Service alerts
- The UWMC shuttle stop (#2) has moved and is now located at the BB-Wing entrance, at the front of the Medical Center. View the new schedule (pdf).
The Health Sciences Express shuttles are white ADA-equipped, 30-passenger shuttle buses.
Track shuttle locations and see stop and schedule information.
The Health Sciences Express provides transportation Monday - Friday, excluding University holidays, between UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center, with stops at Roosevelt Clinic and UW Tower. Service is available to UW faculty, staff, students, as well as medical center patients and their families. Buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts and two-position bike racks.
Quick links:
Route stops
UWMC to Harborview Medical Center
- UWMC (BB-Wing)3 mins
- D-Wing6 mins
- UW Tower2 mins
- Roosevelt
Clinic15 mins - Harborview
Medical
Center
Harborview Medical Center to UWMC
- Harborview
Medical
Center14 mins - UW Tower2 mins
- Roosevelt
Clinic12 mins - UWMC (BB-Wing)
Flag stops
Flag stops are not scheduled route stops and are often unmarked. Please wave to the driver if you would like to be picked up from the following flag stop location:
- Brooklyn Avenue: Northeast corner of Brooklyn Avenue NE and NE Campus Parkway at the Metro bus stop. Bus stops outbound to Roosevelt Clinic and HMC.
Please inform the driver if you would like to be dropped off at the following locations:
- Brooklyn Avenue: Metro bus stop at Brooklyn Avenue NE and NE Campus Parkway.
- Lander Hall: NE Campus Parkway, between 12th Ave. NE and Brooklyn Ave. NE.
- Hitchcock Hall: NE Pacific St., outside Hitchcock Hall.
The Lander Hall and Hitchcock Hall flag stops are drop-off only.
| Depart UWMC BB-WingStop #2 | D-Wing D-Wing shelter at UWMCStop #12 | UW Tower West side 12th Ave NEStop #7 | Roosevelt Clinic West side Rsvlt Way NEStop #8 | Arrive HMC East side of 9th AveStop #19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 | 6:33 | 6:39 | 6:41 | 6:56 |
| 7:00 | 7:03 | 7:09 | 7:11 | 7:26 |
| 7:35 | 7:38 | 7:44 | 7:46 | 8:01 |
| 8:05 | 8:08 | 8:14 | 8:16 | 8:31 |
| 8:40 | 8:43 | 8:49 | 8:51 | 9:06 |
| 9:10 | 9:13 | 9:19 | 9:21 | 9:36 |
| 9:45 | 9:48 | 9:54 | 9:56 | 10:11 |
| 10:15 | 10:18 | 10:24 | 10:26 | 10:41 |
| 10:50 | 10:53 | 10:59 | 11:01 | 11:16 |
| 11:20 | 11:23 | 11:29 | 11:31 | 11:46 |
| 11:55 | 11:58 | 12:04 | 12:06 | 12:21 |
| 12:25 | 12:28 | 12:34 | 12:36 | 12:51 |
| 1:00 | 1:03 | 1:09 | 1:11 | 1:26 |
| 1:30 | 1:33 | 1:39 | 1:41 | 1:56 |
| 2:05 | 2:08 | 2:14 | 2:16 | 2:31 |
| 2:35 | 2:38 | 2:44 | 2:46 | 3:01 |
| 3:10 | 3:13 | 3:19 | 3:21 | 3:36 |
| 3:40 | 3:43 | 3:49 | 3:51 | 4:06 |
| 4:15 | 4:18 | 4:24 | 4:26 | 4:41 |
| 4:45 | 4:48 | 4:54 | 4:56 | 5:11 |
| 5:20 | 5:23 | 5:29 | 5:31 | 5:46 |
| 5:50 | 5:53 | 5:59 | 6:01 | 6:16 |
| 6:25 | 6:28 | 6:34 | 6:36 | 6:41 |
UWMC to Harborview Medical Center stop descriptions
Get updates via SMS by texting uwbus # to 41411 where # is the stop number.
- UWMC stop #2: BB-Wing entrance on Frontage Rd, at the front of the Medical Center. (Formerly Cascade Tower entrance)
- D-Wing stop #12: NE Columbia Rd at the D-Wing shelter.
- Roosevelt Clinic stop #8: West side of Roosevelt Way NE, south of NE 43rd St.
- UW Tower stop #7: West side of 12th Ave NE, halfway between NE 43rd St and NE 45th St.
- Harborview Medical Center (HMC) stop #19: East side of 9th Ave in front of the Harborview Research & Training Building.
| Depart HMC East side of 9th AveStop #19 | UW Tower West side 12th Ave NEStop #7 | Roosevelt Clinic West side Rsvlt Way NEStop #8 | Arrive UWMC BB-WingStop #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 | 7:14 | 7:16 | 7:28 |
| 7:30 | 7:44 | 7:46 | 7:58 |
| 8:05 | 8:19 | 8:21 | 8:33 |
| 8:35 | 8:49 | 8:51 | 9:03 |
| 9:10 | 9:24 | 9:26 | 9:38 |
| 9:40 | 9:54 | 9:56 | 10:08 |
| 10:15 | 10:29 | 10:31 | 10:43 |
| 10:45 | 10:59 | 11:01 | 11:13 |
| 11:20 | 11:34 | 11:36 | 11:48 |
| 11:50 | 12:04 | 12:06 | 12:18 |
| 12:25 | 12:39 | 12:41 | 12:53 |
| 12:55 | 1:09 | 1:11 | 1:23 |
| 1:30 | 1:44 | 1:46 | 1:58 |
| 2:00 | 2:14 | 2:16 | 2:28 |
| 2:35 | 2:49 | 2:51 | 3:03 |
| 3:05 | 3:19 | 3:21 | 3:33 |
| 3:40 | 3:54 | 3:56 | 4:08 |
| 4:10 | 4:24 | 4:26 | 4:38 |
| 4:45 | 4:59 | 5:01 | 5:13 |
| 5:15 | 5:29 | 5:31 | 5:43 |
| 5:50 | 6:04 | 6:06 | 6:18 |
| 6:20 | 6:34 | 6:36 | 6:48 |
| 6:45* | — | — | — |
| * - Last trip of day from HMC to UWMC is drop-off only. | |||
Harborview Medical Center to UWMC stop descriptions
Get updates via SMS by texting uwbus # to 41411 where # is the stop number.
- Harborview Medical Center (HMC) stop #19: Eastside of 9th Ave in front of the Harborview Research & Training Building
- UW Tower stop #7: West side of 12th Ave NE, halfway between NE 43rd St and NE 45th St.
- Roosevelt Clinic stop #8: West side of Roosevelt Way NE, south of NE 43rd St.
- UWMC stop #2: BB-Wing entrance on Frontage Rd, at the front of the Medical Center.
(Formerly NE Columbia Rd, yellow pillar outside the Cascade Tower entrance)
