597 - Lakewood – Downtown Seattle (Night Bus)

How to pay

Pay as you enter the bus with the following options:

• ORCA card - Tap your card on the card reader as you board.
• Tap-to-pay - Tap your credit/debit card on the reader before you enter the Fare Paid Zone.
• Cash - Pay at the machine when entering the bus through the front door. Bus drivers do not carry change, so you will need exact fare.
• Transit GO Ticket app - Tickets may be purchased with credit card in the app. Activate your purchased ticket prior to boarding and show your screen to the bus driver. 

Holiday schedule

• Labor Day - Sunday
• Indigenous People's Day - Weekday
• Veteran's Day - Weekday
• Thanksgiving Day - Sunday
• Day After Thanksgiving - Weekday
• Christmas Eve - Weekday
• Christmas Day - Sunday
• New Year's Eve - Weekday
• New Year's Day - Sunday
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Weekday
• President's Day - Weekday

• Holiday service

Lost and found

Pierce Transit operates this route and will most lost and found items for 14 days in the Customer Service Center (Bus Shop) at the Tacoma Dome Station. 

You may find out if the Bus Shop has your item by:

• Calling customer service at 253-581-8000 or 800-562-8109, select option1, then option 2; weekdays, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Visiting the Bus Shop at Tacoma Dome Station, 505 E. 25th St., Tacoma.; weekdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Lost bicycles are held for approximately 10 days in a secured area at Pierce Transit Headquarters. 

• When claiming a lost bike, pick up is at Pierce Transit Headquarters, located at 3701 96th St. SW in Lakewood, weekdays between 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

• Lost and found