Dept. of Transportation
Metro Transit Division

King Street Center
201 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98104

Metro Fares

Effective Sept. 1, 2011

Valid on King County Metro Transit.

  Off-Peak
All Zones		 Peak
One Zone		 Peak
Two Zone 		 
Adult
age 19-64		 $2.25 $2.50 $3.00

Peak Hours
Monday to Friday 6-9 a.m. and 3-6 p.m.

Zones
The city of Seattle is one zone and all other areas outside the city but within King County are a second zone. Any time you cross the Seattle city limits, you have passed from a one-zone fare to a two-zone fare. Any time your trip begins or ends on a zone line, you pay a one-zone fare.

Transfers
Metro paper transfers are valid on only Metro buses. If you are paying cash and use more than one transit system you must pay a fare each time you board a different bus.
Senior
with Regional Reduced Fare Permit		 75¢ 75¢ 75¢
Riders with disabilities and Medicare card holders
with Regional Reduced Fare Permit		 75¢ 75¢ 75¢
Youth
age 6-18		 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25
Children
age 0-5 yrs		 Up to four children age 5 and under ride free with a person paying an adult fare.
Access Transportation $1.25 $1.25 $1.25
Animals
service animals & pets
  • Service animals for persons with disabilities: Free
  • Dogs that fit in owners' laps and other small pets: Free
  • Large dogs: Pay the same fare as their owner
 

Passes, tickets & permits

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Ride free in downtown Seattle

Daily from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., the Ride Free Area extends from the north at Battery Street to South Jackson Street on the south, and from the east at Sixth Avenue to the waterfront on the west.

Exiting the bus after 7 p.m.
Passengers are permitted to exit via the rear door at all times except in the Ride Free Area between 7 p.m. - 6 a.m., when they should exit through the front door only.

Other transit agency fares

 
Updated: September 8, 2011