Catch Pierce Transit’s non-stop Fair Express service from eight convenient locations:

Park FREE at all locations (except Downtown Tacoma). Express service to or from the Blue Gate is only $1.75 each way (exact change), or $3.50 for an All-Day Pass on weekends. Valid local transfers are worth $1.75 toward the fare. Riders showing a Regional Reduced Fair Permit, and kids 6–18 ride for a discount of 75¢ each way.

FIVE for the price of ONE!
The Puyallup Fair Express makes it possible. Up to four kids (13 and under) ride FREE one-way with a fare-paying passenger.

Use your September Pass or Weekend Pass!
Your September PugetPass or ORCA monthly pass may be used to ride the Fair Express at no additional cost. A Regional Reduced Fare Permit must be shown if you’re a passenger riding at a discount with a 75¢ PugetPass.

On weekends, use PT’s Weekend All Day Pass to ride the Fair Express at no additional cost.

SHUTTLE (Specialized Transportation)
Pierce Transit specialized transportation is available for registered SHUTTLE customers. Call 253.581.8100 one to five days in advance to schedule your trip.

Plus, local service to the Fair (see map, right)
Whether you’re traveling from Federal Way, Parkland, Tacoma, South Hill or Graham, Pierce Transit offers local routes that connect with the Fair Express at the South Hill Mall Transit Center, or drop you off directly in front of the fairgrounds:

402 Meridian, Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Federal Way, Milton, Edgewood, Graham, Spanaway Wal-Mart to Puyallup
Southbound stop: 7th & Meridian near the Gold Gate.
Northbound stop: 3rd St SE next to Kalles Junior High School.

410 112th Street, Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Parkland Transit Center to South Hill Mall Transit Center
Transfer to the Fair Express at the South Hill Mall in the northwest lot behind Sears.

413 Wildwood, Weekdays
Good Samaritan Hospital to South Hill Mall Transit Center
Transfer to the Fair Express at the South Hill Mall in the northwest lot behind Sears.

490 South Hill-Tacoma Weekdays
Downtown Tacoma and Tacoma Dome Station to South Hill Mall Transit Center
Serves stops on 5th St SW, on the west side of the Fair.

495 South Hill Mall-Puyallup Weekdays
South Hill Mall Transit Center to Puyallup
Serves stops on 5th St SW, on the west side of the Fair.

Closed Stops
To assist with the Puyallup Police Department's traffic control plan, Pierce Transit does not serve stops between 7th Ave and 14th Ave on Meridian during the Fair.

This page last updated 08/06/2009