Seahawks Transit Service

Posted September 8, 2008

• Security information
• Regularly scheduled transit service to & from Qwest Field
• Regular service reroutes
• Park & Ride Locations Providing Shuttle Service
• Park & Ride locations map
• Post-game boarding locations map
• Premium Shuttle service fares
• Sunday Sounder Seahawks service
• Links and additional information

• No soft-sided containers, coolers, or large bags (bigger than 12" x 12" x 12") are permitted into Qwest Field and Exhibition Center. The Seahawks do not issue claim checks for bags. For specific event information, please call the First & Goal office at 206-381-7555. Also see the Stadium Guide [external link] for further information.
• Personal belongings cannot be left on Metro buses.

All Metro and Sound Transit Express regional bus service - including Sounder commuter rail - that travels into or out of downtown Seattle via 1st Avenue S, 4th Avenue S, the SODO Busway, 6th Avenue S or S Jackson Street, goes to within walking distance of Qwest Field.

Bus service in the SODO area is subject to reroutes when post-game traffic congestion affects streets around the stadium. Buses return to regular route when traffic clears.

Check a current paper timetable, the timetables in Metro Online, or use Metro's online Trip Planner by clicking on Qwest Field - this link autofills the destination point as "Qwest Field" in the Trip Planner. You can also call Metro's Customer Information line at 206-553-3000. Hearing impaired callers, please dial the Washington State Relay service at 7-1-1.

Note: The Trip Planner doesn't provide information about Premium Shuttle service or rerouted regular service. Special Shuttles are described below. Check for reroutes on a regular service route by looking for a Rider Alert button on its Metro Online timetable page.

Please pay the appropriate fare on all regularly scheduled transit service.

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At all Park and Ride Lots, please park legally in designated spaces only, and abide by all posted instructions. Illegally parked vehicles are subject to being towed by and according to the ordinances of the local jurisdiction.

Pre-Game

• There is parking available at the main Transit Center, Transit Center east (just east of the main Transit Center parking) and Northgate Mall P&R Garage (just north of the Transit Center)
• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Qwest Field" on a Yellow dash sign.
• Board: westbound on NE 100 St just east of the transit center.
• Shuttle does not serve Northgate P&R.
• Shuttles begin boarding about two hours prior to kickoff, and leave every 20 minutes or when they are full.
• The last Seahawks Special leaves 45 minutes prior to kickoff.
• Arrive: northbound on 1st Avenue S north of S Royal Brougham Way.

Post-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Northgate Transit Center" on a Yellow dash sign.
• Board northbound on 1st Avenue S about 400' north of S Royal Brougham Way.
• Identify your destination and boarding location on the map.
• Seahawks Special P&R Shuttles do not serve any other stops.
• Shuttles leave as soon as they are full.
• The last Shuttle leaves 30 minutes after the end of the game.

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Pre-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Qwest Field" on a Red dash sign.
• Board: North of SR-520 at 108th Ave NE/NE 38th Pl; use the SR-908/Kirkland Exit.
• Shuttles begin boarding about two hours prior to kickoff, and leave every 20 minutes or when they are full.
• The last Seahawks Special leaves 45 minutes prior to kickoff.
• Arrive: northbound on 5th Avenue S at S Weller Street.

Post-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "S Kirkland P&R" on a Red dash sign.
• Board southbound on 5th Avenue S at S Weller Street.
• Identify your destination and boarding location on the map.
• Seahawks Special P&R Shuttles do not serve any other stops.
• Shuttles leave as soon as they are full.
• The last Shuttle leaves 30 minutes after the end of the game.

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Pre-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Qwest Field" on a Orange dash sign.
• Board: westbound in the Eastgate P&R; west of Bay 1.
• Shuttles begin boarding about two hours prior to kickoff, and leave every 20 minutes or when they are full.
• The last Seahawks Special leaves 45 minutes prior to kickoff.
• Arrive: northbound on 5th Avenue S at S Weller Street.

Post-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Eastgate P&R" on a Orange dash sign.
• Board southbound on 5th Avenue S at S Dearborn Street.
• Identify your destination and boarding location on the map.
• Seahawks Special P&R Shuttles do not serve any other stops.
• Shuttles leave as soon as they are full.
• The last Shuttle leaves 30 minutes after the end of the game.

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Pre-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Qwest Field" on a White dash sign.
• Board: at the south end of the P&R at Bay G, westbound on W Smith Street just east of Lincoln Avenue S.
• Shuttle does not serve stops at the Kent Railway Station.
• Shuttles begin boarding about two hours prior to kickoff, and leave every 20 minutes or when they are full.
• The last Seahawks Special leaves 60 minutes prior to kickoff.
• Arrive: southbound on 3rd Avenue S, south of S Royal Brougham Way.

Post-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Kent P&R" on a White dash sign.
• Board southbound on 3rd Avenue S, south of S Royal Brougham Way (just east of Safeco Field).
• Identify your destination and boarding location on the map.
• Seahawks Special P&R Shuttles do not serve any other stops.
• Shuttles leave as soon as they are full.
• The last Shuttle leaves 30 minutes after the end of the game.

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Pre-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Qwest Field" on a Brown dash sign.
• Board: Just south of S 320th St between I-5 and Sea Tac Mall; westbound at Bay 3.
• No parking at Sea Tac Mall, the mall will tow unauthorized vehicles.
• Seahawks Shuttles do not serve the Federal Way Transit Center at S 317th St; there is regular service available at this location.
• Shuttles begin boarding about two hours prior to kickoff, and leave every 20 minutes or when they are full.
• The last Seahawks Special leaves 60 minutes prior to kickoff.
• Arrive: southbound on 3rd Avenue S, south of S Royal Brougham Way.

Post-Game

• Shuttles are signed "Special Shuttle" with "Federal Way P&R" on a Brown dash sign.
• Board southbound on 3rd Avenue S, south of S Royal Brougham Way (just east of Safeco Field).
• Identify your destination and boarding location on the map.
• Seahawks Special P&R Shuttles do not serve any other stops.
• Shuttles leave as soon as they are full.
• The last Shuttle leaves 30 minutes after the end of the game.

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• Fare: $4.00 cash per person each way.
• Exact fare is required; drivers carry no change.
• To save time after the game, return trip vouchers may be purchased at the P&R or Transit Center. Round trip fare is $8.00. Show the voucher to the driver on the post game trip.
• Metro's Visitors Pass is accepted.
• No other passes, tickets or transfers are accepted.

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Sounder Special Event service is provided for the following Seahawks games:

•   Sunday, Sept. 14 San Francisco 49ers
•   Sunday, Sept. 21 St. Louis Rams
•   Sunday, Oct. 12 Green Bay Packers
•   Sunday, Nov. 2 Philadelphia Eagles
•   Sunday, Nov. 16 Arizona Cardinals
•   Sunday, Nov. 23 Washington Redskins
•   Sunday, Dec. 7 New England Patriots
•   Sunday, Dec. 21 NY Jets

Visit the Sounder commuter rail Event web site [external link] for complete schedule and fare information.

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• Seahawks
• Washington State Ferries
• Amtrak
• Sound Transit Regional Express
• General ridematch information
• Regional Event Ridematching

For other information about bus service, call Metro Customer Information at 206-553-3000, TTY users call the Washington State Relay Service at 7-1-1.

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