Jeanette Zaleski was one of the first operators hired when Kitsap Transit was formed in the 1980s. Her daughter and grandson have followed in her footsteps, helping transport riders across Kitsap County for the last 40 years.

We’ll get right to the point – we want you to work for Kitsap Transit. Our new hiring incentive will pay new bus drivers up to $7,000 after reaching certain training milestones.

There’s a lot going on at Kitsap Transit! Read about the projects we have in the pipeline, from new charging stations for electric buses to expanded park & rides in North and South Kitsap.

Read Kitsap Transit’s draft Long-Range Transit Plan, which outlines transit investments over the next 20 years.

The ORCA retail network is expanding! Learn more about where you can buy and reload your card.

Learn about the new Free Youth Transit Pass, Kitsap Transit’s latest service change, pay raises for operators and summer farmer market fun in this month’s newsletter.

The August doldrums are real, we get it. Why not spend your weekday evening or Saturday morning at one of Kitsap's excellent farmers markets? Let us take you there! 

Anyone 18 and under can ride Kitsap Transit’s buses and ferries for free starting in September. All you need is a youth ORCA card!

Kitsap Transit is suspending four routes starting August 22 due to a shortage of bus drivers.

Ride free to cooling centers during this week’s extreme heat. On our maps, find your nearest cooling center and which bus routes will get you to and from there.

Starting in July, Kitsap Transit Routed and ACCESS operators will receive higher wages, plus progressive increases over the next three years and a retention bonus.

Kitsap Transit is adding trips in the morning and evening on several trips for our July 11 service change.

After a series of unsatisfying jobs, Josh Dubel applied to drive for Kitsap Transit. Five years later, his son Cameron joined him.

Val Quill, Kitsap Transit’s longest-serving bus operator, has been selected as the 2022 Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year for the Pacific Region.

We’ve been busy this spring! Read our May newsletter to learn about the new Silverdale Transit Center, an improved ORCA system, a heroic ACCESS driver, and the future of public transit in Kitsap County.

ORCA, the Puget Sound’s regional fare payment system, launched a series of significant upgrades May 16. We’ve put together a handy checklist to help get you started with the new ORCA.

ACCESS Operator Gary Young was driving his regular route on Christmas Eve when he noticed a man who appeared to be in distress.

Governor Jay Inslee and FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez joined Kitsap Transit for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on a new transit center in Silverdale.

Kitsap Transit has kicked off the Seattle Fast Ferry Terminal Project to evaluate options for a fast ferry landing facility in downtown Seattle.

Take a quick survey and tell us which transportation projects we should prioritize over the next 20 years.