Travel Washington

Travel Washington is an intercity bus service in the U.S. state of Washington funded by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). It has four routes that connect major cities to other modes, including Amtrak and Greyhound Lines.

Travel Washington

Parent	Washington State Department of Transportation
Commenced operation	December 2007 (2007-12)
Headquarters	310 Maple Park Avenue SE Olympia, Washington
Service area	Washington state
Service type	Intercity bus
Alliance	Greyhound Lines
Routes	4
Operator	Northwestern Stage Lines, Greyhound Lines, Bellair Charters and Airporter
Website	wsdot.wa.gov/business-wsdot/grants/public-transportation-grants/grant-programs-and-awards/travel-washington-intercity-bus

History

Greyhound Lines formerly ran extensive intercity service in Washington state that was cut in 2004 as part of a regional restructure to focus on profitable routes.^[1] In 2007, the Washington State Department of Transportation began planning for an intercity bus network pilot project.^[2]

The first Travel Washington bus route to open was the Grape Line, which began service in December 2007. It was also the first bus service to be funded through a private-public partnership between the Federal Transit Administration and private operators, with the former matching the latter's investments with grant money.^[3]

The Dungeness Line's contract was transferred to Greyhound in 2018 and came with the addition of a new stop in Port Townsend.^[4] A 2019 plan proposed several extensions and new corridors for the system, including U.S. Route 12 between Aberdeen and Yakima; service to Republic from Tonasket and Colville; and service on several Palouse routes.^[5]

Routes

Travel Washington consists of 4 routes connecting major cities in Washington to other intercity transit services offered by Amtrak, Greyhound and Northwestern Stage Lines, as well as regional airports in Seattle and Pasco. Most stops are sited at major transfer points with local bus systems.

Routes are named after Washingtonian products and resources, such as Dungeness crab and apples.^[6][7]

Route	Termini		Other stops	Length[8]		Daily roundtrips[8]	Began service[8]	Operator	Website
	Southern/western	Northern/eastern		mi	km
Apple Line	Ellensburg	Omak	George, Quincy, Wenatchee (Columbia Station), Orondo, Chelan Falls, Pateros, Brewster, Malott, Okanogan	49	79	1	October 28, 2008[9]	Northwestern Stage Lines	appleline.us
Dungeness Line	Port Angeles	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Sequim, Port Townsend, Discovery Bay, Downtown Seattle (King Street Station)	98	158	2	September 17, 2008[6]	Greyhound Lines	dungeness-line.com
Gold Line	Spokane International Airport	Kettle Falls	Downtown Spokane (Spokane Intermodal Center & STA Plaza), Deer Park, Loon Lake, Chewelah, Addy, Arden, Colville	80	130	2	September 8, 2010[10]	Bellair Charters and Airporter	gold-line.us
Grape Line	Tri-Cities Airport	Walla Walla Regional Airport	Pasco (Pasco Intermodal Train Station), Burbank, Wallula, Touchet	160	260	3	December 10, 2007[3]	Bellair Charters and Airporter	grapeline.us

See also

• Oregon POINT