Burlington (Washington)

Burlington is a city in the North Cascades region of Washington State.

By plane
Burlington does not have an airport with commercial service. You must fly into one of these airports and drive or take a bus to Burlington:
 * Bellingham International Airport: closest airport with commercial service to Burlington but has limited connections. Get to Burlington by going south from the airport on I-5.
 * Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: South of Seattle, this is the closest main airport. To get to Burlington from the airport, go north on I-5 for about 80 miles to Burlington.
 * Vancouver International Airport: Although it lies across the international border, the airport really isn't that far and can be useful in some occasions.

By car
Burlington lies at the intersection of WA-20 and Interstate 5 (I-5).
 * From Seattle, take I-5 north about 65 miles (a little more than an hour without traffic) to Burlington.
 * From Vancouver take BC-99 and I-5 south for about 80 miles to Burlington.
 * From Eastern Washington: in summer you can take SR-20 (the North Cascades Hwy) across from the Methow Valley area, in winter WA-20 is closed and you must take US-2 or I-90 to the Puget sound area and then drive north to Burlington.

By train
Amtrak Cascades offers service to the Mount Vernon station, which is next to Burlington, to Vancouver and Seattle.

Eat
Burlington has been overrun by sprawl-type restaurant chains. But there are still a few quality places to eat.