8

Seattle Center – Capitol Hill – Rainier Beach

Bus · Route 8

Mount Baker Transit Center ↔ Seattle Center

1 alert Every 15–30 min 5:58 AM – 1:02 AM 4 buses live
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Live · as of 7:25 PM

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.
Live data is delayed.
  • Not tracked · to Mount Baker Transit Center
  1. Mount Baker Transit Center - Bay 26 bus routes12 minthen 32 min
  2. 4 stops
  3. 23rd Ave S & S Judkins St - Bay 41 bus route18 minthen 38 min
  4. 23rd Ave S & S Lane St2 bus routes20 minthen 40 min
  5. 23rd Ave S & S Jackson St3 bus routesDuethen 21 min
  6. E Yesler Way & 23rd Ave S3 bus routes2 minthen 22 min 8163 · 2 min early
  7. 7 stops
  8. E Madison St & Martin L King Jr Way E3 bus routes9 minthen 29 min
  9. E Madison St & 25th Ave E2 bus routes11 minthen 31 min
  10. E John St & 22nd Ave E2 bus routes13 minthen 33 min
  11. E Thomas St & 19th Ave E3 bus routes14 minthen 34 min
  12. E Thomas St & 16th Ave E3 bus routes15 minthen 35 min
  13. E John St & 15th Ave E3 bus routes16 minthen 36 min
  14. E John St & 12th Ave E2 bus routes18 minthen 38 min
  15. E John St & Broadway E - Bay 25 bus routes18 minthen 38 min
  16. E Olive Way & Summit Ave E2 bus routesDuethen 20 min 8072 · On time
  17. E Denny Way & Bellevue Ave E1 bus route1 minthen 21 min
  18. Denny Way & Stewart St3 minthen 22 min
  19. Denny Way & Fairview Ave N4 bus routes3 minthen 23 min
  20. Denny Way & Westlake Ave2 bus routes5 minthen 25 min
  21. Denny Way & 7th Ave N4 bus routes7 minthen 26 min
  22. Denny Way & 5th Ave N1 bus route8 minthen 28 min
  23. Denny Way & 2nd Ave N6 bus routes10 minthen 30 min
  24. 1st Ave N & Denny Way4 bus routes11 minthen 31 min
  25. 1st Ave N & Republican St5 bus routes13 minthen 33 min
  26. Mercer St & Queen Anne Ave N5 bus routesNo more buses
  1. Queen Anne Ave N & W Mercer St5 bus routes14 minthen 34 min
  2. Queen Anne Ave N & W Harrison St4 bus routes15 minthen 35 min
  3. Queen Anne Ave N & W John St7 bus routes17 minthen 37 min
  4. Denny Way & 2nd Ave N6 bus routesDuethen 19 min 8018 · 1 min late
  5. Denny Way & 5th Ave N1 bus route2 minthen 20 min
  6. Denny Way & Dexter Ave4 bus routes3 minthen 21 min
  7. Denny Way & Westlake Ave2 bus routes5 minthen 23 min
  8. Denny Way & Fairview Ave4 bus routes7 minthen 25 min
  9. Denny Way & Stewart St4 bus routes8 minthen 26 min
  10. E Denny Way & Melrose Ave1 bus route9 minthen 27 min
  11. E Olive Way & Summit Ave E2 bus routes11 minthen 29 min
  12. E John St & Broadway E - Bay 15 bus routes12 minthen 30 min
  13. E John St & 12th Ave E2 bus routes14 minthen 32 min
  14. E John St & 15th Ave E3 bus routes15 minthen 33 min
  15. E Thomas St & 16th Ave E2 bus routes16 minthen 34 min
  16. E Thomas St & 19th Ave E3 bus routes17 minthen 35 min
  17. E John St & 22nd Ave E3 bus routes18 minthen 36 min
  18. E Madison St & 24th Ave E2 bus routes19 minthen 37 min
  19. E Madison St & Martin L King Jr Way E3 bus routesDuethen 20 min
  20. Martin L King Jr Way E & E John St1 minthen 22 min 8071 · On time
  21. 6 stops
  22. 23rd Ave S & E Yesler Way3 bus routes8 minthen 29 min
  23. 23rd Ave S & S Jackson St3 bus routes8 minthen 29 min
  24. 23rd Ave S & S Dearborn St2 bus routes10 minthen 31 min
  25. 23rd Ave S & S Judkins St1 bus route11 minthen 32 min
  26. 23rd Ave S & S Massachusetts St - Bay 31 bus route11 minthen 32 min
  27. Martin L King Jr Way S & S Massachusetts St1 bus route13 minthen 34 min
  28. Martin L King Jr Way S & S Hill St1 bus routeDueNot trackedthen 15 min
  29. Martin L King Jr Way S & S Bayview St1 minNot trackedthen 16 min
  30. Mount Baker Transit Center - Bay 26 bus routesNo 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

5 AM
58
6 AM
13284358
7 AM
13284358
8 AM
13284358
9 AM
13284358
10 AM
13284358
11 AM
13284358
12 PM
13284358
1 PM
13284358
2 PM
13284358
3 PM
13284358
4 PM
13284358
5 PM
13284358
6 PM
13284358
7 PM
18next 3858
8 PM
1838
9 PM
0838
10 PM
0838
11 PM
0838
After midnight · Mon, Nov 2
12 AM
08

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
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 PM47%29%24%110–
4 PM50%26%25%333–
5 PM73%17%9%343–
6 PM60%28%12%329–
7 PM86%11%3%139–

Connections

Bus routes you can transfer to from route 8.

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.