Kent

Get in

By car

• from State Route (SR) 167 is the main freeway, connecting exit #2 of I-405 through Renton, (downtown) Kent, Auburn, Sumner and Puyallup. It runs parallel to I-5 in the Kent Valley. Going north of I-405, this freeway ends but SR-167 continues north on Renton Ave as a 4 lane road through Renton towards Rainier Ave in South Settle.
• Interstate 5 (I-5) passes through Kent near the western city limit. There are several exits from the highway.
• Pacific Hwy passes through alongside the western portion of Kent between S 272nd St and Kent-Des Moine Hwy (SR-516), between Federal Way and Sea-Tac along the westside of I-5. State Route (SR) 99 divides Kent (on eastside) from Des Moines (west of SR 99).
• from West Valley Hwy (SR-181) serves as the major thoroughfare through Tukwila, from Exit 1 of I-405 into Kent and ends at SR-516 (Kent-Des Moines Hwy). W Valley Hwy continues south, into Auburn, as a two lane road.
• 108th Ave SE (SR-515) serves as the main north-south boulevard through the eastside of Kent and Renton.
• from & Kent-Des Moines Hwy (SR-516) goes east and west from Hwy 99, across I-5 and down the hill to downtown Kent. Continues east along Smith Ave, up the hill, into S 256th.

By bus

Intercity bus services beyond the region stop at Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, or Tacoma.

By public transit

• Operates regional bus routes to Federal Way.
• Operates the Sounder Train between King Street Station in downtown Seattle and Lakewood Station (south of Tacoma) via Tukwila, Kent Station, Auburn, Sumner, Puyallup, Tacoma-Dome, S Tacoma (S Washington Ave between S 57th & 58th). Nearest transfer stations to Amtrak trains are in Tacoma-Dome Station and Seattle King Street Station. Additional connections to King County Metro and Pierce Transit buses are at each station. Check schedules as trains run only one way north in the mornings and one way south in the afternoons.

The Link light rail 1 Line makes two stops on the west edge of Kent, from Federal Way to the south, and from SeaTac, Tukwila, Seattle, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood to the north. A train runs every 8-15 minutes from 5:00 to midnight. $3

Get around

Visitors are often surprised to find out just how large Kent actually is. Most tourists would want to concern themselves with the historic downtown area and nearby shopping centers.

By public transit

Kent Station on Railroad Ave between E James & Smith St is transportation hub (bus and train station). The station offers routes with service to Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle, Tukwila/Southcenter, Bellevue, Auburn, Burien (via SeaTac); Puyallup, Renton, Federal Way, and other surrounding cities.