen to the guide.
Hello! Sounds like you were disappointed with the factory experience at the Boeing Future of Flight, not the guided transport from Seattle provided by us, Show Me Seattle Tours. We recommend you reach out to the Future of F;ight Center via their website so they will get your feedback, they won't see this review as it is on our page! Best Wishes, Show Me Seattle Tours
Casey Raiha our tour guide was amazing. He was kind and very knowledgeable and approachable. Nice drive up the to factory with commentary. Staff at Boeing take over and do a great job. And back on the road to Seattle with some more cool information.
Fantastic tour from start to finish. Very comfortable bus for access to the factory. Our guide, Christopher, was outstanding. Knowledgable, enthusiastic, sincere ... we counted ourselves quite lucky to draw him.
Factory tour is amazing! So interesting to see how a Boeing 777 is made. The facility is very large as each plane in production has its own assembly line. The tribute movie for the 747 was very good as well!
Our bus driver, Matthew, was very informative and entertaining, Tom guided us through the factory and answered any questions. It was a good day.
Our tour guide, Shawn, was great. Without his commentary, anecdotes, and facts surrounding the various enclaves of Seattle, this tour would have been 3 stars at best. Viewing the assembly of a plane is nice, but it's only from a distance. A long distance. Not as immersive as I had hoped. Best for aviation nerds.
The driver DC took advantage of the long drive and did a good job explaining the history of Boeing and on the way back, Seattle. Boeing does the actual tour separately.
Don't miss it. The tour is 100% must do if you are visiting Seattle and have the slightest interest in aircraft.
