Getting around Everett with Community Transit
Community Transit is here to get you where you want to go. We are proud to be a part of the Everett community — we live here, ride here, and drive here. Wherever you need to go in Everett, feel good about how you get there.
About Everett
Transit options in Everett
Sound Transit, Everett Transit, and Community Transit offer public transit options in Everett. Community Transit provides its bus rapid transit system, Swift, with two lines that travel through the city: the Blue Line from Downtown Everett to Shoreline via State Route 99; and the Green Line, which connects the Boeing plant to Mill Creek and northern Bothell.
Everett Station is a multimodal train and bus station that is served by its three major public transit providers including the Sounder Commuter Train. Everett Station is also served by intercity buses from Greyhound Lines, BoltBus, and Northwestern Trailways, which connect Everett to cities in the Pacific Northwest.
Sound Transit plans to extend its Link light rail service to Downtown Everett in 2036, as part of the Sound Transit 3 plan passed by voters in 2016.
Everett has more than 40 parks, with Forest Park serving as the largest. Many of these parks offer hiking, biking, and walking trails. The city also provides a seasonal ferry giving access to Jetty Island from its waterfront. Everett was connected with Seattle by an interurban railway from 1910 to 1939, with the right-of-way now serving as the Interurban Trail for bikers and pedestrians.
Regional destinations in Everett
Everett is the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington and the seventh-largest in the state by population. Everett's airport, Paine Field, serves as a major regional destination for travelers.
Everett Community College and Washington State University Everett, City University, Everest College, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, and Columbia College at Naval Station Everett are just some of the higher education options and campuses in the area.
Major employers in the area include Boeing, Providence Medical Center, Naval Station Everett, The Everett Clinic, Everett School District, Amazon, FedEx, the Everett Mall, Fluke Corporation (Fortive), and more.
Popular Destinations
Locations considered for Swift Green Line stations in Bothell
Community Transit has plans to extend the Swift Green Line farther south in Bothell for more fast and frequent bus service and new transit connections. The Swift Green Line Extension will add up to six additional pairs of stations between the popular destinations of Canyon Park, downtown Bothell, and UW Bothell/Cascadia College. People are being asked to take a survey and give feedback on the proposed stations by Nov. 10.
The Swift Green Line opened in 2019 providing fast, frequent bus service between Seaway Transit Center in Everett and Canyon Park in Bothell. The Green Line Extension is part of a broader expansion of the Swift bus rapid transit (BRT) network that is planned for Snohomish County.
To take the survey and learn more, visit the online open house at bit.ly/SwiftGreenExt. Community Transit will also host a live webinar with a Q&A session on Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 6-7 p.m. Details are available at the above link
Approximate locations under consideration for the new stations include:
- Bothell Way and 228th St SE
- Bothell Way and 240th St SE
- Bothell Way and NE 201st Pl
- NE 196th St
- Bothell Way and Reder Way
- Bothell Way and NE 190th/191st St
- NE 185th St and 104th Ave NE*
- Beardslee Blvd at UW Bothell*
Two of the proposed Swift Green Line stations* would be shared with Sound Transit Stride S3 Line, another BRT service planned for the area. These shared stations will provide easy connections for riders and efficient use of resources for both agencies. Construction of the Swift Green Line Extension is expected to start in 2027, with service starting between 2028 and 2031. The project will be constructed in tandem with the Bothell Way Multimodal Project which will widen the roadway.
About Swift
Community Transit Swift BRT lines provide fast and frequent transit service along major residential and commercial corridors. The Swift Blue and Green lines carry more bus riders than any other routes in Snohomish County. Construction is now underway on Swift Orange Line, which will connect to light rail in Lynnwood in 2024. Swift service was first launched in 2009.
