Tri-Cities to Yakima to Seattle
From Epic Transit Journeys
Schedule
| Location | City | Bus Route | Times | Fare | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland (Tri-Cities) |
Ben Franklin Transit Route 170 | 7:15 | 9:15 (2) | 11:15 | 1:15 | 3:15 | 5:15 (2) | $2.25(3) | ||||
| Stacey Street Transit Center | Prosser | 8:10 | 10:10 | 12:10 | 2:10 | 4:10 | 6:10 | |||||
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People for People Yakima-Prosser Connector | 5:15(4) | 8:10 | 2:15 | 6:33 | FREE! | |||||||
| Yakima Transit Center | Yakima(5) | 6:10(4) | 10:03 | 4:08 | 8:36 | |||||||
| 7:55 | 10:55 | 1:10 | 2:40 | 4:10 | 5:40 | $3 | ||||||
| CWU Starbucks(6) | Ellensburg | 8:55 | 11:55 | 2:10 | 3:40 | 5:10 | 6:40 | |||||
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Bellair Charters Airporter Shuttle(7)(8) | 6:05 | 9:05 | 12:05 | 3:05 | 6:05 | $17 | ||||||
| Factory Outlet Stores | North Bend | 7:45 | 10:45 | 1:45 | 4:45 | 7:45 | ||||||
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King Country Metro Rt. 209 | 8:30 (9) | 11:31 | 2:50 | 4:45(9) | $2.25 | |||||||
| Issaquah Transit Center | Issaquah | 9:17(9) | 12:20 | 3:43 | 5:38(9) | |||||||
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Sound Transit Rt. 554(10) | 9:21 | 12:31 | 4:03 | 6:12 | $2.50 | |||||||
|
Seattle | 9:53 | 1:03 | 4:39 | 6:44 | ||||||||
| Monday-Friday. (Schedules change on weekends and/or service may not be available). | Total Time = 9 hours and 26 minutes | Total Fare = $27 (11) | ||||||||||
Notes
- BFT Rt. 170 serves the Tri-Cities from Knight Street Transit Center in Richland. There are several different options to get to Knight Street Transit Center from destinations within the Tri-Cities. You can see more on their website here.
- On Saturdays, these are the only trips available.
- Standard BFT fare is $1.25. An Add-Fare of $1 is charged for service on Rt. 170 for service past Benton City. Some drivers will enforce this, while some won't.
- This trip starts in Zillah. *Does not stop in Prosser.
- The Yakima-Prosser Connector and the Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter stop on the street on the west side of the transit center, facing the clock tower.
- The Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter stop is at the end of E 10th Ave (at the small traffic circle with the tree in the middle near the Student Union building), while the Airporter Shuttle stops in front of the CWU Starbucks.
- The Airporter Shuttle has service direct to Seattle with stops at Sea-Tac International Airport and King Street Station. If interested in this option instead of disembarking in North Bend, visit the Airporter Shuttle website for the full schedule and fare chart.
- Be sure to note that a seat on the Airporter Shuttle may not be available without a paid reservation 12 hours in advance (24 hours for those with ADA requirements.) Also note that the bus will not stop at CWU Starbucks unless a there is a passenger traveling to/being picked up there.
- At these times, you will have to pay King County Metro's one-zone peak fare, which is $2.50 (versus the $2.25 off-peak fare.)
- Service between Issaquah and Seattle is also available by taking Sound Transit routes 555/556 and transferring at Bellevue Transit Center to route 550 with service to downtown Seattle via the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.
- The total fare will be $24.75 if you use an ORCA card with an E-Purse.