Dept. of Transportation
Metro Transit Division

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Seattle, WA 98104
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Holiday Service

The following is the holiday schedule for regular transit service. For Access Transportation, see the Access holiday service page which has specific Access information.

  • Sound Transit service may not adhere to this same schedule.
  • This list is subject to change.

Holiday

Date

Service Type

Tunnel

UW not in Session

12/15/08 - 1/2/09

WNUW

Open

Christmas

Thurs., 12/25/08

Sunday 2

Closed

Day after Christmas

Fri., 12/26/08

Partial Holiday

Open

New Year's Eve

Wed., 12/31/08

WNUW

Open

New Year's Day

Thurs., 1/1/09

Sunday 2

Closed

Day after New Year's Day

Fri., 1/2/09

WNUW &
Partial Holiday

Open

MLKing, Jr. Day 1

Mon., 1/19/09

WNUW &
Partial Holiday

Open

Presidents' Day

Mon., 2/16/09

WNUW &
Partial Holiday

Open

UW not in Session

3/23/09 - 3/27/09

WNUW

Open

Memorial Day

Mon., 5/25/09

Sunday 2

Closed

UW not in Session

6/8/09 - 6/12/09

WNUW

Open

Independence Day Observed

Fri., 7/3/09

Sunday 2

Open 3

Independence Day

Sat., 7/4/09

Saturday

Open 3

UW not in Session

8/24/09 - 9/18/09

WNUW

Open

Labor Day

Mon., 9/7/09

Sunday 2

Open 3

UW not in Session

9/21/09 - 9/29/09

WNUW

Open

Veterans Day

Wed., 11/11/09

WNUW

Open

Thanksgiving Day

Thur., 11/26/09

Sunday 2

Open 3

Day after Thanksgiving

Fri., 11/27/09

WNUW &
Partial Holiday

Open

UW not in Session

12/21/09 - 12/31/09

WNUW

Open

Christmas

Fri., 12/25/09

Sunday 2

Open 3

New Year's Eve

Thurs., 12/31/09

WNUW

Open

  • 1 Sunday fares are in effect on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Metro Routes.
  • 2 If a route does not normally run on Sunday, there will be no service.
  • 3 This Tunnel decision is still tentative.

Partial Holiday service is reduced weekday service levels:

On Partial Holidays the Custom Printable Timetable feature is disabled. Please refer to the regular weekday timetable for your bus route. Some routes do not operate on Partial Holidays. Some routes operate a reduced schedule.

You can use the Trip Planner's Point to Point Schedules feature to get a list of times for your bus at your specific stop going to a second location. The Trip Planner is adjusted to offer only the routes and trips that are actually available on a Partial Holiday.

  • Routes operating regular Weekday schedule: 2, 5, 5 EX, 8, 11, 15, 15 EX, 16, 17, 18, 18 EX, 21, 21 EX, 22, 23, 25, 27, 30, 35, 38, 51, 54, 54 EX, 55, 56, 56 EX, 57, 66, 71, 71 EX, 72, 72 EX, 73, 73 EX, 74 EX, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 99, 105, 106, 113, 118, 119, 121, 122, 125, 128, 131, 132, 154, 155, 173, 180, 200, 204, 209, 213, 221, 222/233, 225, 229, 234, 236, 238, 240, 245, 248, 253, 280, 301, 306, 345, 347, 348, 522, 540, 545, 550, 554, 555, 556, 560, 564, 565, 577, 688, 901, 903, 908, 909, 914, 916, 917, 918, 919, 926, 927, 941, 952*.
  • Routes operating partial Weekday schedule: 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17 EX,19, 24, 26, 26 EX, 28, 28 EX, 31, 33, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 42 EX, 43, 44, 48, 48 EX, 49, 60, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 75, 101, 107, 110, 111, 116, 120, 123, 134, 139, 140, 143, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 159, 164, 166, 168, 169, 174, 177, 179, 181, 182, 183, 187, 190, 194, 202, 203, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 218, 230, 232, 242, 244, 249/921, 251, 252, 255, 257, 269, 271, 280, 303, 312, 311, 330, 331, 342, 346, 358, 915, 929.
  • Routes not operating: 2 EX, 7 EX, 9, 32, 34, 45, 46, 53, 76, 77, 79, 114, 126, 133, 152, 157, 161, 162, 167, 170, 175, 191, 192, 196, 197, 201, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 217, 219, 237, 243, 247, 250, 256, 260, 261, 265, 266, 268, 272, 277, 291, 304, 308, 316, 355, 372, 373, 600, 661, 885, 886, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 912, 925, 935, 981, 982, 984, 986, 987, 988, 989, 994, 995.

*Route 952: Operates if Boeing is open; if not, the route does not operate.

WNUW (When no University of Washington):

Weekday schedule will be operated. The following routes will have selected trips cancelled: Routes 31, 48, 65, 67, 68, 75, 167, 197, 205, 272, 277 and 372.

Waterfront Streetcar/Bus - Route 99

Route 99 does not operate on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year's Day.