Getting around Mountlake Terrace with Community Transit
Community Transit is here to get you where you want to go. We are proud to be a part of the Mountlake Terrace community — we live here, ride here, and drive here. Wherever you need to go in Mountlake Terrace, feel good about how you get there.
About Mountlake Terrace
Mountlake Terrace lies on the southern border of the county, adjacent to Shoreline and Lynnwood, and is 13 miles north of Seattle. The city had a population of 21,315 people counted in the 2020 census.
Some of its most popular destinations include its various neighborhoods — Town Center, Cedar Terrace, Lake Ballinger, Gateway, Cascade View, and Melody Hill.
Major employers in the city include health insurance firm Premera Blue Cross, Umpqua Bank, and the many retailers throughout the city.
People traveling to and from the area can take bus routes provided by both Community Transit and Sound Transit. Mountlake Terrace Transit Center is a major hub for many of these regional transit options. The transit center is also served by a King County Metro route that connects Mountlake Terrace to Shoreline and Northgate Mall in Seattle. Other options include DART paratransit service and Vanpool. Many of its 18 public parks also offer nearby options for pedestrians and bikers, including Ballinger Park which is adjacent to the Interurban Trail. The Interurban Trail is an inter-city hiking and cycling trail developed in the late 1990s that travels between Seattle and Everett on the former interurban railway route.
Ride our connections to light rail
Updated bus service brings you connections to light rail stations in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, and Shoreline.
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.
