Redmond – University District
Bus · Route 542
U-District Station ↔ Redmond
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertThe elevator at SR 520 & Evergreen Point Rd (WB) is out of service until further notice.- Not tracked · to U-District Station
- 15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St44 minthen 9:11 PM
- 15th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy45 minthen 9:11 PM
- 15th Ave NE & NE 40th St45 minthen 9:12 PM
- NE Pacific St & 15th Ave NE46 minthen 9:12 PM
- NE Pacific St & Montlake Blvd NE - Bay 147 minthen 9:14 PM
- Sr 520 & Montlake Blvd E48 minthen 9:14 PM
- Sr 520 & Evergreen Point Rd55 minthen 9:21 PM
- Sr 520 & 92nd Ave NE57 minthen 9:22 PM
- State Route 520 & NE 40th St4 minthen 8:28 PM 9803 · 3 min late
- Sr 520 & NE 51st St7 minthen 8:30 PM
- West Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE & Leary Way11 minthen 8:33 PM
- NE 85th St & 154th Ave NE13 minthen 8:35 PM
- NE 85th St & 161st Ave NE14 minthen 8:36 PM
- Redmond Transit Center - Bay 1No more buses
- Redmond Transit Center - Bay 550 minthen 9:20 PM
- NE 85th St & 160th Ave NE51 minthen 9:20 PM
- 154th Ave NE & NE 85th St52 minthen 9:21 PM
- West Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE & Leary Way53 minthen 9:22 PM
- Sr 520 & NE 51st St56 min
- Sr 520 & NE 40th St58 min
- Sr 520 & 92nd Avenue Northeast4 minNot trackedthen 8:29 PM
- Sr 520 & Evergreen Point Rd5 minNot trackedthen 8:31 PM
- Sr 520 & Montlake Blvd E13 minNot trackedthen 8:38 PM
- Montlake Blvd NE & NE Pacific Pl - Bay 414 minNot trackedthen 8:40 PM
- NE Pacific St & 15th Ave NE16 minNot trackedthen 8:41 PM
- 15th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy17 minNot trackedthen 8:42 PM
- 15th Ave NE & NE 42nd StNo more buses
Timetable
Scheduled departures for any day King County Metro has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.
Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1
Still to come from last night's schedule:
On-time performance
How much of the time buses ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.
61% on time today
from 357 vehicle-minutes
- On time
- Late (over 5 min)
- Early (over 1 min)
- Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes
Hour-by-hour numbers
| Hour | On time | Late | Early | Vehicle-minutes | Previous 0 days, on time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 PM | 68% | 16% | 16% | 31 | – |
| 4 PM | 54% | 37% | 9% | 94 | – |
| 5 PM | 63% | 25% | 12% | 101 | – |
| 6 PM | 58% | 35% | 7% | 97 | – |
| 7 PM | 79% | 21% | 0% | 34 | – |
Connections
Bus routes you can transfer to from route 542.
- 545Redmond – SeattleAt Sr 520 & Evergreen Point Rd and 12 more stops
- 270University District – BellevueAt 15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St and 7 more stops
- 44Ballard – MontlakeAt 15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St and 6 more stops
- 255Totem Lake Tc-Kirkand Tc-Uw Link Sta-Univ DistAt NE Pacific St & Montlake Blvd NE - Bay 1 and 8 more stops
- 43Univ Dist-Montlake-Capitol Hill-Downtown SeattleAt 15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St and 6 more stops
- 48Mt Baker – University DistrictAt 15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St and 6 more stops
- 982Bear Creek P&r – Lakeside SchoolAt Sr 520 & Evergreen Point Rd and 4 more stops
- 45Loyal Heights – University DistrictAt 15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St and 3 more stops
- 930Kingsgate P&r – Redmond Town CenterAt Redmond Transit Center - Bay 1 and 5 more stops
- 72University District – Shoreline South StationAt 15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St and 3 more stops
And 16 more routes at stops along the way. 986Kirkland – Lakeside SchoolB LineRedmond Tc – Overlake Tc – Bellevue Tc49Univ District – Broadway – Downtown Seattle70University District – Eastlake – Downtown Seattle223Eastgate P&r – Downtown Redmond Station224Duvall – Redmond Transit Center250Avondale – Redmond Tc – Kirkland Tc – Bellevue Tc566Auburn – Redmond256Woodinville – Downtown Seattle77Bitter Lake – Roosevelt – University District79Greenlake – University District222Redmond Technology – Education Hill – Cottage Lake988Madrona – Lakeside School65Lake City – University District67Northgate – Roosevelt – University District249Spring District Station – South Bellevue Station
About route 542
Route 542 (Redmond – University District) is a King County Metro bus route with 14 stops between 15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St and Redmond.
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 542 run?
Every 30–60 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 542 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 5:49 AM and the last arrives around 10:37 PM.
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.