Holiday journey? Metro will make it easier to get there – Metro Issues

The holidays are coming! Whether you’ll vacation occasions, buying or celebrating with family and friends, it’s a good time to discover your transit choices.

We have some schedule changes to bus, water taxi and different providers throughout the upcoming holidays and sharing them right here that will help you extra simply make journey plans.

Tips for vacation journey

• How do I pay my fare? Tap your ORCA card, show your Transit Go Ticket or faucet your Android Google Pay app. Insert appropriate amount of money into the farebox. Link tickets could be bought at Link rail stations. ORCA day passes, month-to-month passes and customary and lowered fare prices are available.
• Where to? Plan your journey:Visit Trip Planner or a third-party app and enter when and the place you wish to journey. Metro Customer Service may also assist. Call 206-553-3000 weekdays, excluding holidays, from 6 a.m. to six p.m. (Press 1 for an interpreter.)
• When is my bus departing? At the bus or transit cease, textual content your bus cease quantity to 62550 or use a third-party app like “One Bus Away” or Google Maps (utilizing transit mode) to see when your bus is departing.
• Customer data, go gross sales, and misplaced and located: hours and placement data are posted online.
• Sign up for transit alerts: If your bus faces development or different roadway disruptions, we are going to textual content or electronic mail you with data. Subscribe online.
• Regional transit: If you’re utilizing one among our regional transit companions, make sure you test their vacation schedule:

Metro’s vacation season service schedule

Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28 (Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday) Turkey and buying!  

• Access Paratransit: Service on Thursday, Nov. 27, will function on its Sunday schedule and on Friday, Nov. 28, will function a weekday schedule; with no Subscription Service on each days.
• Metro buses: Buses will function on a Sunday schedule for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27. On Friday, Nov. 28 (Metro’s Mark McLaughlin Day and Black Friday), buses will function an everyday weekday schedule.
• Metro Flex: Metro Flex, our on-demand service accessible in places all through King County, will run on its Sunday schedule Thursday, Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, and on its weekday schedule Friday, Nov. 28.
• Seattle Streetcar:
  • The First Hill line will function on its Sunday schedule on Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, and on its common weekday schedule on Friday, Nov. 28.
  • The South Lake Union line won’t be in service on Thanksgiving Day however will function its common weekday schedule on Friday, Nov. 28.
  • Go to the Seattle Streetcar website for extra schedule particulars.
• Sound Transit Link mild rail: Link 1 and 2 lines will function a Sunday schedule on Nov. 27, (Thanksgiving) and a Saturday schedule Friday, Nov. 28.
• Water Taxi
  • King County Water Taxi routes won’t sail on Thursday, Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, nonetheless Metro bus service is an efficient different between West Seattle and Downtown Seattle.
  • Regular weekday water taxi service will function to West Seattle and Vashon Island on Friday, Nov. 28, together with West Seattle shuttle routes 773 and 775.
• King County Metro places of work are closed Nov. 27 and 28.

Thursday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day – Ho Ho Ho, right here we go!)

• Access Paratransit: Service will function on a Sunday schedule with no Subscription Service.
• Metro buses: Buses will probably be working on Sunday schedules.
• Metro Flex: Metro Flex will run on its Sunday schedule.
• Seattle Streetcar:
• Sound Transit: Link 1 and 2 lines will function on a Sunday schedule.
• Water Taxi: King County Water Taxi routes won’t sail on Christmas Day, nonetheless Metro bus service will function between West Seattle and Downtown Seattle.
• King County Metro places of work are closed Dec. 25.

Wednesday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve) Counting right down to the New Year!

All transit providers will probably be working on their common weekday schedules. More data on late evening service for New Year’s celebrations will probably be accessible in December.

Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day) Start the New Year using transit!

• Access Paratransit: Service will function on a Sunday schedule with no Subscription Service.
• Metro buses: Buses will probably be working on their Sunday schedules.
• Metro Flex: Metro Flex will run on its Sunday schedule.
• Seattle Streetcar: Both the First Hill and South Lake Union strains will function on their Sunday schedules.
• Sound Transit: Link 1 and 2 lines will function on a Sunday schedule.
• Water Taxi: King County Water Taxi routes won’t sail New Year’s Day, nonetheless Metro bus service will function between West Seattle and Downtown Seattle.
• King County Metro places of work are closed Jan. 1.

Metro is a handy and dependable technique to get the place it is advisable go, particularly after a vacation evening in town. You benefit from the holidays—we’ll do the driving.