en List of Spokane Transit Authority bus routes

This is a list of current routes^[1] operated by the mass transit agency Spokane Transit Authority in Spokane, Washington. Spokane Transit Authority operates 52 routes as of May 2023. Routes are organized by route number. Discontinued routes and former versions of existing routes are not listed. Routes are color-coded in accordance with the STA's Map, with green for shuttles, red for high-frequency, blue for basic-frequency, pink for express routes, and lilac for the City Line.^[2]

These lists reflect the January 21, 2024 STA service changes.^[1]^[3]

System organization

Each route is organized by color and number to assist riders navigating Spokane's transit system. In August 2022, Spokane Transit began a standardized coloring system to denote level of service for each route.^[4]^[5] Route numbers represent the general service areas served.^[6] Single digit routes denote high performance transit.

Route color organization^[6]
Route type and color	Explanation	Routes
City Line (Purple)	Spokane's first bus rapid transit line with weekday headways of 7.5 to 15 minutes.	1
Frequent Routes (Red)	"Local service at frequent intervals: every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 15-60 minutes on weekends."	4, 9, 20, 21, 25, 28, 33
Regular Routes (Blue)	"Local service every 30-60 minutes. Night and weekend service varies by route."	14, 22, 23, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 43, 45, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 67, 68, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
Regional Routes (Gray)	"High-speed regional links, traveling via freeways and also serving local stops on selected surface streets."	6, 66, 74, 172, 173, 190, 661, 662, 663, 664, 724, 771
Commuter Routes (Pink)	"Service connecting major destinations via direct, high-speed routing during peak commute times, with some midday trips."	124, 144, 223, 247, 294, 663
Fairgrounds & Downtown Shuttles (Green)	"Targeted shuttle services in the downtown core and during high capacity events at the Spokane County Fairgrounds."	11, 12, 342, 343

Routes 1 to 9 (High Performance Transit)

Single digit routes that provide higher level service to major corridors.

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
1 City Line	Browne's Addition	↔	Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College	Operates daily, 7.5 minute headways during weekday peaks.	Cannon St, 4th Ave, Spruce St, Pacific, 1st Ave, Wall St, Main Ave, Pine, Spokane Falls Blvd, Cincinnati, Mission Ave, Riverside Ave, Sprague Ave, 2nd Ave
4 Monroe/Regal	Moran Station Moran Prairie at Bay 2	↔	5 Mile Five Mile Park & Ride	Operates daily	Monroe/Lincoln, Francis, Ash, Washington/Stevens, 8th/9th Ave., Grand Blvd., 29th Ave., Southeast Blvd., Regal, 57th Ave.
6 Cheney	University District E Front St and E Sherman St Front @ 624 E	↔	Cheney K Street Station	Operates daily	Sprague/Riverside, Monroe/Lincoln, Walnut/Jefferson, Interstate 90, State Route 904, Betz, 6th, Elm, Washington, 2nd
9 Sprague	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 6	↔	Spokane Valley (Dishman/Opportunity) Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center at Bay 9	Operates daily	Sprague/Riverside, Sprague/Appleway

Routes 10 to 19 (Downtown)

Routes 10-19 provide targeted service in the downtown area.

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
11 Downtown/Arena Shuttle	Downtown Spokane on Main Ave. & Howard St.	↔	Downtown Spokane Boone Ave. Howard St. at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	Operates weekdays	Main, Washington, Dean, Howard, Boone, Post, Sharp, Wall
12 Southside Medical Shuttle	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 8	↔	University District Riverside Avenue and Sherman Street	Operates daily	Wall, 6th Ave., Bernard, 5th Ave., Division, 7th Ave., McClellan, 8th Ave., Rockwood Blvd. Cowley, Sherman
14 South Adams/Napa	Chief Gary Park Napa St. & Mission Ave.	↔	South Hill 14th Ave. & Adams St.	Operates daily	Wall, 6th Ave., Bernard, 5th Ave., Division, 7th Ave., McClellan, 8th Ave., Rockwood Blvd. Cowley, Sherman

Routes 20 to 28 (North Spokane)

Routes in the 20's serve North Spokane. Lower numbers are generally more to the West and higher numbers are generally more to the East. Route 4 (Monroe-Regal) also serves North Spokane and is listed under Routes 1-9 (high performance transit).

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
20 SFCC	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 12	↔	West Hills Whistalks Way at Spokane Falls Community College	Operates daily	Sprague/Riverside, Clarke, Government Way, Whistalks Way
21 West Broadway	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 13	↔	West Central Belt Street and Pettet Drive at West Central Community Center	Operates daily	Monroe, Broadway, A St., Summit Blvd, Mission
22 Northwest Blvd	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 11	↔	Northwest VA Hospital	Operates daily	Monroe/Lincoln, Boone, Maple/Ash, Northwest Blvd, G St., Wellesley, Assembly
23 Maple/Ash	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 11	↔	North Indian Trail Indian Trail Road and Blackfoot Avenue	Operates daily	Monroe/Lincoln, Broadway, Maple/Ash, Rowan, Alberta, Francis, Indian Trail
25 Division	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 6	↔	Fairwood/Wandermere Hastings Park & Ride	Operates daily	Riverside/Spokane Falls, Division, Newport Highway, Hawthorne, Hastings
26 Lidgerwood	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 5	↔	Shiloh Hills Hoerner Avenue and Colton Street	Operates daily	Riverside/Sprague, Pine, Spokane Falls Blvd., Hamilton, Nevada, Empire, Addison, Wellesley, Lidgerwood, Addision, Standard, Lincoln, Nevada, Jay, Dakota
27 Crestline	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 5	↔	Shiloh Hills Five Mile Park & Ride	Operates daily	Riverside/Sprague, Washington/Stevens, Buckeye, North Foothills Dr., Crestline, Lincoln Rd., Division, Newport Hwy., Holland, North Dakota, Jay, Colton
28 Nevada	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 5	↔	Country Homes Whitworth University	Operates daily	Riverside/Sprague, Pine, Spokane Falls Blvd., Hamilton, Nevada, Hawthorne, Waikiki, Whitworth

Routes 30 to 39 (Crosstown Routes)

Routes in the 30's provide crosstown connections to other major routes, STA Plaza, and/or park & ride locations.

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
32 Trent/Montgomery	Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Zone 2	↔	Spokane Valley (Mirabeau) Mirabeau Park & Ride	Operates daily	Greene, Freya, Trent, Argonne, Montgomery, Mansfield, Indiana
33 Wellesley	West Hills Whistalks Way at Spokane Falls Community College	↔	Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Zone 7	Operates daily	Whistalks Way, TJ Meenach Drive, Cochran/Alberta, Driscoll Blvd, Wellesley, Haven/Market, Greene
34 Freya	Lincoln Heights South Hill Park & Ride	↔	Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Zone 4	Operates daily	29th Ave., Freya, 18th Ave., Ray, Thor/Freya, 2nd Ave./3rd Ave., Havana, Broadway/Alki, Freya, Greene
35 Francis/Market	Northwest VA Hospital	↔	Bemiss Garland and Regal	Operates daily	Assembly, Rowan, G St., Francis, Market/Haven, Garland, Regal, Wellesley
36 North Central	West Hills Spokane Falls Community College	↔	Bemiss Garland and Regal	Operates daily	Whistalks Way, Pettit Dr., Maxwell, Post, Indiana, Dakota, Illinois, Perry, North Foothills, Crestline, Empire, Garland
39 Minnehaha Loop	Minnehaha Minnehaha Park	↔	Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Zone 3	Operates daily	Mission, Greene, Carlisle, Marietta, Myrtle, Frederick, Euclid, Marke

Routes 43 and 45 (South Spokane)

Routes in the 40's provide service to South Spokane. Lower route numbers indicate they are more to the West, and higher route numbers indicate they are more to the East. Route 4 (Monroe-Regal) also serves South Spokane and is listed under Routes 1-9 (high performance transit).

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
43 Lincoln/37th Ave	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 8	↔	Lincoln Heights South Hill Park & Ride	Operates daily	Monroe/Lincoln, 2nd Ave./3rd Ave., Maple/Walnut, 14th Ave., Lincoln, 29th Ave., Bernard, 37th Ave., Regal, Southeast Blvd.
45 Perry District	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 4	↔	Lincoln Heights South Hill Park & Ride	Operates daily	Washington/Stevens, 2nd Ave./3rd Ave., Arthur, Newark, Perry, Southeast Blvd.

Routes 60 to 69 (West Plains)

Routes in the 60's provide service to the West Plains area. Route 6 (Cheney) also serves the West Plains and is listed under Routes 1-9 (high performance transit).

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
60 Airport	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 12	↔	West Hills Spokane International Airport at Concourse C	Operates daily	Sprague/Riverside, Lincoln, Monroe, 2nd, 3rd, Sunset Highway, Airport Drive
61 Highway 2/Fairchild	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 12	↔	Airway Heights Fairchild Air Force Base	Operates daily. Select trips travel into Fairchild AFB.	Sprague/Riverside, Monroe, Lincoln, 2nd, 3rd, Sunset Highway, US 2, Hayford, Russell, 6th, Lawson, Fairchild AFB
62 Medical Lake	West Plains West Plains Transit Center	↔	Medical Lake Broad Street and Lake Street at Medical Lake Center	Operates daily	Westbow, Aero, State Route 902 (Medical Lake Rd.), Leferve, 4th St., Maple, Willow, Pine, Lake Shore Lake Tyler, Lake, Prentis, Campbell
63 Airway Heights/West Plains	West Plains West Plains Transit Center	↔	Airway Heights Airway Heights Park & Ride	Operates daily	Medical Lake, Geiger, Flightline, Spotted, Airport Dr, Flint, US 2
66 EWU	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 10	↔	Cheney Eastern Washington University at Washington & Cedar	Operates weekdays only	Sprague/Riverside, Monroe/Lincoln, Walnut/Jefferson, Interstate 90, State Route 904, Betz, 6th, Elm, Washington, 2nd
67 Swoop Loop	Cheney K Street Station	↔	Cheney K Street Station	Operates only on EWU schooldays.	1st, Simpson, Mike McKeehan, Washington, Elm, C, 5th, F, 6th, G, 7th, Washington, Salnave, 2nd, K
68 Cheney Loop	Cheney K Street Station	↔	Cheney K Street Station	Operates daily	1st, Simpson, Mike McKeehan, Washington, Salnave, Presley

Routes 74 & 90 to 99 (Spokane Valley)

Routes 74 and those in the 90's provides service to the City of Spokane Valley.

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
74 Mirabeau/Liberty Lake	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 3	↔	Liberty Lake Knox and Madson	Operates weekdays	Riverside, Browne, Interstate 90, Pines, Indiana, Mission, Harvard, Liberty Lake, Country Vista, Mission, Molter, Knox
94 East Central/Millwood	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 4	↔	Millwood Buckeye Avenue and Dale Road	Operates daily	Sprague/Riverside, 2nd Ave./3rd Ave., 5th Ave. Havana, 8th Ave, Park, Broadway, Argonne/Mullan, Liberty, Vista, Buckeye
95 Mid-Valley	Spokane Valley (Dishman/Opportunity) Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center	↔	Spokane Valley (Trentwood) Amazon Fulfillment Center	Operates daily	University, Broadway, Flora, Mission, Barker, Garland, Flora, Euclid
96 Pines/Sullivan	Spokane Valley (Dishman/Opportunity) Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center	↔	Spokane Valley (Trentwood) East Valley Middle School	Operates daily	University, Sprague, Pines, Mission, Evergreen, Indiana, Sullivan, Trent, Progress, Wellesley, Sullivan
97 South Valley	Spokane Valley (Dishman/Opportunity) Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center	↔	Spokane Valley (Mirabeau) Mirabeau Park & Ride	Operates daily	University, 32nd Ave., Evergreen, 16th Ave., Sullivan, Indiana
98 Greenacres/ Liberty Lake	Spokane Valley (Dishman/Opportunity) Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center	↔	Liberty Lake Liberty Lake Park & Ride	Operates daily	University, Sprague, Appleway, Country Vista

Routes in 100s (Commuter Express Routes)

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
124 North Express	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 13	↔	Fairwood/Wandermere Hastings Park & Ride	Operates weekdays during peak hours	Monroe, Wall, Waikiki, Mill, Hastings
144 South Express	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 4	↔	Moran Pairie Moran Station Park & Ride	Operates weekdays during peak hours	Riverside, Stevens, Bernard, 29th, Grand, 43rd, Hatch, 57th, Washington, Sprague
172 Liberty Lake Express	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 3	↔	Liberty Lake Liberty Lake Park and Ride	Operates weekdays during peak hours	Riverside, Browne, Interstate 90, Liberty Lake, Appleway, Mission
173 Valley Transit Center Express	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 3	↔	Spokane Valley (Dishman/Opportunity) Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center at Zone 8	Operates weekdays during peak hours	Riverside, Browne, Interstate 90, Argonne/Mullan, Mission, University
190 Valley Express	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 3	↔	Spokane Valley (Dishman/Opportunity) Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center at Zone 8	Operates weekdays during peak hours	Riverside, Browne, Interstate 90, Sprague/Appleway, University

Routes in 200s (SPS Routes)

Routes in the 200's are seasonal routes that supplement the Spokane Public School bus system. These routes only operate on school days.

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
223 Shadle/Indian Trail	Downtown Spokane North Central High School	↔	Indian Trail Indian Trail Rd & Blackfoot Ave	Supplements Spokane Public School bus routes. Weekdays only. Continues as Route 36	Indian Trail Rd, Francis Ave, Alberta St, Rowan Ave, Maple St, Northwest Blvd, Indiana Ave
247 Lincoln Park/Ferris	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 3	↔	South Hill South Hill Park & Ride	Supplements Spokane Public School bus routes. Weekdays only. Continues as Route 45.	Riverside, Stevens, 3rd, Arthur, Newark, Perry, 17th, Thor, 18th, Freya, 29th, Ray, 37th, Regal
294 East 8th	South Hill Joel E Ferris High School	↔	Spokane Valley Sprague Ave & Park Rd	Supplements Spokane Public School bus routes. Weekdays only.	Park Rd, 8th Ave, Thor St, Ray St, 18th Ave, Freya St, 29th Ave, 37th Ave

Routes in 300s (Fairgrounds Shuttle Routes)

Routes in the 300's are limited service routes that support high capacity events taking place at the Spokane County Interstate Fairgrounds. Unlike most other routes, these routes only operate during certain times of the year. These routes also only run from the SCC Transit Center to the Spokane County Fairgrounds.

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
342 Fairgrounds Shuttle^[7]	Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College	↔	Spokane County Interstate Fairgrounds Broadway Ave. Fairgrounds Gate	Only operates during the Annual Spokane Fairgrounds Event in Early-mid September. This route operated from 9/8 - 9/17 in 2023^[8]	Mission, Havana, Broadway, Fancher, Trent
343 Bureau Fair Shuttle^[9]	Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College	↔	Spokane County Interstate Fairgrounds 5th Ave & Florida St	Only operates during the Christmas Bureau Distribution in early December This route hasn't operated yet and will operate December 7–14th, 2023 (with no service on December 10)^[10]	Mission, Havana, 5th, Myrtle, 3rd

Routes in 600s (EWU Express Routes)

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
633 Geiger Shuttle	West Plains West Plains Transit Center	↔	Airway Heights Airway Heights Park & Ride	Operates daily	Medical Lake Rd, Geiger Blvd, Flightline Blvd, Spotted Rd, Airport Dr, Flint Rd, Highway 2
661 EWU Express	Downtown Spokane Jefferson Park & Ride	↔	Cheney Eastern Washington University at Eagle Station	Operates during EWU school days	3rd/4th, Maple/Walnut, Interstate 90, State Route 904, Betz, Washington, Elm
662 EWU/North Express	Fairwood/Wandermere Hastings Park & Ride	↔	Cheney Eastern Washington University at Eagle Station	Operates during EWU school days	Monroe, Country Homes Blvd, Maple/Ash, Interstate 90, State Route 904, Betz, Washington, Elm
663 EWU/VTC Express	Spokane Valley (Dishman/Opportunity) Pence-Cole Valley Transit Center at Zone 4	↔	Cheney Eastern Washington University at Eagle Station	Operates during EWU school days	Sprague/Appleway, Interstate 90, State Route 904, Betz, Washington, Elm
664 EWU/South Hill Express	Lincoln Heights South Hill Park & Ride	↔	Cheney Eastern Washington University at Eagle Station	Operates during EWU school days	Southeast, 29th, High, Cedar, Jefferson, Interstate 90, State Route 904, Betz, Washington, Elm

Routes in 700s (Valley Express Routes)

Route	Termini			Service operation and notes	Streets traveled
724 Liberty Lake Tech Express	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 3	↔	Liberty Lake Liberty Lake Park & Ride	Weekdays only	Riverside, Browne, Interstate 90, Harvard, Liberty Lake, Appleway, Molter, Mission, Country Vista
771 Mirabeau Express	Downtown Spokane STA Plaza at Bay 3	↔	Spokane Valley (Mirabeau) Mirabeau Park & Ride	Weekdays only	Riverside, Browne, Interstate 90, Pines, Indiana

References

^ ^a ^b "Bus Routes & Schedules". spokanetransit.com. Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
^ "STA System Map" (PDF). spokanetransit.com. Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "STA Service Changes". Spokane Transit Authority. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
^ "Service Change". Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
^ "Getting There: STA is boosting bus service next week with new routes in north Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
^ ^a ^b Spokane Transit (September 15, 2024). "STA System Map" (PDF). Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
^ "Fairgrounds Shuttle".
^ "Fairgrounds Shuttle Route Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-07.
^ "Bureau Fair Shuttle".
^ "Bureau Fair Shuttle Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-07.

External links

Spokane Transit Authority Routes

[Routes22-1] "Bus Routes & Schedules". spokanetransit.com. Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved January 22, 2024.

[STAMap-2] "STA System Map" (PDF). spokanetransit.com. Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[3] "STA Service Changes". Spokane Transit Authority. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.

[4] "Service Change". Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

[5] "Getting There: STA is boosting bus service next week with new routes in north Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

[:0-6] Spokane Transit (September 15, 2024). "STA System Map" (PDF). Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved September 15, 2024.

[7] "Fairgrounds Shuttle".

[8] "Fairgrounds Shuttle Route Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-07.

[9] "Bureau Fair Shuttle".

[10] "Bureau Fair Shuttle Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-07.

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