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Weekend Service Impacts

Construction

• Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 21, 24, 27, 28, 33, 36, 40, 49, 62, 70, 101, 124, 131, 132, 150, RapidRide C, D, E, and H Lines will have some stops closed in downtown Seattle Friday, August 22 at 7 p.m. to Saturday, August 23 at 5 p.m. due to a road closure on 3rd Avenue between Stewart Street & Pine Street;
  • more information available on our Service Advisories page;
• RapidRide A Line will have stop #60800 Pacific Hwy S & Kent Des Moines Road (northbound) closed from Saturday, August 23 at 11 p.m. to Sunday, August 24 at 7 a.m.;
• Route 4 will have stop #4230 5th Avenue N & Republican Street (northbound) closed from Saturday, August 23 at 5 a.m. to Sunday, August 24 at 5 p.m.;
• Route 49 will be rerouted off 10th Avenue E between E Boston Street and Fuhrman Avenue E from Friday, August 22 at 11 p.m. to Monday, August 25 at 5 a.m.;
• Routes 345 and 365 will be rerouted near Haller Lake from Saturday, August 23 at 5 a.m. to Monday, August 25 at 5 a.m.;

Events

• Routes 128 and 132 will be rerouted off S 120th Street between 20th Avenue S and Des Moines Memorial Dr S from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 23 for Boulevard Park Block Party;
• Route 128 is rerouted off California Avenue SW between SW Admiral Way and SW College Street Saturday, August 23 until 11:59 midnight for Admiral Junction Funktion;
• Route 775 will have stop #32371 California Avenue SW & SW College Street (Southbound) and stop #15540 SW Admiral Way & California Avenue SW (Westbound) closed through Saturday, August 23 due to the Admiral Block Party;
• Route 208 is rerouted off Railroad Avenue SE between SE Newton Street and SE Fir Street from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 23 for Snoqualmie Days;
• Valley Shuttle is rerouted in off Railroad Avenue (HWY 202) between SE Newton Street and SE Fir Street on Saturday, August 23 for Snoqualmie Days;

Full information available on our Service Advisories page. 

Service Reminders

• Take transit to all your sporting and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serve riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
  

  • Seattle Mariners have games at 7:10 p.m. on Friday, 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, and 1:10 p.m. on Sunday at T-Mobile Park;

  • Seattle Sounders will have a match at 6 p.m. on Sunday at Lumen Field;
• Water Taxi started the new summer sailing schedule on Saturday, April 12 with the return of late-night weekend service to West Seattle;
• Seattle Center Monorail will operate 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
• Riders can use Text for Departures by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
• Remember, it's free and easy to sign up for email or text alerts about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).

Metro News

• Service Change starts August 30; new Metro Flex coming to Bellevue September 15

• The newest back-to-school must-have: Free Youth Transit Pass!

• Tops in Ops: Recognizing Metro’s Operators of the Month (May-June 2025)

Service Change starts August 30; new Metro Flex coming to Bellevue September 15

Another boost in King County Metro bus service begins August 30. New and improved routes will better serve Eastside communities and help facilitate connections to Sound Transit’s 2 Line light rail stations. Metro also is adding bus service in Seattle on Route 106 funded by the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure. On-demand service Metro Flex is expanding to Bellevue on September 15.

Highlights of August 30 service updates:

New bus routes improve connections

• Route 203: Connecting Issaquah Highlands, North Issaquah, Issaquah Transit Center, Newport Way, Factoria and the 2 Line at South Bellevue Station.
• Route 222: Connecting Overlake, Idylwood, downtown Redmond, Education Hill and Cottage Lake, and the 2 Line at Downtown Redmond and Redmond Technology Stations.
• Route 223: Connecting Eastgate, Lake Hills, Overlake and 2 Line service at Downtown Redmond Station, with more frequent 20-minute weekday service.
• Route 256: Direct peak-only service connecting Woodinville, Brickyard Park & Ride, Totem Lake, Kingsgate Park & Ride, Yarrow Point Freeway Station, Evergreen Point Freeway Station, South Lake Union and downtown Seattle.

More frequent buses on weekdays

• DART Route 224 between Duvall and Redmond will improve to service every 60 minutes.
• Route 226 in Bellevue will provide peak service every 20 minutes connecting Downtown Bellevue, Lake Hills, Bellevue College, Eastgate and the 2 Line at South Bellevue Station.
• Route 240 will improve to service every 20 minutes during peak and midday times on a revised pathway connecting Downtown Bellevue to the South Bellevue Station, Factoria, Newcastle and Renton.
• DART Route 249 will improve to service every 30 minutes on weekdays with hourly service added from 7 to 9 p.m. connecting Redmond Technology Station, Overlake, downtown Bellevue, and South Bellevue Station.

More frequent Route 106 service in Seattle

The voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure (STM) is funding 30 new bus trips per week in early mornings and mid-day on Route 106, which connects Chinatown-International District in Seattle to Mount Baker, Rainier Beach, Skyway and Renton. These 30 new trips mean that Route 106 buses will now arrive every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Prior to this investment, buses arrived every 20-30 minutes. These investments will support better access to services along this route, and to the new Judkins Park Link light rail station when it opens next year on Sound Transit’s Line 2.

Enhanced Eastside service that launched in June will continue

• Route 204 (Mercer Island): Metro launched all-new Sunday service, providing 10 round trips and matching the number of trips provided on Saturdays. Riders can request off-route trips in the DART service areas northeast of I-90 and on the south end of the island.
• Route 930 (Kirkland, Redmond): Metro added evening trips to create steady hourly service from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends. Riders can request off-route trips in the Route 930 DART service areas along Willows Road.
• Route 931: (UW Bothell, Woodinville, Cottage Lake and Duvall): This reinstated and revised weekday peak-only DART route launched in June. Service runs every 30 minutes from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Riders can request off-route trips in the Route 931 DART service areas in Bothell and Duvall. Reservations can be made via phone (1-866-261-3278), TTY (1-800-246-1646) or online form.

New Metro Flex coming to Overlake in Bellevue September 15

Metro Flex’s upcoming service area in will allow riders to connect to and from 2 Line service at Overlake Village Station. Metro Flex is your on-demand neighborhood transit service. With one simple app or booking by phone, a vehicle will take you anywhere in the service area, all for the same cost as a bus trip. Metro Flex is convenient, fast, affordable transit at your fingertips.  Metro will pilot electric vehicles in Bellevue. Details and the service area map will be available soon on the Metro Flex webpage.

Fare changes coming September 1

As Metro has previously shared, fares are increasing to $3 for its buses, Metro Flex, and Seattle Streetcar starting Sept. 1, 2025. King County Water Taxi adult fares using an ORCA card will increase by 25 cents, and ORCA LIFT discounted fares on water taxis will be reduced to $1. Riders are encouraged to update their ORCA card autoloads and monthly PugetPass. Reduced fare options are available for riders with lower incomes, and for seniors and riders with disabilities.

More details and help for riders online, via customer service

Riders can review the route updates on Metro’s web page in English, 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese), Русский (Russian), Español (Spanish) and Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese). Additional languages are available by using an online translation tool. Bus trip schedules will be updated across most bus routes, and new orange timetables will soon be available on buses and at popular transit locations.

Metro’s customer information office can answer questions from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at 206-553-3000. Also, Metro’s Trip Planner will be updated before Aug. 30 so riders can plan future travel.

The newest back-to-school must-have: Free Youth Transit Pass!

Binder, paper, pens and pencils, calculator, backpack, ORCA Card!

With school just around the corner, a useful item that also makes a great fashion statement is a Free Youth Transit Pass (FYTP)—also known as a Youth ORCA card!

The pass is good 24/7/365. This will be the fourth school year that youth 18 years of age and younger will be able to use it to board transit for free. The card is the stress-free way for getting to after school activities, picking up siblings, getting to work, or heading to a movie or concert on Metro and other transit agencies throughout the region.

While you do not need an ORCA card to board, thousands of your fellow students have one and we encourage you to join them! Check with your school to see if they can assist you in getting your own Youth ORCA card or you can go to FreeYouthTransitPass.com and sign up for your free card.

Once you get your card, all you need to do is tap it! Tap it to board the bus (Community Transit, Everett Transit, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, Snoqualmie Valley Transit and Metro), Sound Transit Link light rail and Sounder, the King County Water Taxi, Seattle Streetcar, Metro Flex, Washington State Ferries and Monorail (in fact you can’t ride the Monorail for free unless you have an ORCA card!) and away you go!

Remember, this card works as your Free Youth Transit Pass until you turn 19, so hold on to it! When you turn 19 years old, you can add money or a pass onto the card to continue using it as an adult, or you can explore reduced fare card options.

So as you make that trip to get your school supplies, don’t forget to add a Free Youth Transit Pass to the list of “must-haves” for the school year!

Every month, operators from King County Metro’s seven transit bases select their fellow drivers for their positive contributions to Metro and recognize them as Operators of the Month. The operators selected demonstrate safe driving skills, show courteous and helpful attitudes toward customers, and pay conscientious attention to attendance, appearance, and discipline.

Please join us in congratulating them. The Operators of the Month have the privilege of coming together later to vote on who among them will be Metro’s Operator of the Year!

Read more about our dedicated operators on the Metro Matters blog. 

Metro is hiring transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Visit kingcounty.gov/MetroCareers to learn more.