The Sound Transit Commuter Train

Sound Transit provides one-way Sounder Train service during peak hours between Tacoma-Seattle and Everett-Seattle every weekday. And now commuters traveling northbound to Everett may expand their option by taking Amtrak from Seattle to Everett on the new RailPlus - free with a FlexPass.

Busy commuters find Sounder a very customer-friendly commute option. Given the passenger’s Central Puget Sound demographic, you know there’ll be a cup-holder for coffee at every seat!

Additional facilities aboard Sounder include:

• restrooms in every passenger car
• water fountains aboard
• luggage racks and storage space for bicycles both aboard the trains or at stations
• a climate-controlled environment, cool in the summer and warm in the winter 
• on Sounder’s upper levels, there are work tables equipped with surge-protected outlets for computers, cell phones or other small electrical devices
• for those commuters who simply prefer to relax, Sounder offers comfortable, upholstered high-backed seats conducive to snoozing after a hard day’s work or early-morning nap
• sounder also allows food and beverages to be carried on board in closed containers

Passengers can expect to get from Tacoma to Downtown Seattle in just under an hour and from Everett to Seattle in almost exactly the same time.

Sounder Fares

Sounder adult fares are broken down into zones defined by the length of your commute:

*Passengers 5 and under are free with discounted fares given to youth (6 to 18 yrs.), senior citizens (65 and over) and qualifying disabled.

Sounder Timetable

Effective February 13th - June 2, 2006

The Seattle Center Monorail

The monorail is the nation's first full-scale commercial monorail system. It is a favorite part of the Seattle skyline and provides a fun, quick and convenient link from Downtown Seattle to Seattle Center, home of the Space needle, Pacific Science Center, Experience Music Project and much more.

The Seattle Center Monorail operates Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m., Saturday through Sunday from 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. The Monorail departs every 10 minutes from the station at Seattle Center, (across from the Space Needle) and from Westlake Center Mall, at Fifth and Pine Street. Each trip takes two minutes to cover the 1 mile route.

The Monorail even provides service during special events and activities, with departures every five minutes or less.

The Seattle Center Monorail is fully ADA accessible. Westlake station is accessed via elevator and the Seattle Center station is accessible via ground-level entry.

Fares

Round-trip fares are $3.00 for adults, $1.50 for youth ages 5-12, $1.50 for senior 65+, disabled, and persons with Medicare cards. One-way fares are 1/2 of the round-trip price. Children 4 and under are FREE. all prices shown are effective July 15, 2002.

Park and Ride with the Seattle Center Monorail:  Join the growing number of Seattleites making the final link commuting Downtown on the Seattle Center Monorail.

The Seattle Monorail is not associated with the new Seattle Monorail project.