Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel
Hours
Monday - Saturday: 5 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Sunday: 6 a.m. - midnight
Routes that operate in the tunnel
The following buses serve all five tunnel stations when the tunnel is open:
- 316
- Sound Transit Regional Express 550
Stops when the tunnel is closed
When the tunnel is closed, tunnel bus routes use the following downtown surface street stops.
Convention Place Tunnel Station bus reroute stops
Routes 41
- To Northgate & Lake City - Eastbound on Olive Way at 4th, 6th & 8th Avenues
- To downtown Seattle - Westbound on Stewart Street just east of 9th Av
Routes 71, 72, 73 74E, 76, 77 & 316
- To the North Seattle - Eastbound on Olive Way just west of 4th & 6th Avenues
- To downtown Seattle - Westbound on Stewart Street just east of 9th Av
Routes 101, 102, 106 & 150
- To Renton or Kent - Westbound on Stewart Street just east of 7th Av/li>
- To downtown Seattle - Eastbound on Olive Way just west of 4th & 6th Avenues
Routes 216 & 218
- To East King County - Westbound on Stewart Street just east of 7th & just west of 4th Av
- To downtown Seattle - Eastbound on Olive Way just west of 6th & 8th Avenues
Route 255
- To Kirkland - Eastbound on Olive Way just west of 8th & Terry Avenues
- To downtown Seattle - Westbound on Stewart Street just west of Yale Avenue & just east of 7th Av
ST Route 550
- To Bellevue - Westbound on Stewart Street just east of 7th & just west of 4th Av
- To downtown Seattle - Northbound on 4th Avenue just north of Stewart or Lenora Streets
Pioneer Square, University Street & Westlake Stations bus reroute stops
Routes 41, 71, 72, 73, 74 Ex, 76, 77 & 316
- To the North Seattle - Northbound on 4th Avenue at James, Marion, University & Pike Streets
- To downtown Seattle - Southbound on 2nd Avenue at Pike, Marion, James Streets and southbound on the 2nd Av Ext S at S Jackson St
Routes 101, 102, 106 & 150
- To Renton or Kent - Southbound on 3rd Avenue at Pike, Seneca & Columbia Streets
- To downtown Seattle - Northbound on 3rd Avenue at James, Madison, Union & Pine Streets
Routes 216, 218 & ST 550
- To East King County - Southbound on 2nd Avenue at Stewart, University, Spring & Cherry Streets
- To downtown Seattle - Northbound on 4th Avenue at Cherry, Seneca & Pike Streets
Route 255
- To Kirkland - Northbound on 4th Avenue at James, Madison, University & Pike Streets
- To downtown Seattle - Southbound on 5th Avenue at all posted stops between Stewart & S Jackson Streets
Pilot Program
Planned earlier evening Tunnel entrance closure
Tunnel entrance at Third/Pine to close at 8 p.m. nightly from Jan. 12 - June 7, 2013
Starting later this Spring, Metro will close the entrance to the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel that is located on the south side of Pine Street east of Third Avenue at 8 p.m. each night to see if it contributes to improved security and reduces operational costs. When this entrance is closed early, Transit customers can use the accessible entrances on the north side of Pine Street. The results of this pilot project will shape whether Metro also selects other tunnel entrance locations to be closed earlier in the evening.
International District/Chinatown Tunnel Station bus reroute stops
Route 41
- To Northgate & Lake City - Northbound on 4th Av S just north of S Jackson St - at the Transit Island
- To downtown Seattle - Eastbound on Terrace St just west of 5th Avenue & Southbound on 5th Avenue S just south of S Jackson St
Routes 71, 72, 73, 74E, 76, 77 & 316
- To the North Seattle - Westbound on S Jackson St just west of 5th Avenue S
- To downtown Seattle - - Eastbound on Terrace St just west of 5th Av & southbound on 5th Av S just south of S Jackson St
Routes 101, 102, 106 & 150
- To Renton or Kent - Southbound on 3rd Avenue S just north of S Main St
- To downtown Seattle - Northbound on 4th Avenue S just north of S Jackson St - at the Transit Island
Routes 216, 218 & ST 550
- To East King County - Southbound on 5th Avenue S just south of S Jackson St
- To downtown Seattle - Northbound on 5th Avenue S just north of S Jackson St
Route 255
- To Kirkland - Northbound on 5th Avenue S just north of S Jackson St
- To downtown Seattle - Southbound on 5th Av S just south of S Jackson St
Tunnel Safety information
- Wait for buses behind the yellow line at the curb, do not lean out over the curb to see if a bus is approaching;
- Never walk across the tunnel roadway, always use the pedestrian overpasses and walkways;
- Never chase a bus or try to board or stop a moving bus.
- Watch your step when boarding and exiting your bus in the tunnel.
- Do not skateboard at the platform level.
- Visit Metro's Driven by safety page for general information about safety while using the Metro Transit system.
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More Information
Tunnel Map
Downtown Seattle Accessibility Map
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