Bothell is a city in Washington of around 33,000. It's on the Sammamish River near Woodinville, just 4 or 5 miles northeast of Seattle.

Get around

By public transit

• Community Transit, ☏ +1 425-353-7433, toll-free: +1-800-562-1375. Operates local and regional public transit bus routes in Snohomish County, except only local routes in Everett. Communities within the county served by this operator's routes include Arlington, Edmonds, Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Snohomish, and Stanwood from Bothell: (updated Jun 2023)

• Swift Green connects Seaway Transit to Canyon Park P&R, north of Botthell, via Airport Rd, 126th SW and Bothell-Everett Hwy. This replaces route 105.
• Route 106 connects UW Bothell and downtown Bothell to Mariner P&R
• Route 120 connects Canyon Park to Lynnwood Transit Center via Bothell
• Route 424 connects SR-522 and 132nd Ave NE stop in Woodinville (nearest to Bothell) with Snohomish via Monroe in one direction and downtown Seattle in the other. This route operates during weekday peak hours. Goes towards Seattle in the mornings and towards Snohomish during the evenings. Passengers transfer to 522 from SR-522 and 12nd Ave NE to get into Bothell.

• King County Metro, ☏ +1 206-553-3000. Operates bus, streetcar, and monorail routes in King County. Communities within the county served by this operator's routes include Auburn, Bellevue, Bothell, Burien, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Mercer Island, North Bend, Redmond, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, Tukwila, Vashon Island, White Center, and Woodinville. (updated Jun 2023)

• Route 230 Woodinville to Kirkland through Bothell, Brikyard and Juanita. Travels mainly on the west side of the I-405 corridor.
• Route 239 Bothell to Kirkland via Brickyard P&R and Totem Lake Transit Center. Travels mainly on 124th Ave NE east of the I-405 corridor.
• Route 372 goes around Lake Washington towards University Washington in the U-District through Lake City, Kenmore and Forest Park from UW Bothell/Cascadia College. It approaches UW on 25th Ave NE.

• Sound Transit, toll-free: +1-888-889-6368. Has regional public transit routes including Sounder trains, Link light rail, and express bus in King County (e.g. Bellevue, Federal Way, Kent, Renton, Seattle), Snohomish County (e.g. Everett, Lynnwood), and Pierce County (e.g. Puyallup, Tacoma). (updated Jun 2023)
  • Route 522 goes around Lake Washington towards the Roosevelt Station in Ravenna (north of Seattle) along Bothell-Lake City Wy (SR-522) through Lake City, Kenmore and Forest Park.
  • Route 535 Bellevue to Lynnwood via Totem Lake, Canyon Park, UW Bothell/Cascadia College and Bothell P&R on I-405 and Alderwood Pkwy in Lynnwood.

Do

Bothell has a small selections of tourist-like things to do. However, Country Village is a cute small shopping area where chickens run around and you can spend the day. There is also Mcmenamins hotel that has 3 restaurants, 4 bars, and a swimming pool to go to.

Eat

Local favorites include The Ranch Drive-in and Pocco de Gallo. A venture a few feet down the busy Bothell Way will bring you to the Yakima Fruit market where one can pick up some locally grown fruits and other foods.

• Alexa's Cafe and Catering, 10115 Main st. Small little cafe with kitsch appeal. Excellent Tomato Basil Soup. 
• The Cottage, 10029 NE 183rd St. Aesthetically pleasing restaurant. (updated Sep 2024)
• Ta Joia's, 22833 Bothell Everett Hwy, Unit 151. (updated Sep 2024)
• Ranch Drive-In, 18218 Bothell Way NE, ☏ +1 425 486-2677. (updated Sep 2024)

Sleep

• Holiday Inn Express, 22922 15th Ave Se, ☏ +1 425 483-8100. 
• Residence Inn Seattle Northeast/Bothell, 11920 NE 195th St, ☏ +1 425 485-3030, fax: +1 425 485-2247. 
• SpringHill Suites Seattle Bothell, 3850 Monte Villa Parkway, ☏ +1 425 398-9700, fax: +1 425 398-9701. 
• McMenamin's Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, ☏ +1 425 398-0122. (updated Sep 2024)

Go next

Routes through Bothell

Ends at ← Lynnwood ←	N  S	→ Kirkland → Bellevue
Seattle ← Jct W ←	SW  NE	→ Woodinville → Monroe