New Year’s Eve service: Community Transit joins regional agencies for fare-free rides

Need a safe ride on New Year’s Eve? Community Transit and regional partners are offering fare-free service. Below is what you can expect from Community Transit and our regional partners on Dec. 31, plus a quick guide to New Year’s Day service.

Community Transit

• All Community Transit buses will operate on regular weekday schedules. All services are fare-free from 4 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 through 4 a.m. Thursday, Jan.1. Please check schedules before the holiday as route times vary.
• Other fare-free Community Transit services: DART paratransit and Zip Shuttle will operate on regular weekday schedules.
• More tools available at: Plan My Trip and Holiday Schedule page.

King County Metro

• Buses will operate on their weekday schedule and be fare-free from 3 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve), through 3 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1.
• DART, on-demand Metro Flex, and Access services also will operate fare-free and deliver service on their weekday schedules.
• The fareboxes on Metro buses will be covered to remind customers not to pay. During this period, the Transit GO Ticket mobile ticketing app will not allow ticket activations for all Metro services, the Seattle Streetcar, and Sound Transit.

King County Water Taxi

The water taxi will operate fare-free on Dec. 31. The Vashon and West Seattle routes will be out of service on Jan. 1 holiday.

Sound Transit

• Link light rail and Sound Transit Express buses are fare-free from 3 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, to 3 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1.
• Sound Transit will operate extended 1 Line Link light rail service on New Year’s Eve, with 15-minute, late-night service.
  • The last southbound trip will leave Lynnwood Station at 2:01 a.m.
  • The last northbound train will leave Angle Lake Station at 1:55 a.m.
• Service will not be extended on the 2 Line for New Year’s Eve.
• For more information, go to the Sound Transit website.

Everett Transit

Will operate fare-free on its regular weekday schedule.

Pierce Transit

• Pierce Transit services will operate on a weekday schedule on New Year’s Eve. Rides on Pierce Transit buses, SHUTTLE paratransit, and Runner will be free all day through the close of service.
• Check the transit routes and holiday service for more information.
  

Seattle Streetcar

Both streetcars will operate fare-free on New Year’s Eve with weekday service hours. There will be no extended service on the South Lake Union Streetcar to accommodate fireworks viewing downtown.

Seattle Center Monorail

Seattle Center Monorail will collect its regular fare on New Year’s Eve.

The Monorail is scheduled to operate from Westlake to the Seattle Center until 11 p.m. Service from the Seattle Center to Westlake will run from 12:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. after the events at the Center. Check the website for more information.

New Year’s Day service

On Thursday, Jan. 1, most bus and rail services will operate on Sunday schedules and regular, valid fares will be required. Please see below for operating hours by local transit agencies:

• Community Transit buses, DART paratransit and Sound Transit buses will operate on a Sunday Schedule.
  • Zip Shuttle will operate on regular hours.
  • Customer Care phone lines and Ride Store: Closed
• King County Metro will operate on a Sunday Schedule,
• Sound Transit will operate ST Express and Link light rail on a Sunday schedule,
• Pierce Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule, and
• Everett Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule.

To plan a trip or check the status of your Community Transit bus, use Plan My Trip or Find My Bus.