Headed to the Taylor Swift concerts this Saturday and Sunday?
‘Tis the season for summer events, King County Metro and Sound Transit are adding bus, train and water taxi service to help fans travel to and from sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Seattle this weekend, July 22 and 23.
Along with the Taylor Swift concerts, there are other events happening in Seattle that will impact your travel:
- Mariners home games at T-Mobile Park
- SR 520 Bridge closed all weekend
- Capitol Hill Block Party
- Seattle Chinatown Seafair Parade
- Seattle Storm home game
To plan the best route, visit Metro’s online Trip Planner, or use third-party apps such as “One Bus Away,” Apple Maps, or Google Maps. Metro Customer Service is also available at 206-553-3000 weekdays, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Press 1 for an interpreter.
Trip Planning (Metro's Version)
Transit map: Whether coming into Seattle from the north, south, east, or west, our transit wayfinder map for the stadium area is a handy guide on how you can take transit to get to the concert, showing both bus routes and ways to connect to Sound Transit Link light rail.
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Bus routes: Metro and Sound Transit bus routes 545, 550, 554, as well as RapidRide Lines C, D and H will have added trips to help meet rider demand after the concerts.
Water Taxi: Heading home to West Seattle after the concert? The King County Water Taxi is scheduled to sail from Pier 50 at 11:45 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. after each of the concerts. Metro’s post-concert Downtown Shuttle will take passengers directly to the Water Taxi dock at Pier 50.
Post-concert Metro downtown shuttle: With service along Alaskan Way, Third and Fourth avenues also will help riders leaving Lumen Field travel into the downtown core to better reach hotels and other bus and rail service.
Board the shuttle on northbound First Ave South, near South Charles Street as you exit Lumen Field. A King County Metro Supervisor will be present to help answer questions and assist customers. This is only available post-concert.
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Sound Transit Link Light Rail: Sound Transit will be running late-night Link light rail service until 1:40 a.m. after each of the two concert nights to help fans travel back home more easily. On July 22 and 23, 1 Line trains will run:
- Start of Service – 8 a.m. – Every 12 minutes
- 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. – Every 10 minutes
- 10 p.m. – 1:40 a.m. – Every 15 minutes
Sounder: Event trains will operate on Saturday, July 22, for the 6:30 p.m. concert.
- From the south, the inbound Sounder S Line event train departs Lakewood at 3:11 p.m. The train will stop at all Sounder S Line stations and arrives at King Street Station at 4:27 p.m.
- From the north, the inbound N Line event train from Snohomish County departs Everett at 3:45 p.m. with stops in Mukilteo and Edmonds, arriving at King Street Station at 4:44 p.m.
- Both return trains depart 35 minutes after the conclusion of the concert.
Fare payment options:
Be sure to have your ORCA card or Transit GO ticket ready to go to avoid long delays because you don’t want to miss one minute! And don’t forget, all fans and riders 18 and younger can ride transit (bus, light rail, water taxi and the state ferry) for free!
Crowds are expected before and especially after the concerts and we thank everyone in advance for their patience as we support the travel needs of all our riders.
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