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Service Change

Effective 09/02/2023 thru 03/29/2024

Starting Sept. 2, King County Metro will update transit schedules to improve schedule reliability for riders and help reduce last-minute cancellations. To better match transit service with bus and workforce availability, Metro will suspend 20 peak-only commuter routes and reduce service on 12 routes. Alternatives are available for nearly all affected routes. Most riders will see no changes as 124 of 156 routes and 92% of boardings are not affected.

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Route revisions

Choose a route number to learn about the changes that will begin on September 2, 2023. Some routes with small changes to trip times are not included on this page.

Suspended routes and service alternatives

Route 15 will be suspended. Alternative service is available between Ballard and downtown Seattle along 15th Avenue NW and Elliot Avenue W using the RapidRide D Line.

Open a PDF timetable for: RapidRide D Line

Route 16 will be suspended. Alternative service to/from downtown Seattle is available using the Route 5 along Greenwood Avenue N, Phinney Avenue N and Aurora Avenue N.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 5

Route 18 will be suspended. Alternative service is available between Ballard and downtown Seattle using routes 40 and RapidRide D Line.

  • Along 24th Avenue NW, use Route 40.
  • Along 15th Avenue W and Elliott Avenue W, use RapidRide D Line.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 40, RapidRide D Line

Route 29 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 31, 32, 40, RapidRide D Line and Seattle Monorail.

  • Between Ballard and downtown Seattle, use Route 40 or RapidRide D Line.
  • Between Ballard and West Nickerson Street, use Route 40 and Routes 31 or 32 with a transfer at Fremont.
  • Between Queen Anne, Uptown, and Downtown, use Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, or 13.
  • Between Uptown and Downtown, use RapidRide D Line or Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, or 13 or Seattle Monorail.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 1, Route 2, Routes 3, 4, Route 13, Route 31, Route 32, Route 40, RapidRide D Line

Route 55 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 56, 57, or Route 775 to connect with the West Seattle Water Taxi, and RapidRide C Line or Route 21.

  • Between Admiral Junction and downtown Seattle, use Routes 56 or 57, or Route 775 to connect with the West Seattle Water Taxi.
  • Between Alaska Junction and downtown Seattle, use RapidRide C Line.
  • Commuter parking is available at the Spokane Street Park and Ride, where service to downtown is available on Route 21.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 21, Routes 56, 57, RapidRide C Line

Route 64 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 62, 65, 322, ST Express 522, Link 1 Line and Route 8 at Capitol Hill Station or Route 70 at U-District Station, or routes 40, 62, 70, RapidRide C Line, or South Lake Union (SLU) Streetcar between Westlake and SLU.

  • Between Lake City and Roosevelt, use Route 322 or ST Express 522.
  • Along 35th Avenue NE, use Route 65.
  • Along NE 65th Street, use Route 62. Parking is available at Green Lake Park & Ride.
  • Between Roosevelt or University of Washington Stations and South Lake Union, use Link 1 Line to connect with Route 8 at Capitol Hill Station, or with routes 40, 62, 70, RapidRide C Line, or the SLU streetcar at Westlake Station.
  • Between U District Station and South Lake Union, use Route 70.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 8, Route 40, Route 62, Route 65, Route 70, Route 322, RapidRide C Line, Link 1 Line, ST Express 522

Route 114 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 105, 111 or 240 and transfer to/from Route 101; Route 240 to/from Route 212, ST Express Routes 550 and 554.

  • At the intersection of NE 4th St and Union Avevue NE, use Route 111 for service to/from downtown Seattle.
  • In the East Renton Highlands, use Routes 105, 240, or Metro Flex and transfer to/from Route 101 in downtown Renton for service to/from downtown Seattle.
  • In Newcastle and South Bellevue, use Route 240 and transfer to/from Route 212 or ST Express 554 at Eastgate Park & Ride for service to/from downtown Seattle.

Parking is available at:

  • Renton Transit Center, where service to downtown Seattle is available on Route 101, or
  • South Bellevue Park & Ride, where service to downtown Seattle is available on ST Express 550, or
  • Newport Hills Park & Ride, where service to downtown Seattle is available on Route 111 or ST Express 560 and transfer to ST Express 550 at Bellevue Transit Center.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 101, Route 105, Route 111, Route 212, Route 240, ST Express 550, ST Express 554, ST Express 560

Webpage: About Metro Flex

Route 121 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using RapidRide H Line, or routes 113, 131 and 132.

  • Between Burien Transit Center and downtown Seattle, use RapidRide H Line or Routes 131 or 132.
  • Between Burien Transit Center and East Marginal Way South, use RapidRide H Line or Route 131 to transfer to Route 113 in White Center.
  • Parking is available at Burien Transit Center.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 113, Routes 131, 132, RapidRide H Line

Route 167 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 101 or 102 to Link 1 Line, Route 255 or ST Express 542.

  • In Renton, use Routes 101 or 102 to connect with Link light rail to/from the University District. Parking is available at Renton Transit Center and South Renton Park & Ride.
  • No service will be available at the 112th Avenue SE freeway station stop.
  • At the Evergreen Point and Clyde Hill/Yarrow Point freeway stations, use Route 255 or ST Express 542 for service to/from the University District. Parking is available at the Evergreen Point Bridge Park & Ride.

Open a PDF timetable for: Routes 101, 102, Route 255, ST Express 542

Route 190 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using RapidRide A Line to Link 1 Line at Angle Lake Station, routes 150, 162, 165, 183 and Sounder.

  • At Redondo Heights Park & Ride, use RapidRide A Line to connect with Link 1 Line at Angle Lake Station for service to/from downtown Seattle or use Route 165 to connect with Route 162 at Kent/Des Moines Park & Ride for service to/from downtown Seattle. Parking is available at Redondo Heights Park & Ride and Angle Lake Station.
  • At South 272nd Street, use Route 183 to connect with Sounder or Route 150 to reach downtown Seattle.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 150, Route 162, Route 165, Route 183, Sounder

Route 214 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using ST Express 554.

  • Use ST Express 554 between Issaquah and downtown Seattle. Parking is available at Issaquah Transit Center.

Open a PDF timetable for: ST Express 554

Route 216 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 218, 269, ST Express routes 545, 550 and 554, Metro Flex in Sammamish.

  • Between Bear Creek Park & Ride and Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride, use Route 269.
  • Use Metro Flex in the Sammamish Service Area to connect with Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride.
  • Between Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride and downtown Seattle, use Route 218 or ST Express 554.
  • Between Bear Creek Park & Ride and downtown Seattle, use ST Express 545.
  • At Mercer Island Park & Ride, use ST Express routes 550 or 554.

Parking is available at:

  • Bear Creek Park & Ride
  • Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride
  • South Sammamish Park & Ride
  • Eastgate Park & Ride
  • Mercer Island Park & Ride

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 218, Route 269, ST Express 545, ST Express 550, ST Express 554

Webpage: About Metro Flex

Route 217 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 269 and ST Express Route 554.

  • Between downtown Seattle and Issaquah, use ST Express 554.
  • Between SE 56th Street and East Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE and Issaquah Transit Center, use Route 269.
  • Between Issaquah Transit Center, Eastgate Park & Ride, and downtown Seattle, use ST Express 554.
  • Between Eastgate and Factoria, use routes 240 or 245, or Route 241 between South Bellevue and Factoria.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 240, Route 241, Route 245, Route 269, ST Express 554

Route 232 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 224 and RapidRide B Line.

  • Between Duvall and Redmond Transit Center, use Route 224. Parking is available at Duvall Park & Ride.
  • Between Redmond Transit Center, Redmond Technology Station, and Bellevue Transit Center, use RapidRide B Line.
  • Between Redmond Technology Center and Bellevue Transit Center, use ST Express 566. Parking is available at Redmond Transit Center.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 224, RapidRide B Line, ST Express 566

Route 237 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 231, 250, 311, ST Express routes 522, 532 and 535.

  • In Woodinville, use Route 231 to/from Kirkland Transit Center and transfer to/from Route 250 to/from Bellevue, or use Route 311 and ST Express routes 532 or 535 with a transfer at NE 128th Street.
  • At Woodinville Park & Ride, use ST Express routes 522 and 535 with a transfer at UW Bothell/Cascadia College to travel to/from Bellevue.
  • At Brickyard Park & Ride, use ST Express 535 to/from Bellevue. Parking is available at Brickyard Park & Ride.
  • At NE 128th Street, use ST Express routes 532 or 535. Parking is available Kingsgate Park & Ride.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 231, Route 250, Route 311, ST Express 522, ST Express 532 and 535

Route 268 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 269 and ST Express 545.

  • Between Bear Creek Park & Ride and downtown Seattle, use ST Express 545. Parking is available at Bear Creek Park & Ride.
  • Between NE Redmond Way (at 188th Avenue NE) and Bear Creek Park & Ride, use Route 269.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 269, ST Express 545

Route 301 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 346 and 348.

  • Between Shoreline and Northgate, use routes 346 or 348.
  • Between Shoreline and downtown Seattle, use RapidRide E Line. Parking is available at Aurora Village Transit Center and Shoreline Park & Ride.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 346, Route 348, RapidRide E Line

Route 304 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 331, 345 and 348.

  • Between Shoreline and Northgate, use routes 331, 345 or 348. Parking is available at Shoreline Park & Ride.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 331, Route 345, Route 348

Route 320 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 20, 372, ST Express 522, Link 1 Line and Route 8 at Capitol Hill Station or with Route 70 at U District Station, or with routes 40, 62, 70, RapidRide C Line, or the South Lake Union (SLU) Streetcar at Westlake Station.

  • Between Lake City and Northgate, use Route 20.
  • Between Kenmore, Bothell, Lake Forest Park and Lake City, use Route 372 or ST Express 522.
  • Between Northgate and South Lake Union, use Link 1 Line to connect with Route 8 at Capitol Hill Station or with Route 70 at U District Station, or with routes 40, 62, 70, RapidRide C Line, or SLU Streetcar at Westlake Station. Parking is available at Northgate Station.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 8, Route 20, Route 40, Route 62, Route 70, Route 372, RapidRide C Line, ST Express 522, Link 1 Line

Webpage: About the South Lake Union Streetcar

Route 342 will be suspended. Alternative service is available using routes 245, 250, 331, ST Express routes 535, 560, 566.

  • Between Bothell and Bellevue, use ST Express 535. Parking is available at Bothell Park & Ride.
  • At the NE 70th Street freeway station, use Route 245 to connect with Route 250.
  • Between Bellevue and Renton, use ST Express routes 560 or 566. Parking is available at Kennydale United Methodist Church.
  • Between Shoreline and Kenmore, use Route 331.
  • Faster travel times may be available by traveling via downtown Seattle depending on your point of origin and destination.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 245, Route 250, Route 331, ST Express 535, ST Express 560, ST Express 566

Routes with schedule changes

Trip times will be adjusted to provide more consistent spacing between routes 3 and 4, and to provide hourly Night-Owl service.

Open a PDF timetable for: Routes 3, 4

On Weekdays, trip times will be adjusted to better match frequency of service with rider demand.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 7

On Weekdays, trip times will be adjusted to better match frequency of service with rider demand.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 8

Route 10 will have a decrease in service due to a reduction of the Seattle Transit Measure investment in the route.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 10

Route 20 will see a reduction in service, operating approximately every 30 minutes during off-peak periods, and hourly at night.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 20

The last trip departing 35th Avenue SW & SW Roxbury Street at 9:09 p.m. will be extended to serve two additional stops along 26th Avenue SW, stop #85220 at SW 104th Street, and stop #85230 at SW 100th Street.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 22

Route 28 will be reduced to hourly service at night and off-peak periods on weekdays and weekends.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 28

On weekdays, trip times will be adjusted to provide more consistent spacing, and better match frequencies to meet rider demand between routes 31 and 32.

Open a PDF timetable for: Routes 31, 32

On weekdays, trip times will be adjusted to better match frequencies with rider demand. To reduce the impact of reductions to Route 36, the City of Seattle is providing additional funding on this route in the PM Peak period through the Seattle Transit Measure.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 36

On Sunday, trip times will be adjusted to better match frequency of service with rider demand.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 44

The Route 50 will no longer operate the short-turn variant between Alki and SODO Station. This short-turn variant was initially created to provide additional service during the period of the West Seattle Bridge closure and was funded using Seattle Transit Measure (STM) funding. Existing service investments from STM will be redistributed to the full-length of the route between Alki and Othello Station. As a result of this action, all Route 50 trips will operate between Alki and Othello Station.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 50

Several trips will be deleted, Route 73 will operate approximately every 30 minutes during peak periods on weekdays, hourly during weekday off-peak periods and on weekends.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 73

On weekdays, Route 79 will be reduced to operate hourly between 5:25 am and 9:30 pm.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 79

On weekdays, to provide service to Mercer International Middle School, one southbound trip will be added arriving at Beacon & Myrtle (stop #30970) at 8:32 am, and one northbound trip will be added arriving at Beacon & Myrtle (stop #30330) at 4:02 pm.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 107

Route 153 will continue the long-term re-route via SW 16th Street, Oakesdale Avenue SW, and SW Grady Way, due to the closure of the Lind Avenue SW I-405 overpass.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 153

On weekdays, one westbound trip will be added at 5:09 am to help commuters make earlier connections at the Issaquah Transit Center.

Route 208 will now serve new bus stop #64308 in front of the Oshkosh B’gosh store at the North Bend Factory Outlet Mall, replacing stop #64305, which will close.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 208

On weekdays, Route 225 will be reduced to hourly service during both peak and off-peak periods.

Redmond Technology Station will open, and Route 225 will no longer serve the temporary stop #71339 on 156th Ave NE but will instead serve Bay 4 (stop #71354) in the Redmond Technology Station.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 225

On weekdays, routes 230 and 231 will be reduced to hourly service during both peak and off-peak periods.

Open a PDF timetable for: Routes 230, 231

On weekdays, trip times will be adjusted to improve consistent trip spacing and to better align with the Bellevue High School start time.

Redmond Technology Station will open, and Route 249 will no longer serve the temporary stop #71339 on 156th Avenue NE but will instead serve Bay 4 (stop #71354) in the Redmond Technology Station.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 249

On weekdays, service will be reduced to approximately every 30 minutes after 7:00 pm.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 255

On weekdays, three northbound and three southbound trips will be deleted after 6:35 pm, and Route 345 will operate approximately once an hour.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 345

Schedule times will be adjusted to improve on time performance and connections with Link 1 Line.

Open a PDF timetable for: ST Express 522

RapidRide F Line will continue the long-term re-route via SW 16th Street, Oakesdale Avenue SW, and SW Grady Way, due to the closure of the Lind Avenue SW I-405 overpass.

Open a PDF timetable for: RapidRide F Line

Routes with stop changes

The last trip departing 35th Avenue SW & SW Roxbury St at 9:09 pm will be extended to serve two additional stops along 26th Avenue SW, stop #85220 at SW 104th Street, and stop #85230 at SW 100th Street.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 22

On weekdays, one westbound trip will be added at 5:09 am to help commuters make earlier connections at the Issaquah Transit Center.

Route 208 will now serve new bus stop #64308 in front of the Oshkosh B’gosh store at the North Bend Factory Outlet Mall, replacing stop #64305, which will close.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 208

On weekdays, Route 225 will be reduced to hourly service during both peak and off-peak periods.

Redmond Technology Station will open, and Route 225 will no longer serve the temporary stop #71339 on 156th Avenue NE but will instead serve Bay 4 (stop #71354) in the Redmond Technology Station.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 225

On weekdays, trip times will be adjusted to improve consistent trip spacing and to better align with the Bellevue High School start time.

Redmond Technology Station will open, and Route 249 will no longer serve the temporary stop #71339 on 156th Avenue NE but will instead serve Bay 4 (stop #71354) in the Redmond Technology Station.

Open a PDF timetable for: Route 249

On Weekdays, during morning peak periods, ST Express 545 will no longer serve stop #13460 at Bellevue Avenue & E Olive St, it will instead serve a new temporary stop eastbound on Olive Way just east of Boren Avenue.

Open a PDF timetable for: ST Express 545

Redmond Technology Station will open, and ST Express 566 to Auburn will no longer serve Bay 8 (stop #68498) on 156th Avenue NE, it will instead serve Bay 4 (stop #71345) in the Redmond Technology Station. There is no change to the northbound stop.

Open a PDF timetable for: ST Express 566

Holiday Service

King County Metro

Metro will operate a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, Monday, September 4; Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23; Christmas Day, Monday, December 25; New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1, 2024.

Please check your timetable or Metro’s Holiday Service page for details.

Sound Transit

Sound Transit bus routes 522, 541, 542, 544, 545, 550, 554, 555, 556 and 566 operated by Metro, will operate a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, Monday, September 4; Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23; Christmas Day, Monday, December 25; New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1, 2024.

The 1 Line (Link) will also operate a Sunday schedule Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Sounder commuter rail will not operate on Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.

For holiday service information for ST routes operated by Pierce Transit and Community Transit, including routes 510, 511, 512, 513, 532, 535, 560, 567, 574, 577, 578, 590, 592, 594, 595, 596, and Tacoma Link, visit soundtransit.org

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