I will be working at Amazon in downtown beginning early next year. We have been looking at a lot of places and the east side in Issaquah, Sammamish, and a bit north in Kirkland and Redmond. What is the commute like from Sammamish and Issaquah? What's the average and worst times you've experienced? What about from Kirkland and Redmond? Regardless I'm looking at taking either public transportation or Amazon's shuttles. Thanks y'all.
From Issaquah it's a 30 minute commute in the carpool lane. And about and hour commute home in the carpool lane
What about in the carpool lane?
Busses are a decent option, but leaving Seattle, you're in a cluster of people trying to get home. A bit hectic at times.
Anyone have experience with the Amazon shuttles and their commute times to/from?
Amazon buses are a good option to get some reading or offline work done. There is Wi-Fi on the bus, but not of a good quality. Buses spend a lot more time in downtown getting to the highways. We prefer our vanpool and parking in a building that allows us to reach highways quicker. The commute times mentioned earlier are accurate.
From Issaquah (I live close to exit 15 on I-90) my door to door commute averages around 45 mins in the morning (leaving around 8 AM) and 35 minutes in the evening (leaving work around 6 PM). I use regular lanes. The bus also takes around the same time and parking is free at Issaquah transit center.
I know I'm responding to an old post but is this still the case? I am moving to Seattle and considering East gate vs Issaquah for accommodation. 45 mins door to door is great
I-90 corridor is best bet. 520/405 will suck your will to live due to lack of transit lanes on 405.
From Sammamish, 40 mins if I drive (my work hours are 10-7, so that helps). Using public transit, 1 hr. I find that 1 hr on the public transit quite refreshing frankly. You can read, play, work, nap, etc. I use 520 when I drive.
1hr from sammamish. 50 mins from issaquah. 40 from kirkland redmond
1 hr from North Kirkland. 40-45 South Kirkland. Anything out of Seattle proper is at least 35-45 minutes