YOUR TRANSPORTATION GUIDE
Choose Your Way...To Downtown Bellevue
Downtown Bellevue continues to cultivate a reliable multi-modal transportation network, providing seamless connections to and from surrounding neighborhoods, strengthening economic growth and offering multiple transit options for all.
Looking for ways to get to and around Downtown? Here’s our comprehensive guide to discovering the heart of Bellevue!
| 2 Line Trains | Bellhop | Bus | Biking | Walking Paths | Carpool/Rideshare |
Hop on the 2 Line
Forget the gas pump, the new 2 Line from Bellevue to Redmond is now open! The 6.5-mile segment of the East Link Extension includes eight stations in Bellevue and Redmond.
Hours: Two-car trains run every 10 minutes, 16 hours a day. Service runs from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. seven days a week.
Parking: Free Parking is available at South Bellevue, BelRed and Redmond Technology stations. Secure bike parking is available at every station.
Fares: Standard adult fares are $2.25 to $2.50, $1.00 for 65+, disabled and low-income passengers holding a discounted ORCA fare card. 18 and younger ride transit free.
How to pay: Fares are paid before entering trains using a regional ORCA fare card. Paper single-trip and all-day tickets are sold in station vending machines.
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Your Free Ride Around Downtown Bellevue
Introducing BellHop, Bellevue's first 100% electric, on-demand, and free shuttle service provided by Visit Bellevue in partnership with Circuit, Amazon, and City of Bellevue. Getting around town is now easier and greener as a shared experience with other BellHop riders. Simply download the Circuit app, request a ride, and a sustainable shuttle will whisk you away to downtown attractions, Old Main restaurants, Spring District market pop-ups, and so much more!
Hours:
- General Hours: Sunday-Thursday 9 AM – 9 PM & Friday-Saturday 10 AM – 10 PM
- Early Service Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM – 9 AM & Fridays 7:30 AM – 10 AM
Bellhop Service Area: BellHop serves an extensive service area within a 6 mile perimeter, ensuring no hotspot is out of your reach. The enchanting Bellevue Botanical Gardens, the serene Meydenbauer Bay Park, or the bustling Meydenbauer Center - all are just a comfortable Bellhop ride away. Uncover the Bellevue experiences waiting for you within our service area.
Ride the Bus
Our area’s extensive transit network makes traveling car-free a snap. Bellevue is served by King County Metro and Sound Transit buses.
New to Transit? Through Choose Your Way Bellevue's Try Transit Program, they'll give you an ORCA card loaded with $25 in credit to help you get started. They also provide custom commute assistance to help you navigate your trip. Fill out this form to get started.
Bike to Downtown Bellevue
It has never been easier to travel to and through Bellevue by bike. Consistent with long-term plans, the city began installing bikeways downtown to make streets safer in Bellevue's busiest neighborhood. Bikeways are designated spaces for people bicycling, separated from motor vehicle traffic using striping or physical barriers. Check out the 2020 bike map, featuring updated citywide and detail maps, safety tips, helmet fitting tips, updated tools and resources and a frequent transit service map. Download below or request a hard copy
Walking Paths
Getting there under one’s own power just feels good. Combine pedestrian travel with other transportation options and you can get anywhere. Bellevue has been designated a Silver Walk Friendly Community by Walk Friendly Communities. Currently, there are two major projects underway that will soon support pedestrians connect from one community to another.
- Grand Connection: The Grand Connection is Bellevue’s signature downtown place-making initiative. This program functions as a series of cohesive, connected and memorable spaces and pedestrian-focused experiences and initiatives through Bellevue’s thriving central business district. With a length of over 1.5 miles, the Grand Connection begins at the waterfront of Lake Washington at Meydenbauer Bay Park, and winds through Old Bellevue and Downtown Park. It continues through Bellevue’s dynamic retail and civic-focused parts of downtown, across Interstate 405 and ultimately connects with the regional Eastrail in the Wilburton commercial area. Ultimately, the Grand Connection will include a landmark piece of infrastructure over Interstate 405.
- Eastrail: The 42-mile Eastrail is a wide flat trail with amazing scenery, and lots of ways to connect with communities and our region! Built on a historic railroad line, Eastrail runs 42 miles along the east side of Lake Washington – from Renton to Snohomish WA – fostering community and sustainability for our region. The Eastrail corridor also serves as a home for many services that we rely on every day with direct connections to light rail stations and utilities. Currently, more than 15 miles of trail are open and will eventuall link to over 175 miles of existing regional trails.
MAP & GUIDES GRAND CONNECTION EASTRAIL
CARPOOL/RIDESHARE
Ridesharing makes it easier than ever to leave your car at home. Learn how you can spend less time on the road and less money on fuel and parking, all while reducing traffic and air pollution.
- Carpool: Fill up those passenger seats and scoot over into the HOV lane. Downtown Bellevue is located just nine miles east of downtown Seattle and is easily accessible from major freeways including Interstate 405, Interstate 90 and State Route 520. Access to downtown Bellevue from Interstate 405 is via the off-ramp at NE 4th Street (Exit 13A), NE 8th Street (Exit 13B) or the HOV exit at NE 6th Street.
- Vanpool: If you can get five people together to share a commute schedule for at least three days per week, transit agencies will provide you with a van to use.
- Vanshare: King County Metro’s Vanshare program is like vanpool, but the van must connect to a transit hub. Get five or more people to share a commute to or from a Park & Ride, commuter rail station or ferry terminal and King County Metro will provide a van for a flat monthly rate.