Transit Alert – Ride transit to Husky home football games; see related reroutes near Husky Stadium

On Saturday, September 14, Metro will operate non-stop shuttle service from five King County park-and-ride lots, as well as some extra neighborhood service on regular routes, to assist fans to and from Saturday’s UW Husky football game.

Some regularly scheduled Metro Transit service will be rerouted in the Montlake and Husky Stadium areas on game day. Kick-off is scheduled for 4:30 PM.

Husky fans riding transit are encouraged to allow plenty of time, as the streets around the University District and Husky Stadium will be congested, and buses and trains are likely to be crowded.

Except where otherwise noted, a valid full payment of fare is required on all transit service, including Link light rail.  To save time and avoid lines at ticket machines, note pre-payment options that include ORCA and the TransitGo Ticket app.

Game-day park-and-ride service
Eastside P&Rs 
Metro operates game-day non-stop shuttle service to Husky Stadium from the Eastgate, Houghton, Kingsgate and South Kirkland park-and-ride lots.

A $15.00 per person round trip pass is required to board non-stop Husky Eastside park-and-ride service. Purchase passes at the park-and-ride lots prior to boarding buses. Only credit or debit cards are accepted. Fans can also purchase a season pass in advance for $60.00.

Transfers, regular service passes, ORCA cards and UPASS are not accepted on P&R Husky shuttle service. Husky game tickets are not accepted as payment of fare on any service. Children 5 and under ride free.

Redondo Heights Park-and-Ride
Non-stop shuttle service is also available from the south end, operating from the Redondo Heights Park-and-Ride. However, unlike the Eastside park-and-ride service, only season passes are accepted on the Redondo Heights service.  Single-game passes are not available.

Check out the Huskies game day transportation site for more information on purchasing a season bus pass.

South King County service options 
Even though the free shuttle between the Federal Way/S 320th St Park-and-Ride and Angle Lake Link light rail Station is not available this year, Link is still a good option and provides direct service to Husky Stadium from Angle Lake, Sea-Tac Airport and Tukwila International Blvd stations.

Renton area fans can ride Metro Route 101 from the South Renton Park-and-Ride Bay 2, and Transfer to Link at Stadium Station for direct service to Husky Stadium.

Fare payment is required on Metro Route 101, Link and all other regularly scheduled service.

Link
Riding Link light rail is the best way to get from south King County, the Rainier Valley, Beacon Hill, downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill to Husky games. UW Link Station is located just outside Husky Stadium. 

For quick game-day service directly to and from Husky Stadium, ride Link from any of the four downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel stations. The Link corridor is further served by parking capacity at Tukwila International Blvd Station and Angle Lake Station, and by Metro or Sound Transit bus routes at every station, that make connections from many other areas.

Fare payment is required on Link light rail at all times. When using an ORCA card to ride Link, please tap shortly before boarding the train, and again upon exiting.

Transit reroutes for Husky games
UW Link shuttle bus 
While some regular Metro bus service is rerouted out of the Montlake and Husky stadium area during the game, Metro operates shuttle service between UW Link Station and Campus Parkway along NE Pacific Street. Buses are designated as ‘Shuttle’ and are scheduled to operate about every 10 minutes.

Regular service routing revisions
In order to accommodate game-related traffic, and to stay on schedule, regular service trips on Metro bus routes 31, 32, 44, 45, 65, 67, 71, 73, 75 and 372 will be rerouted during Husky games. 

While these buses are rerouted, Metro provides a UW Link shuttle bus to and from Husky Stadium to connect with the rerouted service.  For many fans, Husky Stadium may be within walking distance along NE Pacific Street or the University of Washington campus.

Extra trips on Metro routes 44, 65 & 75 
Metro also operates some extra trips on regular service bus routes from the Ballard and Lake City neighborhoods.

Fare payment is required on regularly scheduled transit service, including Link light rail.

Additional information
Visit Metro’s website for complete information about Metro and regional transportation services. 

Use Metro’s online regional Puget Sound Trip Planner to plan your trip to and from Husky Stadium, and for information about bus stops, schedules, predicted times at stops and other information.

When planning transit trips, be sure to visit Metro’s Service Advisories page to find out if service you are riding is affected by any planned reroutes. 

When at – or headed to – your stop, use Metro’s text for departures tool. Text your transit stop ID to 62550 to find out when the next scheduled transit service is expected to be at your stop.  

Sign up for Transit Alerts or check for a service advisory before you travel.

Visit the King County Water Taxi site for information about regular and holiday Water Taxi operation. 

Visit the Community Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit or Washington State Ferries websites for information about services provided by Metro’s regional transit partners. 

For non-transit traffic or other local updates, check media sources, follow @seattledot or visit
- https://twitter.com/seattledot  
- https://twitter.com/SeattlePD 
or other relevant sites.

Thank you for riding and for using Metro’s services.