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Getting around
Seattle Transit
Right now in Seattle
I-5 closed — The express lanes are northbound-only 24 hours a day through the end of 2026 due to lane reductions for construction on the northbound I-5 Ship Canal Bridge. In addition, the express lanes will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, for drainage work on the Ship Canal Bridge..
99 helps but fills fast. Surface streets clog within an hour of any I-5 closure. If your trip can wait, wait. If it can't, take Link or 99 and add real buffer.
Link is the calm path
Live ferry departures
Next ferries — Seattle → Bainbridge
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Next ferries — Seattle → Bremerton
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Two car ferries leave Pier 52 (Colman Dock). Use the swap button on any card to flip outbound ↔ return. The Fauntleroy → Vashon and Edmonds → Kingston routes have their own schedules — for those, use WSDOT Ferries.
What matters right now
Current Seattle transit signals
- WSDOT: The express lanes are northbound-only 24 hours a day through the end of 2026…
- WSDOT: The Harvard Avenue on-ramp to northbound I-5 is closed until mid-October for…
- WSDOT: The express lanes will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, Sept
Recent network changes
The 2 Line and Judkins Park Station
Sound Transit's 2 Line now runs across I-90 from Redmond and Bellevue to downtown Seattle, meeting the 1 Line at International District / Chinatown Station. Transfers are cross-platform. The line added Judkins Park Station on the western edge of the Mount Baker / Central District neighborhoods — the first light rail station east of I-5 in inner Seattle. For Eastside-to-SoDo trips on match days or game days, the 2 Line into ID/Chinatown plus a one-stop 1 Line ride south is now the calmest option.
Bike today?
YesYes — but skip the SODO Trail this evening.
Mariners vs Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park kicks off tonight. SoDo and Pioneer Square fill from 5:30. Ride south on the Duwamish Trail or via Beacon Hill instead; Burke-Gilman and the West Seattle bike route are unaffected.
Why: Mariners vs Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park
Trip-planning tools
Where Seattle locals actually look
Direct links to the real-time tools that answer most transit questions. Seattle.net tracks live alerts; for live arrival times use the operator's own app.
King County Metro · OneBusAway
Live bus arrivals at any Seattle stop — the tool locals actually use.
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Sound Transit · trip planner
Link Light Rail (1 Line through downtown, 2 Line across I-90 from the Eastside), Sounder, and ST Express bus — with live arrival times.
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Washington State Ferries
Sailing schedules, terminal status, and vessel watch for the Fauntleroy → Vashon and Edmonds → Kingston routes the live cards above don't cover.
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