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Weekend Service Impacts

Events

• Route 125, RapidRide C Line and RapidRide H Line will be rerouted off Alaskan Wy and Columbia Street on Saturday, May 31 from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. for the Meet Me at the Waterfront 5K;
• Routes 8 and 14 will be rerouted off S Jackson Street on Saturday, May 31 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for the Black Wall Street event;

Construction 

• RapidRide A Line will have stop #61150 Pacific Hwy S & S 216th Street (Southbound) closed from Thursday, May 29 to Friday, May 30 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night;
• RapidRide A Line will have stop #61150 Pacific Hwy S & S 216th Street (Southbound) closed from Sunday, Jun 1 at 10 p.m. to Monday, Jun 2 at 5 a.m.;
• Route 7 will have stop #8100 Rainier Avenue S & Cloverdale Place S (Northbound) closed Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily;
• Route 8 to Seattle Center will be rerouted off Martin Luther King Jr Way S between S McClellan Street and S Walker Street from Saturday, May 31 to Sunday, June 1 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily;
• Route ST 554 will have stop #64561 Issaquah Highlands P&R - Bay 4 (Eastbound) relocated from Saturday, May 31 to Sunday, June 1 from at 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily;

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;
  
  • The Seattle Mariners will play Friday at 7:10 p.m., Saturday at 4:15 p.m. and on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. at T-Mobile Park;
  • The Seattle Sounders have a match at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Lumen Field;
  • The Seattle Storm will play at the Climate Pledge Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday;
• 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 normal hours this weekend. 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

• Fare inspection fully resumes May 31, 2025

• MOOSE AHOY! Water Taxi Summer will include weeknight late night service to West Seattle for Mariners and special events

• Tops in Ops: March and April 2025

Fare inspection fully resumes May 31, 2025

Fare Inspection Officers are asking riders for proof of payment on board King County Metro buses and Seattle Streetcars. 

Beginning May 31, riders without proof of payment will receive a written warning. Riders can receive two of these written warnings without consequence. However, third and subsequent citations may result in a fine or the option of an alternative resolution.

Metro’s adult fare is currently $2.75. Fare Enforcement Officers will accept proof of payment in the form of:

• a recently tapped ORCA fare card,
• an activated Transit GO Ticket on their phone,
• a tapped ORCA card in Google Wallet, or
• a transfer slip issued to someone who paid cash or used a human service bus ticket at the farebox. 

Learn more on our website.

MOOSE AHOY! Water Taxi Summer will include weeknight late night service to West Seattle for Mariners and special events

Mortimer Moose – better known as the Mariner Moose – joined the crew of King County Water Taxi to celebrate the return of weeknight post-game water taxi service to West Seattle starting on Tuesday, June 3.

Starting with the series against Baltimore, the water taxi will provide evening post-game service Monday through Thursday. There will be three sailings between Pier 50 and the Seacrest Dock in West Seattle. The boat will leave downtown at 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

There will be no delays in the schedule due to extra innings. If you miss the last sailing, simply take a stroll or roll to Alaskan Way South at South Jackson Street and catch a bus back to West Seattle, with the RapidRide C Line (which connects with the Washington State Ferry to Vashon), the RapidRide H Line or other routes.

The weekday service will end on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Late night weekend (Friday through Saturday) service to West Seattle will continue through Oct. 10.

The free Metro water taxi shuttles to and from the dock at Seacrest Park will operate and meet the post-game sailings. Route 773 will get you to the businesses and restaurants in the West Seattle junction. Route 775 takes you along Alki and into the Admiral District.

“The return of this service is the result of fans asking for it and the ability of the Marine Division to staff these extra runs,” said Marine Division Director Terry Federer.  We look forward to helping fans get home after another Mariners victory!”

From baseball to soccer

SCARVES UP! Along with post-game sailings for the M’s, the water taxi will provide evening post-match service for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

The world is coming to Lumen Field and the water taxi is ready to get you there and back, offering post-match service on Sunday, June 15 (Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders FC) and Wednesday, June 25 (FC Internazionale Milano vs. CA River Plate).

How much does it cost to travel by Water Taxi?
Adult fare to West Seattle is $5.75 one way ($5 with an ORCA card). Don’t have an ORCA Card yet? MyOrca.com is the place to go to purchase a card. If you want to use your mobile device to pay your fare, download the Transit GO Ticket app prior to boarding. Young people 18 years old and younger can ride the Water Taxi, and most regional transit, for free!

The water taxi looks forward to getting fans – and Moose – to and from all the action this summer!

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.