Sound Transit offers reserved parking permits to help riders find parking at busy stations. These are stations where parking is usually 90% or more full on weekdays.
For select stations, riders can apply for free monthly carpool (HOV) permits, paid monthly single-occupant (SOV) permits, and paid one-day reserved permits Note: All purchases of monthly and one day permits are non-refundable. Visit here to apply for a permit.
From 4 to 10 a.m. on weekdays, vehicles with permits have exclusive access to reserved permit parking zones. After 10 a.m. (and all day on weekends and holidays), the permit zone becomes available to all drivers on a first-come, first-served basis; no permit is necessary. All vehicles, including permitted vehicles, may park up to 24 hours in Sound Transit facilities.
The number of permits available at each station is limited to allow permitted passengers to find space on weekday mornings. Sound Transit will adjust the permit area, pricing, and availability over time. These adjustments depend on permit demand and usage.
Applicants must provide their contact details, license plate numbers, and, except for standard Special Event Permits, a valid ORCA, U-PASS, or RRFP account number. For HOV permits, each carpool member must submit this information.
For all permit types, permit users must use a valid ORCA, U-Pass, RRFP, or Subsidized Annual Pass account to take an outbound transit trip from the permitted station on the same date the permit is used.
First-come, first-served parking is available at the other Sound Transit parking areas. Sign up for the Sound Transit parking permits email list for future updates.
Carpool parking permits
Carpool parking permits are free and available at select stations for groups of two or more riders who travel together in one permitted vehicle to catch the bus or train. Permit holders have reserved access to permit zones during permit-only hours on days they carpool to the station. Unless at least two members are traveling together, permitted vehicles must park in general parking areas outside of permit zones on a first-come, first-served basis.
Carpool permits are in use at Lynnwood City Center, Shoreline North/185th Avenue, Shoreline South/148th Avenue, Mountlake Terrace, Northgate, Tukwila International Boulevard, and Angle Lake Link stations, and Sumner Sounder station.
Apply for carpool parking permit or join the permit waitlist here
Monthly single-occupant parking permits
Single-occupancy permits are available at selected stations for $60 per month. Transit riders eligible for reduced fares pay a discounted rate of $20 per month.
Vehicles with a valid SOV permit may use the same reserved permit parking zones as carpool permit holders, with reserved access during permit-only hours.
Monthly single-occupancy permits are currently in use at Shoreline North/185th Avenue, Shoreline South/148th Avenue, and Northgate Link stations.
Apply for monthly single-occupant permit or join the waitlist here
One-day parking permits
This permit allows transit passengers to reserve parking in the permit parking zone on the specific date permitted. Transit riders can purchase one-day permits up to four weeks in advance. One-day permits are $6 per day; riders eligible for reduced fares pay a discounted rate of $2.
Special event permits
These one-day $6 permits are available for purchase up to four weeks in advance of use on a specific date when a designated major regional event is scheduled. Those major events are expected to substantially increase transit ridership and associated park-and-ride usage.
The permit allows transit passengers to reserve access to a temporary Special Event Permit-Only zone all day on the permitted date (vehicles may remain parked up to 24 hours from the time of arrival). Access to this permit zone will be kept exclusively for vehicles with Special Event Permits during transit service hours at the permitted station on the specified date.
A discounted rate of $2 per day is available for qualified passengers who are eligible to register with a reduced fare ORCA account (e.g., ORCA Lift, Regional Reduced Fare Permit, or Subsidized Annual Pass).
Station-by-station parking permit prices
| Station | Permit types |
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| Angle Lake Station |
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| Federal Way Downtown Station |
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| Lynnwood City Center Station |
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| Mountlake Terrace Station |
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| Northgate Station |
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| Shoreline North/185th Avenue Station |
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| Shoreline South/148th Avenue Station |
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| South Bellevue Station |
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| Sumner Station |
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| Tukwila International Boulevard Station |
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