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
Disruptions to Link light rail service Jan. 13 - Feb. 4
Pictured above: Northgate Station
From Jan. 13 – Feb. 4, Sound Transit’s Link light rail will have reduced service on the 1 Line train between Northgate and Angle Lake due to necessary station repairs. There will also be weekend closures of downtown Seattle stations. Many Community Transit bus riders transfer to light rail; we want you to be aware of this disruption and urge you to sign up for ST Link rider alerts.
Weekday light rail service
On weekdays during this period, 1 Line trains will run only every 26 minutes between Northgate and Angle Lake. Additional weekday trains will run between Northgate–University of Washington, and between Stadium–Angle Lake, for combined service every 13 minutes in these areas.
This means passengers who board at stations outside of Capitol Hill or downtown Seattle will need to stay alert to which train they board. Half of the trains will serve all stations along the 1 Line, while the other half will terminate at either University of Washington or Stadium stations.
If your destination is downtown or Capitol Hill, you may wait for the full-service train, or ride the additional service train to UW or Stadium stations, and then wait 13 minutes to transfer to the next train that goes all the way through.
Additionally, if you are going to spend a day in Seattle, Community Transit offers direct commuter bus routes to Seattle during the weekdays.
Weekend light rail service
On weekends during this period, 1 Line trains will run every 15 minutes between Northgate–Capitol Hill and between SODO–Angle Lake. Downtown Seattle Link stations will be closed. Sound Transit will run shuttle buses every 10-15 minutes to replace trains between Capitol Hill–SODO and serve all closed stations.
Learn more
Sound Transit will be providing staff ambassadors at stations during the disruption period to assist passengers. Sound Transit also has a webpage dedicated to the upcoming service disruption, which includes station-specific information and a tips for riders page. You can access PDFs of train schedules and maps for this upcoming 1 Line disruption here.
If you currently take Link light rail, or plan to take it in the future, we highly suggest you sign up for Sound Transit’s rider alerts to stay in the loop about any service delays or disruptions. This is the best way to get immediate updates directly from Sound Transit.
