From Billy Watson,
Your Guide to Seattle / Tacoma.
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Seattle Sounder Basics

The Seattle Sounder Commuter Rail offers an attractive alternative for commuting to and from Seattle. Sound Transit operates two Seattle Sounder routes - the first extending north to Edmonds and Everett. The other Seattle Sounder route heads south to Tacoma with stops in Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, Sumner, and Puyallup along the way.

Commuting on the Seattle Sounder from Everett to Seattle (or Seattle to Everett) takes only 58 minutes, and Tacoma to Seattle (or Seattle to Tacoma) takes exactly one hour. Those travel times are highly desirable, especially on Friday afternoons. The Seattle Sounder not only provides a guaranteed commute time, but also offers a comfortable, relaxing environment as opposed to bumper-to-bumper traffic for an hour or two, depending on traffic volumes, accidents, and inclement weather.

South of Seattle - Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, Sumner, Puyallup, Tacoma

In the morning, the Seattle Sounder leaves the Tacoma Dome Station at 5:45am, 6:20am, 6:48am, and 7:10am, makes stops in Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Kent, Tukwila and then at the King Street Station in Downtown Seattle. In the evening the Seattle Sounder departs the King Street Station at 4:20pm, 4:45pm, 5:10pm, and 5:40pm, makes a stops in Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, Sumner, Puyallup, and finally in Tacoma.

North of Seattle - Everett, Edmonds

In the morning, the Seattle Sounder leaves the Everett Station at 6:10am and 6:40am, makes a single stop in Edmonds and then at the King Street Station in Downtown Seattle. In the evening the Seattle Sounder departs the King Street Station at 4:33pm and 5:13pm, makes a single stop in Edmonds and continues to Everett.

Seattle Sounder Station Locations and Departure Times

All trains either depart or arrive at the King Street Station in Downtown Seattle.
King Street Station
301 S Jackson Street (Weller Street & 4th Avenue), Seattle

South of Seattle Stops

• King Street Station
  301 S Jackson Street (Weller Street & 4th Avenue), Seattle
  Morning (Arrival Times from the South) - 6:45am, 7:20am, 7:48am, 8:10am
  Evening (Southbound) - 4:20pm, 4:45pm, 5:10pm, 5:40pm
• Tukwila Station (21 minutes to Seattle, 16 minutes from Seattle)
  7301 S 158th St, Tukwila
  Morning (Northbound) - 6:24am, 6:59am, 7:27am, 7:49am
  Evening (Southbound) - 4:36pm, 5:01pm, 5:26pm, 5:56pm
• Kent Station (28 minutes to Seattle, 23 minutes from Seattle)
  301 Railroad Ave N, Kent
  Morning (Northbound) - 6:17am, 6:52am, 7:20am, 7:42am
  Evening (Southbound) - 4:43pm, 5:08pm, 5:33pm, 6:03pm
• Auburn Station (35 minutes to Seattle, 30 minutes from Seattle)
  23 A St SW, Auburn
  Morning (Northbound) - 6:10am, 6:45am, 7:13am, 7:35am
  Evening (Southbound) - 4:50pm, 5:15pm, 5:40pm, 6:10pm
• Sumner Station (43 minutes to Seattle, 39 minutes from Seattle)
  810 Maple Street, Sumner
  Morning (Northbound) - 6:02am, 6:37am, 7:05am, 7:27am
  Evening (Southbound) - 4:59pm, 5:24pm, 5:49pm, 6:19pm
  
• Puyallup Station (48 minutes to Seattle, 43 minutes from Seattle)
  131 W Main St, Puyallup
  Morning (Northbound) - 5:57am, 6:32am, 7:00am, 7:22am
  Evening (Southbound) - 5:03pm, 5:28pm, 5:53pm, 6:23pm
  
• Tacoma Dome Station (1 hour to or from Seattle)
  424 E 25th St, Tacoma
  Morning (Northbound) - 5:45am, 6:20am, 6:48am, 7:10am
  Evening (Arrival Times from the North) - 5:20pm, 5:45pm, 6:10pm, 6:40pm

North of Seattle

• King Street Station
  301 S Jackson Street (Weller Street & 4th Avenue), Seattle
  Morning (Arrival Times from the North) - 7:08am, 7:38am
  Evening (Northbound) - 4:33pm, 5:13pm
• Edmonds Station (33 minutes to Seattle, 28 minutes from Seattle)
  211 Railroad Ave, Edmonds
  Morning (Southbound) - 6:35am, 7:05am
  Evening (Northbound) - 5:01pm, 5:41pm
• Everett Station (58 minutes to or from Seattle)
  3201 Smith Ave, Everett
  Morning (Southbound) - 6:10am, 6:40am
  Evening (Arrival Times from the South) - 5:31pm, 6:11pm