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How to get fromDes Moines to Puyallupby bus, taxi, car, or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Des Moines to Puyallup by bus, taxi, car, or train

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 7 to Puyallup Station - Bay 3bus bus 578
    1h 20m
    $8–9

  2. Drive 16.2 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Des Moines to Puyallupcar car 16.2 mi
    29 min
    $3–5

  3. Taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Des Moines to Puyalluptaxi taxi 16.2 mi
    29 min
    $45–60

  4. Line 165 bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Marine View Dr S & S 223rd St to Kent Sounder Station - Bay 2bus bus 165
    2. Take the train from Kent Sounder Station to Puyallup Stationtrain train S Line
    1h 52m
    $6

  5. Line 402 bus

    1. Take the bus from Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 6 to Meridian S & 6th Ave SWbus bus 402
    1h 52m
    $8

  6. Bus, line 402 bus

    1. Take the bus from Kent Des Moines Station - Bay 6 to Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 11bus bus A Line
    2. Take the bus from Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 6 to Meridian S & 6th Ave SWbus bus 402
    2h 4m
    $8

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  • Distance: 24.7 mi
  • Duration: 1h 20m

What companies run services between Des Moines, WA, USA and Puyallup, WA, USA?

Sound Transit operates a bus from Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 7 to Puyallup Station - Bay 3 hourly. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 39 min. Pierce Transit also services this route hourly.

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