About:Intercity Transit/service change/3-11-2018

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Intercity Transit 3-11-2018

The new Transit Guide, effective Sunday March 11, 2018, includes changes to Intercity Transit’s Express schedules. Pick up the Transit Guide on buses or at the Olympia Transit Center. Our Transit Guides are also available at other locations in the community and on our website. For the full changes visit our Routes pages.

The updates to service include:

Express Service: Olympia/Lacey/Lakewood/Tacoma

Southbound: Tacoma (Tacoma Dome Station) to OTC
Route Old Departure New Departure
612 5:27 5:22
Southbound: Tacoma (10th & Commerce) to OTC
Route Old Departure New Departure
603 6:10 6:15
603 6:45 6:40
612 6:50 6:45
603 7:05 7:10
603 8:05 8:00
603 11:55 12:00
605 1:25 1:30
605 8:50 8:45
Northbound: OTC to Tacoma
Route Old Departure New Departure
605 5:15 5:10
612 9:40 9:45
612 12:40 12:45


Note: Some timepoints at Hawks Prairie Park & Ride will be considered estimated timepoints which allows the bus to depart up to five minutes early.


  • Route 603 & 605 southbound (to Olympia): Schedule changes were made to improve transfers at the Capitol Campus and provide better timing in Downtown Tacoma with other commuter services.
  • Route 605 northbound (to Tacoma): Schedule changes were made to improve connections at Tacoma Dome Station and in downtown Tacoma.
  • Route 612 southbound (to Olympia): Schedule changes were made early in the morning
    to improve transfers at the Capitol Campus. Additional changes were made to improve spacing in downtown Tacoma with other commuter services. Please note the timepoint at the Hawks Prairie Park & Ride will now be an estimated timepoint.
  • Route 612 northbound (to Tacoma): Two timepoints were changed to improve operational efficiency.

Local Service: Olympia

Route 94 to Yelm: The timepoint at Union and Eastside changed to Eastside and 12th Ave (across from Bloodworks Northwest).