We will be flying into Seattle on a Thursday in late August, arriving around 6 p.m. and the next morning hoping to take Amtrak to Vancouver. As I have read on here there is a train that leaves about 7:30 a.m., I'd like to know in what area the train station is located and what hotels may be nearby, or would have shuttles to the station.
Thanks.

The train station is just south of the downtown core, so any downtown hotel would probably do. Don't know about shuttles but it would just be a short taxi ride.

Ditto above. Any downtown hotel will be OK. And have the front desk call you a taxi (if there's not a taxi line outside the hotel) in the early morning.

We stayed in a downtown hotel and took a taxi to the train. It was maybe 5 years ago, and then the taxi fare was not more then $10 CDN.

Taxis are fast and dependable, so pick any hotel you like. We stayed at the 6th ave inn (maybe a slightly different name) as it was a cheap deal.

Thanks, everyone, for the information. If I may ask one more thing, how long is the journey on Amtrak to Vancouver?

4 hours from Seattle to Vancouver

Leaves 7:40am
Arrives 11:35 am

Just about 4 hours. I think the scheduled arrival time in Vancouver is 11:30 am.

Four hours unless there is a mud slide covering the tracks or some other problem (as there too often is).

Just a heads up in case you're not aware. The 7:40 is actually the train. At other times during the day, Amrak runs a bus. So stick with the 7:40 if you really want to take the train.