Bus Routes
- Regular Route
- Short Term Detour
- Long Term Detour
What's New - Effective March 11, 2018
Route 1 6th Ave-Pacific Ave On Weekdays, a new trip is added from TCC Transit Center at 6:03pm.
Route 3 Lakewood–Tacoma On Saturdays, times are adjusted between Tacoma Mall Transit Center, 74th & S Tacoma Way and SR 512 Park & Ride.
Route 4 Lakewood–South Hill On Sundays, a new trip is added from Lakewood Transit Center at 6:15pm and from South Hill Mall Transit Center at 7:15pm.
Route 11 Pt. Defiance On Saturdays departure times are adjusted from 10th & Commerce and Point Defiance. On Sundays, departure times are adjusted from 10th & Commerce.
Route 16 North End On Saturdays, depature times from 10th & Commerce and TCC Transit Center are adjusted; buses arrive every 45 minutes instead of hourly.
Route 41 S 56th St–Salishan The Saturday schedule is adjusted with new departure times from 10th & Commerce.
Route 42 McKinley Ave On Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays departure times are adjusted from 10th & Commerce.
Route 48 Sheridan-M St The Saturday schedule is adjusted with new departure times from 10th & Commerce.
Route 54 S 38th St-Portland Ave On Weekdays, running times and departure times are adjusted from 72nd St Transit Center between the hours of 2:00pm and 6:00pm.
Route 55 Tacoma Mall On Weekdays, a 5:45am trip is added from the Parkland Transit Center. On Sundays, a 7:15pm trip is added from the Tacoma Mall Transit Center.
Route 202 S 72nd St On Sundays, departure times from 72nd St Transit Center and Lakewood Transit Center are adjusted; buses arrive every 40 minutes instead of hourly. Six new trips have been added from 72nd St Transit Center and five from Lakewood Transit Center.
Route 206 Pacific Hwy/Tillicum/Madigan On Weekdays from Lakewood Transit Center: a new trip is added at 6:15pm and the 9:50pm trip is adjusted to depart at 9:55pm. On Saturdays, departure times are adjusted from Madigan. On Sundays, a new trip is added from Berkeley & Union at 7:27am and a new trip is added from Lakewood Transit Center at 6:20pm.
Route 212 Steilacoom On Saturdays: a new trip is added from Pierce College at 9:10am, and all times from Steilacoom have been adjusted.
Route 409 Puyallup–72nd St On Weekdays from 72nd St Transit Center, a new trip is added at 6:20am.
Route 425 Puyallup Connector Buses do not turn right on 117th St E; they continue along 94th Ave instead. On Weekdays, running times are adjusted.
Route 497 Lakeland Hills Express On Weekdays, one new trip is added from Sunset Park & Ride at 5:39am and one from Auburn Sounder Station at 4:28pm. Bus loading zone is now located on 69th St SE.
Route 500 Federal Way On Weekdays, a new trip is added from 10th & Commerce at 5:40am.
Route 501 Milton–Federal Way On Saturdays, a new trip is added from 10th & Commerce at 8:10am.
JBLM Service Beginning in Spring 2018, JBLM begins operating its own GO Transit service from the Lakewood Transit Center and Lakewood Sounder Station onto JBLM. This route will operate Monday through Friday, for passengers with appropriate military identification. Visit GOLewisMcChord.com for news and service details.
Seasonal Services As this book goes to print, Pierce Transit is busy planning summer trolley and special event services for you! Watch for announcements and details at piercetransit.org.
Under Construction
In 2018, Pierce Transit will be making repairs and renovations at several Park & Ride and Transit Center locations, including:
Tacoma Dome Station - Renovations include improved lighting, better signage, concrete repairs, fresh paint, and a general clean-up at this transit hub. While construction is underway, 200 parking spots at a time will be unavailable, on a rotating basis. For ideas about alternatives to parking at TDS, and project updates visit piercetransit.org/TDSgarage.
SR 512 Park & Ride - Initially, bus shelters will be repaired and light fixtures will be replaced, followed by surface work throughout the parking lot and transit center. During the repaving phase, the parking lot and transit center areas will be completely closed. Transit operations and parking will be relocated temporarily throughout the duration of the construction contract to a lot adjacent to Discount World along Pacific Highway. Bus routes will be detoured at that time.
Tacoma Mall Transit Center - Initially, bus shelters will be repaired and light fixtures will be replaced, followed by surface work throughout the transit center. During the repaving phase, the transit center will be completely closed. Transit operations will be relocated during the construction period.
Tacoma Community College Transit Center - Initially, bus shelters will be repaired and light fixtures will be replaced, followed by surface work throughout the transit center and Park & Ride lot. During the repaving phase, the transit center and Park & Ride lot will be completely closed. Transit operations will be relocated during the construction period.
72nd Street Transit Center - Bus shelters will be repaired, light fixtures will be replaced, and some concrete work will take place. The transit center will remain open during construction.
Lakewood Transit Center - Renovations include improved lighting, concrete repairs, fresh paint, and a general clean-up. While construction is underway, passenger zones will be temporarily relocated within the facility’s footprint.
At all locations, please be cautious and stay out of the construction zones. Depending on the location, route detours may be necessary. Watch for posted Rider Alert signs, and updates.
