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Summit – Downtown Seattle – Madrona

Bus · Route 3

Summit Downtown Seattle ↔ Madrona and 34th Ave Downtown Seattle

1 alert Every 29–30 min 5:44 AM – 12:40 AM 3 buses live
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Direction
Live · as of 7:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Service alertStop #12910 9th Ave & Jefferson St (SB) closed from Sat Oct 31 8:00 AM to Sun Nov 1 8:00 PM due to construction.
Live data is delayed.
  • Gap · 31 min · to Madrona and 34th Ave Downtown Seattle
  1. 3rd Ave & Cedar St10 bus routes19 minthen 44 min
  2. 3rd Ave & Bell St19 bus routes21 minthen 46 min
  3. 3rd Ave & Virginia St25 bus routes22 minthen 47 min
  4. 3rd Ave & Pine St29 bus routes23 minthen 48 min
  5. Bellevue Ave E & Bellevue Pl ENo more buses
  6. 4 stops
  7. E Pine St & Bellevue Ave4 bus routesNo more buses
  8. Pine St & 9th Ave4 bus routesGap · 31 minDue 7122 · 15 min late
  9. Pine St & 5th Ave5 bus routes3 min
  10. 3rd Ave & Union St27 bus routes6 minthen 25 min
  11. 3rd Ave & Marion St34 bus routes9 minthen 28 min
  12. 3rd Ave & James St28 bus routesNo more buses
  13. 3rd Ave S & S Main St21 bus routesNo more buses
  14. S Jackson St & 5th Ave S17 bus routesNo more buses
  15. James St & 3rd Ave27 bus routes11 minthen 30 min
  16. James St & 5th Ave3 bus routes13 minthen 32 min
  17. James St & 8th Ave5 bus routes15 minthen 33 min
  18. 9th Ave & Jefferson St7 bus routes15 minthen 34 min
  19. E Jefferson St & Broadway6 bus routes17 minthen 35 min
  20. E Jefferson St & 12th Ave3 bus routes18 minthen 36 min
  21. E Jefferson St & 14th Ave1 bus route19 minthen 36 min
  22. E Jefferson St & 17th Ave3 bus routes20 minthen 37 min
  23. E Jefferson St & 20th Ave1 bus route22 minthen 38 min
  24. 21st Ave & E James St1 bus route22 minthen 38 min
  25. 7 stops
  26. 34th Ave & E Union St1 bus routeNo more buses 7076 · 2 min early
  1. S Jackson St & 5th Ave S27 bus routesNo more buses
  2. Prefontaine Pl S & Yesler Way13 bus routesNo more buses
  3. 34th Ave & E Union St1 bus route14 minthen 34 min
  4. 6 stops
  5. E Jefferson St & 23rd Ave2 bus routes19 minthen 39 min
  6. E Jefferson St & 21st Ave1 bus route20 minthen 40 min
  7. E Jefferson St & 18th Ave3 bus routes21 minthen 41 min
  8. E Jefferson St & 15th Ave1 bus route22 minthen 42 min
  9. E Jefferson St & 12th Ave3 bus routes23 minthen 43 min
  10. Jefferson St & Broadway7 bus routes24 minthen 44 min
  11. Jefferson St & 9th Ave7 bus routes25 minthen 45 min
  12. James St & 8th Ave2 bus routes27 minthen 47 min
  13. James St & 5th Ave3 bus routes29 minthen 49 min
  14. James St & 4th Ave27 bus routesDuethen 30 min
  15. 3rd Ave & Columbia St24 bus routes1 minthen 31 min 7098 · On time
  16. 3rd Ave & Seneca St24 bus routes2 minthen 33 min
  17. 3rd Ave & Pike St28 bus routes4 minthen 34 min
  18. 3rd Ave & Virginia St25 bus routesNo more buses
  19. Pike St & 4th Ave19 bus routesNo more buses
  20. Pike St & 6th Ave4 bus routesNo more buses
  21. Pike St & 7th Ave4 bus routesNo more buses
  22. Pike St & Minor Ave4 bus routesNo more buses
  23. 4 stops
  24. Bellevue Ave E & Bellevue Pl ENo more buses
Live arrival Grey times are scheduled Not tracked: scheduled, but no bus is reporting Stops between timepoints are grouped: tap to open

Timetable

Scheduled departures for any day King County Metro has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.

Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1

7 PM
next 41
8 PM
1040
9 PM
1037
10 PM
0736

On-time performance

How much of the time buses ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.

87% on time today

from 738 vehicle-minutes

  • On time
  • Late (over 5 min)
  • Early (over 1 min)
  • Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes
On time: no more than 1 min early or 5 min late, sampled once a minute from live positions. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each hour.
Hour-by-hour numbers
HourOn timeLateEarlyVehicle-minutesPrevious 0 days, on time
3 PM88%0%12%68–
4 PM91%0%9%206–
5 PM89%4%7%202–
6 PM85%10%6%197–
7 PM71%20%9%65–

Connections

Bus routes you can transfer to from route 3.

And 41 more routes at stops along the way. 7Prentice St – Rainier Beach – Downtown Seattle27Colman Park – Downtown Seattle36Othello Station – Beacon Hill – Downtown Seattle70University District – Eastlake – Downtown Seattle131Burien Tc – Georgetown – Downtown Seattle132Burien Tc – South Park – Downtown Seattle11Madison Park – Capitol Hill – Downtown Seattle10Capitol Hill – Downtown Seattle12Interlaken Park – Capitol Hill – Downtown Seattle17Loyal Heights-Sunset Hill-Ballard-Downtown Seattle40Northgte-Ballard-Fremont-Westlake-Downtown Seattle56Alki – Admiral District – Downtown Seattle57Alaska Junction – Genesee Hill – Admiral District62Sand Point – Green Lake – Downtown Seattle5Shoreline Cc – Greenwood – Seattle28Whittier Heights – Fremont – Downtown SeattleD LineBlue Ridge/Crown Hill – Ballard – Downtown Seattle121Burien Transit Center – Downtown Seattle547Redmond – Bellevue – SeattleH LineBurien Tc – Westwood Village – Downtown Seattle545Redmond – SeattleE LineAurora Village Transit Center – Downtown Seattle113Shorewood – Downtown SeattleC LineWestwood Village – Downtown Seattle193Federal Way Downtown Station – First Hill303Aurora Village – Northgate Station – First Hill101Renton Transit Center – Downtown Seattle102Fairwood – Downtown Seattle125Westwood Vill – S Seattle Coll – Downtown Seattle150Kent Station – Southcenter – Downtown Seattle256Woodinville – Downtown Seattle322Kenmore P&r – 12 Av/E Terrace St630South Mercer Island – First Hill60Westwood Village – Georgetown – Broadway48Mt Baker – University District106Renton Transit Center – Skyway – Downtown Seattle8Seattle Center – Capitol Hill – Rainier Beach9Rainier Beach – Columbia City – Broadway43Univ Dist-Montlake-Capitol Hill-Downtown SeattleEasy LoopFirst Hill-Pioneer Square-Downtown Seattle-BelltownG LineMadison Valley – Downtown Seattle

About route 3

Route 3 (Summit – Downtown Seattle – Madrona) is a King County Metro bus route with 35 stops between 3rd Ave & Cedar St and Madrona and 34th Ave Downtown Seattle.

Times with the live mark come from each bus's GPS and King County Metro's real-time predictions. Times marked "Not tracked" are scheduled trips with no bus reporting. All other times are from King County Metro's published schedule (feed FAL26-161.5).

How often does route 3 run?

Every 29–30 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

When does route 3 start and stop?

The first bus leaves around 5:44 AM and the last arrives around 12:40 AM.

What are timepoints?

Timepoints are stops where the bus is scheduled to wait if it's running early; times at the stops between them are estimates. On long routes, the diagram shows timepoints, transfer stops and stops with a bus nearby, and groups the stops in between.