Ride the Sounder train to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup!
Why fight traffic and hassle with parking when you can just take Sounder to the Fair? Special Sounder trains will run on two Saturdays, Sept. 14 and 21, serving nine stations between Everett and Puyallup. From the Puyallup Station, you can jump on a free Pierce Transit shuttle bus to the Fair's exclusive Sounder entrance.
Two trains will take passengers between the Snohomish County stations of Everett, Mukilteo and Edmonds and Seattle's King Street Station. No changing of trains is necessary for Snohomish County riders to continue south. Three trains will run between King Street Station, Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, and Sumner before reaching Puyallup Station.
After the Fair, head to the Sounder entrance to take the shuttle back to Puyallup Station, just make sure you allow yourself plenty of time to catch the train. There are only two return trains, with the last one leaving at 6:50 p.m.
Sounder Train Express Pack
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Find Fair hours, admission fees and other details online at the Washington State Fair website.
Fares
Regular fares apply. Fares are discounted for children, seniors and people with disabilities (with a reduced rate fare permit).
A Sounder Train Express Pack (with both your Sounder fare and State Fair admission) can be bought in advance online. You can also use your ORCA card or buy a ticket at the station. If you use ORCA, be sure to tap on at your station before you board the train and tap off at Puyallup Station to deduct the correct fare; tap on and off again for your return ride.
Tickets
From King County stations, buy regular round-trip Sounder tickets from ticket vending machines at stations; make sure to choose Puyallup Station as your destination.
From Snohomish County stations: A Sounder Train Express Pack (with both your Sounder fare and State Fair admission) can be bought in advance online.
Train schedule
Train to fair
| Everett | 8:40am | 9:40am | - |
| Mukilteo | 8:51am | 9:51am | - |
| Edmonds | 9:06am | 10:06am | - |
| Seattle | 9:39am | 10:39am | - |
| Train continues to Puyallup. | |||
| Seattle | 9:50am | 10:50am | 11:50am |
| Tukwila | 10:03am | 11:03am | 12:03pm |
| Kent | 10:10am | 11:10am | 12:10pm |
| Auburn | 10:17am | 11:17am | 12:17pm |
| Sumner | 10:27am | 11:27am | 12:27pm |
| Puyallup | 10:32am | 11:32am | 12:32pm |
Return trains
| Puyallup | 5:50pm | 6:50pm |
| Sumner | 5:55pm | 6:55pm |
| Auburn | 6:05pm | 7:05pm |
| Kent | 6:12pm | 7:12pm |
| Tukwila | 6:19pm | 7:19pm |
| Seattle | 6:39pm | 7:39pm |
| Train continues to Everett. | ||
| Seattle | 6:45pm | 7:45pm |
| Edmonds | 7:12pm | 8:12pm |
| Mukilteo | 7:27pm | 8:27pm |
| Everett | 7:44pm | 8:44pm |
For more flexibility, ST Express Route 578 runs between Seattle and Puyallup seven days a week.