Fleet Week Fun: Free rides for military & veterans — plus Blue Angels and Seafair hydro thrills hit Seattle this weekend!
If you’re an active-duty member of the military or a veteran, Metro and Sound Transit is again proud to offer free rides to military personnel and veterans during Fleet Week July 29-Aug. 3.
There’s so much fun to get to, including Seafair Weekend Friday to Sunday with hydro races and the Boeing Air Show, featuring the headliner Blue Angels.
There will be a free round-trip shuttle service from the Columbia City Link light rail station to the Seafair festival entrance. The shuttle will run from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
And as always, transit remains your best bet for moving around Puget Sound as the critical Revive I-5 construction work continues, causing slowdowns on roadways. Please allow extra travel time and take advantage of our network of buses, trains, Water Taxis and streetcars to take the stress out of driving and parking.
Our thanks to those who serve
Fleet Week is a longstanding Seafair tradition. Ships from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy will be docked at piers along the Seattle waterfront for the public to tour and enjoy. During Fleet Week we invite active-duty service members and veterans to ride for free in uniform or with valid military identification on these services:
- Metro buses
- King County Metro Water Taxi
- Metro Flex
- King County Metro Access paratransit, DART, Community Connections and Community Van
- Sound Transit Link light rail, Express buses and Sounder
- Seattle Streetcar
(As always, youth 18 and under ride free on transit)
Welcome aboard Metro! We’re so pleased to provide transit service to all military personnel who have served our country.
Use trip planning tools to map out your ride:
- King County Metro Trip Planner
- Sound Transit Trip Planner
- Community Transit Trip Planner
- Call Metro Customer Service at 206-553-3000 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.
- Commute Seattle is offering personalized trip planning during Revive I-5 at (206) 613-3132, weekdays, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Stay informed with Service Alerts to learn about delays, reroutes or closures that may impact transit.
Thank you! See you at Seafair events and elsewhere around the region!