Pays for and arranges non-emergency transportation to Medicaid-covered services for Snohomish County residents only; call in advance for reservations, bus passes, or reimbursement.
Arranges transportation for trips to WA Apple Health (Medicaid)-covered services such as doctor, dentist and mental health appointments.
Types of transportation include buses, taxis, mileage reimbursement and lift vehicles.
Reimbursement includes gas cards at $. 35 per mile.
No ambulance service is provided.
Does not cover prescription pick-up.
Offers access to immediate help and safety for youth ages 12-17 in crisis. A youth may call the hotline or visit a facility displaying the Safe Place sign to request help, such as reconnecting with a parent/guardian or finding shelter.
Provides on call, in person and over the phone support to vulnerable youth. Works closely with existing emergency youth shelter providers including Friends of Youth, YouthCare and Cocoon House.
Current Safe Place sites include: Metro Transit buses, YMCAs of Greater Seattle and the King County Library System. A complete map of all Safe Place locations can be seen online.
Pays for and arranges non-emergency transportation to Medicaid-covered services for King County residents only; call in advance for reservations, bus passes, or reimbursement.
Arranges transportation for trips to WA Apple Health (Medicaid)-covered services such as doctor, dentist and mental health appointments.
Types of transportation include buses, taxis, mileage reimbursement and lift vehicles.
Reimbursement includes gas cards at $. 35 per mile.
No ambulance service is provided.
Does not cover prescription pick-up.
Riders who have been found eligible can call to request Access rides from one to seven days in advance.
Provides curb-to-curb shared ride transportation using lift-equipped vans and other accessible vehicles for individuals whose disability prevents use of the regular accessible public transit bus and light rail services.
Paratransit riders who have been found eligible can request trips one to seven (1-7) days in advance.
Expect trips to be shared and take as long as a regular bus ride. Also expect to be picked up a little earlier or later so other rider’s trips can be added to the route.
Use Access Paratransit to go anywhere within the same service area and at the same times that the regular public transit and light rail operates.
Inter-county trips are available to/from neighboring counties within each county’s service areas.
Access Transportation provides transportation using lift-equipped vans for people whose disability prevents independent navigation of lift equipped regular public transit bus services; rides must be requested in advance.
Provides curb-to-curb shared ride transportation using lift-equipped vans and other accessible vehicles for individuals whose disability prevents use of the regular accessible public transit bus and light rail services.
Paratransit riders who have been found eligible can request trips one to seven (1-7) days in advance.
Expect trips to be shared and take as long as a regular bus ride. Also expect to be picked up a little earlier or later so other rider’s trips can be added to the route.
Use Access Paratransit to go anywhere within the same service area and at the same times that the regular public transit and light rail operates.
Inter-county trips are available to/from neighboring counties within each county’s service areas.
Financial assistance to help stay housed, gain or retain employment, support educational goals leading to employment, or meet basic needs. Intended for emergent or one-time situations.
The Resource Access Team is a multifunctional customer service team within the Department of Community and Human Services that will serve as a centralized information and resource referral system, making it easier for residents of King County to access the services they need. The Resource Access Team aims to help residents connect to resources, navigate services, or bridge short-term financial gaps.
The Resource Access Team may provide financial assistance to King County residents to help them gain or retain employment, support educational goals leading to employment, or meet basic needs, including but not limited to food, healthcare, shelter, childcare, transportation and safety. Resource Access Financial Assistance is intended for emergent or one-time situations and not intended for recurrent or regular needs.
The Resource Access Team does not provide rental assistance.
Provides customized options for getting around when bus service can’t meet needs in Duvall, Carnation, Shoreline, and Lake Forest Park. Vans are operated by Metro-approved volunteer drivers and are subject to volunteer availability.
Provides trip coordination for the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park and Duvall-Carnation Community Vans in partnership with King County Metro.
Community vans provide residents with customized options for getting around when bus service can’t meet their needs.
Vans are driven by Metro approved volunteer drivers and are dependent on volunteer availability. They can travel anywhere within a two-hour destination.
EMERGENCIES SHOULD CONTACT 911. Provides transportation to hospitals for people who prefer to ride in a private ambulance rather than in a fire department aid car. Only provides post-surgery transportation with contracted hospitals (Swedish, Harborview, UW).
EMERGENCIES SHOULD CONTACT 911.
Provides basic and advanced non-emergent ambulance transportation.
Transportation can be scheduled in advance or called without notice.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) drive ambulances equipped with basic life support.
Critical Care Transport (CCT), ambulances staffed by nurses, are available for patients who need monitoring and medicated IVs.
Bariatric ambulance is available for patients over 300 pounds.
Only provides post-surgery transportation with contracted hospitals (Swedish, Harborview, UW).
Provides financial assistance to children with cancer and their families. Transportation fund covers transportation expenses such as mileage, airfare and lodging when a child needs to stay near the hospital for treatment. Emergency Fund provides $300/year in assistance.
Provides financial assistance to children with cancer and their families through a Transportation Assistance Fund and an Emergency Assistance Fund.
Transportation Assistance Fund:
Covers transportation expenses such as mileage, airfare and lodging when a child needs to stay near the hospital for treatment and nonprofit lodging is unavailable.
Emergency Assistance Fund:
Provides $300/year in emergency assistance to families who have a child that has been inpatient or away from home for 15 consecutive days within the past three months. Assistance may be used for mortgage, rent, utility payments, childcare, health insurance premiums, car expenses, or treatment-related expenses (e.g., meals away from home, prescriptions, and parking). Subject to change depending on available funding.
Provides non-emergency medical transport to far-off medical treatment, domestic violence and human trafficking relocation, assistance for military personnel, and disaster response.
Arranges air travel through donated flights. Missions flown include
- Non-emergency transport to far-off medical treatment
- Domestic violence and human trafficking relocation
- Assistance for military personnel
- Disaster response
- Compassion-related reasons, including but not limited to travel to visit or provide care for a critically ill family member
Provides ferry transportation for cars and passengers between various locations throughout the Puget Sound.
Provides ferry transportation for cars and passengers between various Puget Sound locations.
Ferry routes are the following:
- Seattle-Bremerton
- Seattle-Bainbridge Island
- Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth
- Edmonds-Kingston
- Mukilteo-Clinton
- Port Townsend-Coupeville
- Point Defiance-Tahlequah
- Anacortes-San Juan Islands
- Anacortes-Sidney, BC
Other ferry systems in Puget Sound include:
- Alaska Marine Highway System: (800) 642-0066
- Victoria Clipper: (206) 448-5000
- British Columbia Ferry System: (206) 441-6865
- Port Orchard-Bremerton Ferry: (360) 876-2300
- Pierce County Ferries, Tacoma: (253) 581-6290
- Lummi Island Ferry, Bellingham: (360) 676-6863
Provides transportation to and from the community center, to medical and other essential appointments, and grocery shopping for Kirkland residents ages 50 and older. Must be eligible for or applying for King County Metro Access.
Provides transportation to and from the community center, medical appointments, food pantry, and grocery shopping.
Provides transportation in emergency situations. Offers crisis intervention for DV victims. Handles runaway cases. CSOs are unarmed - they will not respond to situations involving weapons or violent behavior.
Provides transportation in emergency situations, including child abuse and domestic violence.
Offers crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence, and assists them in locating shelter.
Handles runaway cases and incidents of abuse and neglect.
Community Service Officers are the unarmed section of the police department; they will not respond to situations involving weapons or violent behavior.
Provides non-emergency transportation to local hospitals, pharmacies or medical offices including physicians, dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, and therapists. Must live in service area with an appointment in the service area.
Provides rides to anyone needing non-emergency transportation to the local hospital, pharmacies or local medical offices including physicians, dentists, optometrists, chiropractors and therapists.
Van has a hydraulic lift for large wheelchairs.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
The van is not equipped with car seats. If a car seat is required for a young passenger, the parent must supply the car seat.
Provides callers with information about bus schedules, routes, fares and trip planning. Receives and reviews recommendations, comments, complaints and suggestions about Metro services. Maintains a lost-and-found facility.
Provides callers with information about bus schedules, routes, fares and trip planning.
Receives and reviews recommendations, comments, complaints and suggestions about Metro services.
Maintains a lost-and-found facility for Metro transit riders. Handles lost items such as wallets, phones, purses, glasses, prescription medicines and keys.
Provides information about Park and Ride locations throughout the Puget Sound region.
Night Stop
Riders may ask the bus driver to stop at any point along the bus route between 8pm-5am. Riders should go to the front of the bus and request this service at least a block ahead of the desired drop off point. Decision to stop is at the driver's discretion and may be declined for safety reasons. Drivers will only pick up at established bus stops. For safety purposes, riders using wheelchairs will only be dropped off at wheelchair lift-approved bus stops.
Provides both fixed and limited variable-routing transit services in King County Metro vans; route times vary; make reservation two hours to 30 days in advance.
Offers variable routing in some areas within King County.
By using vans that can operate off regular routes to pick up and drop off passengers within a defined service area, DART service may allow residents to arrange for transit service closer to a location.
DART does not go door to door. It operates on a fixed schedule, but one that has more flexibility than regular Metro Transit buses. Days and hours of service vary by route.
Provides both fixed and limited variable-routing transit services to the following areas:
- Mercer Island - Route 204 and 630
- Duval, Redmond - Route 224
- Highline Medical Center - Route 631
- Des Moines Marina District, Angle Lake Route 635
- West Seattle - Route 773
- Federal Way - Route 901 and Route 903
- Enumclaw, Black Diamond, Maple Valley, Renton - Route 907
- Kent East Hill - Route 914
- Auburn, Enumclaw - Route 915
- Algona-Pacific - Route 917
- Redmond, Kingsgate - Route 930
- Fairwood, Valley Medical Center, Southcenter - Route 906
Offers a circulating shuttle bus with a route linking Burien Transit Center to destinations such as Gregory Heights, Seahurst and Highline Medical Center.
Offers a circulating shuttle bus in partnership with Hopelink with a route linking Burien Transit Center to destinations such as Gregory Heights, Seahurst and Highline Medical Center.
Riders in the Gregory Heights neighborhood will additionally be able to take advantage of both scheduled marked stops as well as a flexible service allowing them to call ahead to request a pick-up or drop-off.
The vehicles can accommodate up to two wheelchairs and space for two bicycles.
Non emergency transport for people in wheelchairs, stretchers or who are ambulatory, to and from doctor's appointments and more.
Non-emergency specialty transportation for any occasion.
• Hospital and facility discharges
• Doctor appointments
• Home visits and special occasions
• Holidays
We cover all of King and Snohomish Counties, including Seattle, Everett, Ballard, Bothell, Edmonds, Kirkland, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, North Seattle, Redmond and Shoreline.
Provides trips, transportation, foot care, flu shots and weekly social events for older adults.
Provides services for seniors in the Pacific area, including the following:
- Scheduled bus Trips
- Health services
- Exercise classes
- Board and card games
- Foot care
- Blood pressure checks.
Offers weekly social events. Other programs available; call for details.
Provides low-income youth, adults and families with a commuter bike and safety accessories.
Offers marginalized, low-income adults, youth and families a bike so they can have access to successful year-round bicycle transportation. Also provides participants with quality bicycle safety information.
Provides free transportation through volunteers to adults 60 and older, for errands such as grocery shopping and medical appointments.
Volunteers drive seniors to essential destinations for:
- Health services
- Grocery shopping
- To prevent social isolation
As volunteers are available, destinations may also include:
- Beauty or barber shop
- Recreation or socialization beyond what is necessary to prevent social isolation
- Errands such as post-office, bank, attorney, veterinarian, gym.
If necessary, volunteers provide door-through-the-door service and may also provide escort service for errands/shopping as needed (to help those with visual impairments navigate through the supermarket, for example). Transportation to appointments outside the greater Issaquah/Sammamish may be limited.
Provides regional bus service between King, Snohomish and Pierce counties; operates Link light rail in King County and Sounder commuter rail between Lakewood-Seattle and Everett-Seattle.
Provides regional bus service between King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
Operates Link light rail as well as a commuter rail service between Lakewood and Seattle, and between Everett and Seattle.
Transit service is fully accessible for wheelchairs, scooters and strollers.
Low-income King County residents ages 18 to 64 with a qualifying disability or low-income residents ages 65+ may buy scrip at a 50% discount to use for taxi rides.
Eligible low-income customers may buy scrip at a 50% discount to use for taxi rides.
Customers can buy up to eight $10 books of taxi scrip each month for $5 each.
Taxi scrip is currently accepted by A1 Taxi, Farwest and Yellow Cab.
If accepted, rider pays meter fare with scrip.
Provides transportation by Senior Center van within Enumclaw area for adults ages 55 and older or those with disabilities who live within van service boundary area.
Provides transportation to the Senior Center and some in-town errands. A map of the transportation service area is available upon request. Rural Van service is available to and from the center only within Enumclaw rural boundaries.