There are 5 ways to get from Bothell to Shelton by train, taxi, bus, ferry, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Seattle to Olympia-Lacey Amtrak StationAmtrak Cascades / ...
- Take the taxi from Olympia-Lacey Amtrak Station to Shelton
3h 50m$108–153Bus, line 6 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from 2nd Ave & Yesler Way to SR 512 P&R - Zone I594 / ...
- Take the bus from SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G to Capitol Way at State Ave610 / ...
- Take the bus from Olympia Transit Center to Transit-Community Center6
5h 46m$4–8Line 522 bus, line 403 ferry, bus
- Take the bus from Woodinville Dr & Kaysner Way to Roosevelt Station - Bay 4522
- Take the ferry from Pier 50 Seattle Ferry Dock to Bremerton Fast Ferry Dock403
- Take the bus from NE Clifton Ln @ Bill Hunter Park to Hwy 3 @ Pear Orchard Park & Ride1 / ...
5h 38m$5–17Drive 94.8 mi
- Drive from Bothell to Shelton94.8 mi
1h 50m$18–25Line 372 bus, bus, line 6 bus
- Take the bus from Beardslee Blvd & 104th Ave NE to 15th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy372
- Take the bus from Seattle to Olympia
- Take the bus from Olympia Transit Center to Transit-Community Center6
6h 20m$18–40
Bothell to Shelton by bus, tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bothell to Shelton is to bus and line 6 bus which costs $4 - $8 and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bothell to Shelton is to drive which takes 1h 50m and costs $17 - $25.
No, there is no direct bus from Bothell to Shelton. However, there are services departing from Bothell Park & Ride Bay 2 and arriving at Transit-Community Center via Bellevue Transit Center - Bay 9, 2nd Ave & Yesler Way, SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G and Olympia Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 46m.
The distance between Bothell and Shelton is 109 miles. The road distance is 95.3 miles.
The best way to get from Bothell to Shelton without a car is to train and taxi which takes 3h 50m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Bothell to Shelton, including transfers.
Bothell to Shelton bus services, operated by Sound Transit, depart from 2nd Ave & Yesler Way station.
Bothell to Shelton bus services, operated by Sound Transit, arrive at SR 512 P&R - Zone I station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bothell to Shelton is 95 miles. It takes approximately 1h 50m to drive from Bothell to Shelton.
There are 94+ hotels available in Shelton.
What companies run services between Bothell, WA, USA and Shelton, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bothell Park & Ride Bay 2 to Transit-Community Center via Bellevue Transit Center - Bay 9, 4th Ave S & S Washington St, 2nd Ave & Yesler Way, SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G, Capitol Way at State Ave, and Olympia Transit Center in around 5h 46m.
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- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Olympia-Lacey Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Woodinville Dr & Kaysner Way to Roosevelt Station - Bay 4
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
Bus from 2nd Ave & Yesler Way to SR 512 P&R - Zone I
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Phone
- 360-427-5033
- mta@masontransit.org
- Website
- masontransit.org
Bus from NE Clifton Ln @ Bill Hunter Park to Hwy 3 @ Pear Orchard Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Mason Transit
Bus from Olympia Transit Center to Transit-Community Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Mason Transit
- Phone
- +1 360-786-1881
- Website
- intercitytransit.com
Bus from SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G to Capitol Way at State Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.intercitytransit.com/
- Phone
- +1 206-553-3000
- Website
- kingcounty.gov
Bus from Beardslee Blvd & 104th Ave NE to 15th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-501-7433
- Website
- kitsaptransit.com
Ferry from Pier 50 Seattle Ferry Dock to Bremerton Fast Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.kitsaptransit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
RediCab Taxi
- Phone
- +1 360-400-8294
- Website
- redicab.com
Black Diamond Taxi
- Phone
- +1 360-628-3362
- Website
- bdtaxi.com
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