Transportation Options

UPrep partners with Lakeside School to offer custom Metro bus routes to and from UPrep for our students. The custom Metro bus pass (Orca card) purchased from UPrep is a two-zone card, good for a student’s custom Metro route and for regular Metro, Community Transit, and Sound Transit (Link Light Rail) transportation.

The Custom Metro Bus program serves the following neighborhoods (routes vary year-to-year based on ridership levels):

• Route 982: Evergreen Pt., Yarrow Pt., Clyde Hill, Overlake, Bear Creek
• Route 986: Montlake, Evergreen Pt., Yarrow Pt., S. Kirkland, Houghton
• Route 987: Roosevelt Light Rail Station, Mount Baker, Seward Park, Rainier Beach
• Route 988: UW Light Rail Station, Montlake, Madison Valley, Miller Park, Madrona
• Route 989: Mercer Island, Eastgate, Somerset, Factoria
• Route 994: Ballard, Interbay, Lower Queen Anne, Downtown

UPrep is also conveniently located close to several regular Metro bus routes, including the 372, 65, 62, and 79. The Metro route 79 provides a direct connection to the Roosevelt Light Rail Station.

Many families form carpools and, once enrolled, our school information system allows you to search for families near you.

UPrep provides limited free on-campus parking, including spaces in a designated lot for Upper School students on a first come, first served basis. There is also ample street parking in the surrounding neighborhood. 

Many UPrep students who live in the neighborhood choose to bicycle to campus.  UPrep provides secure bicycle rack parking.  A bicycle repair station with tools and an air pump is available for students next to the bicycle rack.

UPrep's 5:30 p.m. Activity Bus connects students who stay on campus after school for athletic practices and games to mass transit options including the Link Light Rail, Montlake Interchange (for bus service to the eastside), and other drop-offs in several central neighborhood locations.

The Activity Bus is driven by a full-time UPrep employee and leaves from campus at 5:30 p.m. daily during the fall, winter, and spring athletic seasons. 

This service is open to any UPrep student and is included in the cost of a Custom Metro Bus pass, or for an additional fee if the student elects not to purchase this pass.