Seattle Center – Capitol Hill – Rainier Beach
Bus · Route 8
Mount Baker Transit Center ↔ Seattle Center
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertStop #43710 Martin L King Jr Way & E Olive St (SB) closed from Mon Oct 19 at 9:00 AM to Fri Nov 6 at 4:00 PM due to construction.- Not tracked · to Mount Baker Transit Center
- Mount Baker Transit Center - Bay 212 minthen 32 min
- 23rd Ave S & S Judkins St - Bay 418 minthen 38 min
- 23rd Ave S & S Lane St20 minthen 40 min
- 23rd Ave S & S Jackson StDuethen 21 min
- E Yesler Way & 23rd Ave S2 minthen 22 min 8163 · 2 min early
- E Madison St & Martin L King Jr Way E9 minthen 29 min
- E Madison St & 25th Ave E11 minthen 31 min
- E John St & 22nd Ave E13 minthen 33 min
- E Thomas St & 19th Ave E14 minthen 34 min
- E Thomas St & 16th Ave E15 minthen 35 min
- E John St & 15th Ave E16 minthen 36 min
- E John St & 12th Ave E18 minthen 38 min
- E John St & Broadway E - Bay 218 minthen 38 min
- E Olive Way & Summit Ave EDuethen 20 min 8072 · On time
- E Denny Way & Bellevue Ave E1 minthen 21 min
- Denny Way & Stewart St3 minthen 22 min
- Denny Way & Fairview Ave N3 minthen 23 min
- Denny Way & Westlake Ave5 minthen 25 min
- Denny Way & 7th Ave N7 minthen 26 min
- Denny Way & 5th Ave N8 minthen 28 min
- Denny Way & 2nd Ave N10 minthen 30 min
- 1st Ave N & Denny Way11 minthen 31 min
- 1st Ave N & Republican St13 minthen 33 min
- Mercer St & Queen Anne Ave NNo more buses
- Queen Anne Ave N & W Mercer St14 minthen 34 min
- Queen Anne Ave N & W Harrison St15 minthen 35 min
- Queen Anne Ave N & W John St17 minthen 37 min
- Denny Way & 2nd Ave NDuethen 19 min 8018 · 1 min late
- Denny Way & 5th Ave N2 minthen 20 min
- Denny Way & Dexter Ave3 minthen 21 min
- Denny Way & Westlake Ave5 minthen 23 min
- Denny Way & Fairview Ave7 minthen 25 min
- Denny Way & Stewart St8 minthen 26 min
- E Denny Way & Melrose Ave9 minthen 27 min
- E Olive Way & Summit Ave E11 minthen 29 min
- E John St & Broadway E - Bay 112 minthen 30 min
- E John St & 12th Ave E14 minthen 32 min
- E John St & 15th Ave E15 minthen 33 min
- E Thomas St & 16th Ave E16 minthen 34 min
- E Thomas St & 19th Ave E17 minthen 35 min
- E John St & 22nd Ave E18 minthen 36 min
- E Madison St & 24th Ave E19 minthen 37 min
- E Madison St & Martin L King Jr Way EDuethen 20 min
- Martin L King Jr Way E & E John St1 minthen 22 min 8071 · On time
- 23rd Ave S & E Yesler Way8 minthen 29 min
- 23rd Ave S & S Jackson St8 minthen 29 min
- 23rd Ave S & S Dearborn St10 minthen 31 min
- 23rd Ave S & S Judkins St11 minthen 32 min
- 23rd Ave S & S Massachusetts St - Bay 311 minthen 32 min
- Martin L King Jr Way S & S Massachusetts St13 minthen 34 min
- Martin L King Jr Way S & S Hill StDueNot trackedthen 15 min
- Martin L King Jr Way S & S Bayview St1 minNot trackedthen 16 min
- Mount Baker Transit Center - Bay 2No 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.
63% on time today
from 1,254 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 | 47% | 29% | 24% | 110 | – |
| 4 PM | 50% | 26% | 25% | 333 | – |
| 5 PM | 73% | 17% | 9% | 343 | – |
| 6 PM | 60% | 28% | 12% | 329 | – |
| 7 PM | 86% | 11% | 3% | 139 | – |
Connections
Bus routes you can transfer to from route 8.
- 48Mt Baker – University DistrictAt Mount Baker Transit Center - Bay 2 and 9 more stops
- 11Madison Park – Capitol Hill – Downtown SeattleAt E Madison St & Martin L King Jr Way E and 10 more stops
- 9Rainier Beach – Columbia City – BroadwayAt Mount Baker Transit Center - Bay 2 and 2 more stops
- 2West Queen Anne – Downtown Seattle – Madrona ParkAt Mercer St & Queen Anne Ave N and 7 more stops
- 1Kinnear – Downtown SeattleAt Mercer St & Queen Anne Ave N and 6 more stops
- 13Seattle Pacific – Downtown SeattleAt Mercer St & Queen Anne Ave N and 6 more stops
- 43Univ Dist-Montlake-Capitol Hill-Downtown SeattleAt E John St & Broadway E - Bay 2 and 6 more stops
- D LineBlue Ridge/Crown Hill – Ballard – Downtown SeattleAt Mercer St & Queen Anne Ave N and 4 more stops
- 32Children's Hospital – Fremont -Seattle Center WestAt Mercer St & Queen Anne Ave N and 3 more stops
- 5Shoreline Cc – Greenwood – SeattleAt Denny Way & 7th Ave N and 1 more stops
And 29 more routes at stops along the way. 14Mt Baker – Downtown Seattle28Whittier Heights – Fremont – Downtown Seattle49Univ District – Broadway – Downtown Seattle60Westwood Village – Georgetown – Broadway62Sand Point – Green Lake – Downtown SeattleE LineAurora Village Transit Center – Downtown Seattle4East Queen Anne – Downtown Seattle – Judkins ParkG LineMadison Valley – Downtown Seattle7Prentice St – Rainier Beach – Downtown Seattle106Renton Transit Center – Skyway – Downtown Seattle987Westwood Village – Rainier Beach – Lakeside School988Madrona – Lakeside School3Summit – Downtown Seattle – Madrona27Colman Park – Downtown Seattle10Capitol Hill – Downtown Seattle17Loyal Heights-Sunset Hill-Ballard-Downtown Seattle24West Magnolia – Downtown Seattle33Discovery Park – Downtown Seattle70University District – Eastlake – Downtown Seattle256Woodinville – Downtown Seattle303Aurora Village – Northgate Station – First Hill322Kenmore P&r – 12 Av/E Terrace St12Interlaken Park – Capitol Hill – Downtown Seattle40Northgte-Ballard-Fremont-Westlake-Downtown Seattle101Renton Transit Center – Downtown Seattle102Fairwood – Downtown Seattle150Kent Station – Southcenter – Downtown Seattle545Redmond – SeattleC LineWestwood Village – Downtown Seattle
About route 8
Route 8 (Seattle Center – Capitol Hill – Rainier Beach) is a King County Metro bus route with 35 stops between Mount Baker Transit Center - Bay 2 and Seattle Center.
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 8 run?
Every 15–30 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 8 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 5:58 AM and the last arrives around 1:02 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.