During the month of April, ride light rail to win a free lunch!

Each light rail trip logged on Go Redmond will be entered into a drawing for one of several $50 gift cards to Mendocino Farms, Stone Korean, or Jack Sprat, Redmond restaurants easily accessible from the 2 Line.

Commute AND personal trips count, so this is a perfect opportunity to try using light rail to get to work or that dinner or retail spot you’ve been meaning to check out.

Log Your Trips

Plan Your Trip and Give It a Try

Riding light rail is easier than ever! Use Sound Transit’s trip planning tool (or Google Maps) to find the nearest station and best schedule for your day.

With trains arriving at the station every 8 minutes, you don’t always need to check a schedule but you can check for 2 Line updates and alerts.

You can now Tap to Pay for transit across the region! Simply tap your ORCA, credit or debit card, or use Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay on your phone or smart device before you board.

How to Get an ORCA Card

ORCA cards can be purchased at ticket machines at Downtown Redmond, Marymoor Village and Overlake Village light rail stations. You can also create an online account or download an app to order or add value to a card, or pick one up at a store, vending machine or customer service location. Learn more about ORCA cards.

With light rail now serving Redmond, there are new, convenient ways to get around the city and across the region.

King County Metro buses provide reliable connections from Redmond neighborhoods to one of the city’s four light rail stations in Downtown, Overlake, and Marymoor Village.

Below is a neighborhood-by-neighborhood look at the local bus routes that make it easy to connect to light rail, no car required.

Education Hill

Route 222
Frequency: Regular all-day service (new in 2025)
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station; Redmond Technology Station
Notes: A new route designed specifically to connect Education Hill directly to light rail.
Route 250
Frequency: About every 30 minutes on weekdays; hourly at other times
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station
Notes: Serves northeast Education Hill and provides a reliable option outside peak hours.
RedLink
Frequency: On-demand rides via the Circuit App.
Notes: Pick up in the service area (for Education Hill the boundary is near Redmond Middle School and goes south down 166th towards Downtown)

Idylwood

Route 222
Frequency: Regular all-day service
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station; Redmond Technology Station
Notes: Direct neighborhood access to light rail via Downtown Redmond.
RapidRide B Line
Frequency: About every 30 minutes on weekdays; hourly at other times
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station
Notes: Frequent service along major corridors serving parts of Idylwood.

Grass Lawn

RapidRide B Line
Frequency: Frequent weekday service; reduced frequency evenings and weekends
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station
Notes: High-capacity service along NE 8th St / 148th Ave NE corridor.
Route 245
Frequency: Regular local service (varies by time of day)
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station (via transfer or direct routing depending on trip)
Notes: Provides neighborhood coverage and connections to other frequent routes.
Route 225
Frequency: Every ~10 minutes during weekday peak; ~15 minutes off-peak; ~30 minutes early morning and late night
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station
Notes: Serves the northern portion of Grass Lawn with very frequent peak service.

Willows Road / Rose Hill

Route 225
Frequency: Frequent weekday service; reduced frequency evenings and weekends
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station
Notes: One of the primary routes connecting this area to light rail.
Route 250
Frequency: About every 15 minutes on weekdays; about every 30 minutes nights and weekends
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station
Notes: Updated in the 2025 network to directly connect to light rail.
DART 930
Frequency: Evening-focused service (weekdays until ~10 p.m.; weekends until ~7 p.m.)
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station
Notes: Demand-responsive service for lower-demand and off-peak travel times.

Southeast Redmond

Route 269
Frequency: About every 15 minutes on weekdays
Serves: Marymoor Village Station
Notes: Primary connection from Southeast Redmond to light rail.

Avondale Road Area

Route 250
Frequency: About every 15 minutes on weekdays; about every 30 minutes nights and weekends
Serves: Downtown Redmond Station
Notes: Serves portions of the Bear Creek and Avondale–Redmond corridor.
Route 269
Frequency: About every 15 minutes on weekdays
Serves: Marymoor Village Station
Notes: An option for Avondale-area residents closer to Southeast Redmond.

Plan Your Trip and Give It a Try

With frequent service, new and improved routes serving the station, and easy transfers to light rail, taking transit from Redmond neighborhoods is a practical and stress-free way to get around.

Use Metro’s trip planning tools (or Google Maps) to find the best route and schedule for your day.

While supplies last, you can request a free ORCA card loaded with $30 in fares from Go Redmond.

You may find it’s easier (and more relaxing) than you expected.

The City of Redmond has partnered with Circuit to drive community connection through local microtransit! An on-demand, free, all-electric ride service is available to help residents and visitors get around Downtown Redmond, Southeast Redmond, and Education Hill easily, affordably, and sustainably. Whether you’re heading to local businesses, catching light rail, or running errands, this service makes local trips simple with no car required. This pilot program is expected to run through June 2027, thanks to funding from the City of Redmond, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, and the Washington State Regional Mobility Grant.

Rides are completely free! Riders must be older than 16 to ride. Download the Circuit app to request a ride!

Download the Circuit App

RedLink serves parts of the Downtown Redmond, Education Hill, and Southeast Redmond neighborhoods. Click the map to view a larger version.

You can also check if you are in the service area on the Ride Circuit app.

How it Works

Request a Ride: Use the free Circuit app to request your free ride.
Shared Rides: You may share your trip with other passengers heading in the same direction.
Walk-to-Pickup: For faster pickups, the app may direct you to a nearby location.

Hours

The RedLink shuttle runs 7 days per week.

Monday – Thursday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Note: hours of operation are subject to change.

Redmond has more ways to get around than ever before—and not all of them involve driving alone. All these options can be confusing for the unfamiliar, so Go Redmond is here to help break it down.

Whether you’re commuting to work, heading to light rail, or running errands around town, there’s likely a transportation option that fits your trip, schedule, and budget. Here’s a quick guide to help you choose what works best.

Service	Cost	Who Can Use It	Where in Redmond?	What It’s For	Key Differences
Metro Flex	~$3 (ORCA card)	General public	Overlake	On-demand rides in Overlake	App-based, flexible routing, fills transit gaps
Metro Community Van	~$2.75–$3 (ORCA card)	Groups (2+), advance booking	Citywide, parked at Hopelink & Marymoor Village Community Center	Group trips for errands or events	Volunteer driver, pre-scheduled
RedLink	Free	General Public	Downtown, parts of Education Hill & Willows Road	Short trips + light rail access	Free, small service area
Lime Scooters & E-bikes	~$3–$10 per trip (varies)	General Public	Citywide	Quick, short-distance trips	Fast & flexible,charged a per-minute cost
Vanpool	~$49/month	Regular commuters in a group	Citywide	Home-to-work commuting	Fixed schedule, lowest cost per commute

Transit Mode Details:

Metro Flex: On-demand, flexible transit when fixed bus routes don't work well

Metro Flex is an on-demand, shared ride service like a public Uber that operates within a defined zone. You request a ride via app or phone, walk to a nearby pickup point, and share the ride with others.

In Redmond, this is currently only available in the Overlake neighborhood.

Costs the same as a bus fare (typically $3 adult)
If you use your ORCA card, you can transfer for free to or from a bus or light rail.
Open to the general public in service zones
Designed for short local trips and first/last mile connections to transit
Metro Flex – King County, Washington

Metro Flex Service Area in Redmond — MetroFlex’s Redmond service area is in the Overlake neighborhood

Community Van: Community-organized group trips where transit doesn’t exist

Community Van is a pre-scheduled, group-based service coordinated by a local partner (in Redmond, that is Hopelink). Community Van provides six-passenger and 12-passenger vans for prescheduled trips. Destinations can be anywhere within a two-hour drive of Redmond and can occur any day of the week 24 hours a day.

Costs the same as a Metro bus fare ($3; youth free)
Open to anyone, but requires:
- At least 2 riders
- Advance booking (≥2 days)
Trips are driven by volunteer drivers who must first complete a short training
Sign Up for Community Van

RedLink: Free neighborhood shuttle for short trips and light rail access

RedLink is a free, on-demand microtransit shuttle launched by the City of Redmond that is run by Circuit.

Free to ride
Open to residents and visitors within the service area
Book via app to be picked up and taken for short trips.
Rides may be shared with other riders shared rides; short trips
Primary goal: connect neighborhoods to light rail and local destinations
Download the RedLink/Circuit App

Lime Scooters & E-bikes: Fast, flexible micromobility

Shared micromobility (dockless scooters and bikes) available across Redmond.

Pay per ride (unlock fee + per-minute or bundled pricing)
Typical cost:
- ~$1 unlock + ~$0.25–$0.47/min
- ~20-min ride ≈ $3–$10 depending on pricing model
- Discounts available for low income residents and frequent users
Open to anyone with a smartphone
Best for short, spontaneous trips and first/last mile connections
Lime Scooter app

Vanpool: Cost Effective Group Commuting Option

A shared commuter van for people traveling similar routes.

Monthly cost: ~$49 per rider, often subsidized by employers
Requires a group, typically 5–15 people
Fixed schedule and route such as between home and work
Vehicle provided by King County Metro and can be used by the driver for some personal trips.
Find a vanpool

“What Should I Use?” Decision Guide

Going to light rail? RedLink, Metro Flex, or Lime

Quick errand? RedLink or Lime

Daily commute? Vanpool

Traveling with a group? Community Van

Trying a new way to get around—even once or twice a week—can save money, reduce stress, and help keep Redmond moving.

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Image courtesy of Sound Transit.

“The completion of the 2 Line exponentially expands employment, housing and recreation opportunities for people on the east and west sides of Lake Washington,” King County Executive and Sound Transit Boadmember Girmay Zahilay. “When the 2 Line opens, it will serve 26 stations and more than 35 miles, while knitting together first King County cities and two Snohomish County cities, creating new transit hubs throughout the region.”

Sound Transit announced that the Crosslake connection will open for riders on March 28th. This is the final segment of the 2 Line which will cross Lake Washington and connect with the 1 Line at International District/Chinatown Station, creating a fully integrated regional light rail system. This new addition to the East Link included two new stations, Mercer Island and Judkins Park.

The 2 Line will operate between Lynnwood and Redmond in addition to the 1 Line between Federal Way and Lynnwood. Service will run on the 1 and 2 Lines from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday-Saturday and from 6 a.m-midnight on Sundays. Trains will run every 8 minutes during peak times at the new stations and between 10-15 minutes the rest of the day. Combined 1 Line and 2 Line headways between Lynnwood and International District/Chinatown will be every 4 minutes, providing addtional capacity through the busy core of the system.

To keep up with opening day events and details visit https://www.soundtransit.org/crosslake This link will be updated as plans continue to be finalized. Check back often to stay up to date.

RSVP for the August 20th meeting on the pilot program

The problem: A Parking Mismatch

Downtown Redmond has plenty of parking. Nearly 10,000 spaces or 92% of Downtown’s parking sit on private property. Much of it is underused with capacity that sits empty, even during peak times of the day.

Meanwhile, people are looking for parking for dinner, errands, shopping, or riding light rail.

The Solution: Shared Parking Pilot

The City of Redmond and Move Redmond are launching a pilot program to match underused private stalls with the people who need them.

How it works:

We Need Your Voice at the Table!

We’re convening property owners and business leaders for three crucial summits on unlocking the revenue and parking potential of Shared Parking in Downtown Redmond.

RSVP for one of these discussions to explore how Shared Parking can benefit your property, business, and Downtown community.

Together Center – August 20, 2025 from 4:00pm-5:30pm RSVP Here
September Date TBA

February 28, 2020

Lime Electric Scooters are in Redmond as part of a pilot program. Learn how to use them safely and park them correctly to get to where you’re going.

Start Using the Scooters:

Download the App: To download the Lime app, simply click here and you’ll automatically be redirected to the appropriate download page for your mobile device. You can also search “Lime” in both the App and Google Play stores.
Find a Lime Scooter: To find a Lime near you, simply open the Lime app. You’ll automatically be taken to the map screen, showing all available Lime vehicles in your area. If you don’t see any vehicle icons displayed on the map, zoom out to search a wider area.
Unlock the Scooter: To unlock a Lime-S scooter, simply open the Lime app and tap on the “Ride” button at the bottom of the screen. From here, either scan the QR code using your phone’s camera or manually enter the 6-digit vehicle code located beneath the QR code.
- Use the promo code LIMEREDMOND for 5 free unlocks between July 30 and August 13th. First come, first serve.

How to Ride a Lime Electric Scooter in Redmond:

How to Park a Lime Scooter:

Park away from pedestrian walkways and ensure the scooter is standing upright.
Keep scooters from blocking sidewalks and curb ramps, leaning against buildings, or obstructing bus loading zones.
Do not park in motorcycle or vehicle parking stalls or driveways.

Scooters should be parked upright in the ‘furnishing zone‘:

Issues with the Scooters?

Contact Lime Directly: support@li.me

Call or Text 1-888-LIME-345

Information for Drivers:

Bike and scooter share is anticipated to increase the number of people riding bicycles and scooters in Redmond. These vehicles are allowed and encouraged to operate in the roadway, in bicycle lanes, or on trails because they travel at much higher speeds than people walk on sidewalks.

If you are sharing the lane with a bicycle or scooter treat them like other vehicles: slow down to their speed and then consider passing, leaving a recommended minimum 3 feet of separation, when it is safe to do so.

Ride Light Rail, Win a Free Lunch!

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