In exactly one week (Friday July 23 – Sunday, July 25) over 500 artists and about 300,000 people will swarm into Bellevue’s city center to experience arts fair weekend. What many people don’t know is that the event actually comprises three separate fairs: The Bellevue Arts Museum artsfair, The 6th Street Fair and Bellevue Festival of the Arts. Will you be attending this year? If so, do you have your travel plans set? Read on for Choose Your Way Bellevue’s arts fair weekend transportation tips below!Enjoy the arts and crafts in downtown Bellevue without sitting in traffic! Let Metro or Sound Transit do part of the driving for you. Simply park your car at a nearby park & ride, and then take the bus to a stop near the fair. Or better yet, visit metro.kingcounty.gov to plan your entire trip by bus using the Regional Trip Planner.
Tips for riding transit to downtown Bellevue:
- Carry your exact fare in cash: Bus drivers do not have change. You may pay your fare, and the fare for others traveling with you, using any combination of paper and coin currency. Various transit passes (including ORCA) will also be accepted provided they have a value equal to or greater than the required fare.
- Free fares for children: Up to 4 children ages 5 and under always ride free with a paying adult on Sound Transit and King County Metro buses. On Sundays, up to 4 children ages 18 and under may ride for free on King County Metro routes with an adult paying a $2 fare.
- All buses are wheelchair accessible.
- Return trip to park and ride: Plan ahead by locating the bay where you will wait to catch a bus back to the park and ride, as well as determining when the last bus leaves to get you there. Schedules will be posted at each bay to assist you.
Suggested Park and Ride Options for Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25:
The information below is specific to Saturday/Sunday operations. If you plan to utilize a park & ride lot on Friday you can expect more frequent service, an increased fare and fewer available parking spaces due to heavy commuter use. All suggested routes serve the Bellevue Transit Center for incoming and outgoing trips. For specific bus schedules and more detailed information, please visit metro.kingcounty.gov and enter your preferred route number in the “Get a Timetable” box in the upper right corner. For Sound Transit routes (535, 550 and 560) visit soundtransit.org.
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Park and Ride |
Most Direct Route |
Boarding Information |
Return pick-up at the Bellevue Transit Center |
Fare |
Additional route options |
| South Bellevue 2700 Bellevue Way SE |
Sound Transit 550 | Bay 1, departs every 15 minutes on Saturdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays | Bay 9 | $2.00 | 222 240 560 |
| Eastgate 14200 SE Eastgate Way |
Metro 271 | Bay 1, departs every 30 minutes on Saturdays and every hour on Sundays | Bay 5 | $2.00 | N/A |
| South Kirkland 10610 NE 38th Place |
Metro 230 | Bay A, departs every 30 minutes on Saturdays and every hour on Sundays | Bay 10 | $2.00 | 234 249 (Saturday only) |
| Kingsgate 13001 116th Way NE |
Sound Transit 535 | I-405 Totem Lake Freeway Station, departs every hour | Bay 4 | $2.00 | 230 |
If you have additional questions about arts fair weekend and getting there, please post a comment to the blog below. We’ll do our best to provide an answer as soon as possible. Plan ahead and enjoy the art!
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