There are 3 ways to get from Seattle to Yelm by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 90 bus
best- Take the train from Seattle to Olympia-Lacey Amtrak Stationtrain Amtrak Cascades / ...
- Take the bus from Amtrak Station to Yelm Ave at Edwards Stbus 90 / ...
1h 57m$20–43Bus, line 610 bus, line 90 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from 2nd Ave & Cherry St to SR 512 P&R - Zone Ibus 592 / ...
- Take the bus from SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G to Lacey Transit Centerbus 610
- Take the bus from Lacey Transit Center - Bay D to Yelm Ave at 3rd Stbus 90
3h 37m$5–9Drive 58.9 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Yelmcar 58.9 mi
1h 22m$11–16
Seattle to Yelm by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Yelm is to bus and line 610 bus and line 90 bus which costs $5 - $9 and takes 3h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Yelm is to drive which takes 1h 22m and costs $10 - $16.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle to Yelm. However, there are services departing from 2nd Ave & Cherry St and arriving at Yelm Ave at 3rd St via SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G and Lacey Transit Center - Bay D. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 37m.
The distance between Seattle and Yelm is 77 miles. The road distance is 59.2 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Yelm without a car is to train and line 90 bus which takes 1h 57m and costs $19 - $45.
It takes approximately 1h 57m to get from Seattle to Yelm, including transfers.
Seattle to Yelm bus services, operated by Sound Transit, depart from 2nd Ave & Cherry St station.
Seattle to Yelm bus services, operated by Sound Transit, arrive at SR 512 P&R - Zone I station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Yelm is 59 miles. It takes approximately 1h 22m to drive from Seattle to Yelm.
There are 60+ hotels available in Yelm.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Yelm, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from 2nd Ave & Cherry St to Yelm Ave at 3rd St via SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G and Lacey Transit Center - Bay D in around 3h 37m.
- 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
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 360-786-1881
- Website
- intercitytransit.com
Bus from Amtrak Station to Yelm Ave at Edwards St
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.intercitytransit.com/
Bus from SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G to Lacey Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.intercitytransit.com/
Bus from Lacey Transit Center - Bay D to Yelm Ave at 3rd St
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.intercitytransit.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from 2nd Ave & Cherry St to SR 512 P&R - Zone I
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
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