Re: East Side of Seattle
 

6am at work or 6am leaving Samammish? It takes about 8-10 minutes from central Samammish to SR-520 (your route to Bellevue) at good times. From around 6.30am the traffic at SR-520 is beginning to get heavy. I'm not sure how the traffice from Samammish itself is: I haven't driven that way in the rush hour for at least five years.

Currently there is a great deal of development going on east of Redmond, especially north of the Samammish plateau which might cause things to change during the next few years.

Sorry I can't be more specific, but the only people I know who live in Samammish actively avoid driving through north Redmond in the morning, preferring to head south to Issaquah, then strike across I-90. That is also potentially a route to Bellevue, but I do know that I-405 north between I-90 and Bellevue starts to get busy from around 6.00am.

Re: East Side of Seattle
 

thanks for the info... and it would be starting at 6am so heading out around 5am.

Re: East Side of Seattle
 

At that time, I would estimate 15-20m travel (8-10m Samammish -> SR-520, 6-8m -> SR-520/I-405, 1-2m I-405 -> Downtown Bellevue).

Re: East Side of Seattle
 

well we're going for it, i'll be moving to the East Seattle area on 9/19 with my wife and kids following a month later.

Re: East Side of Seattle
 

Sweet. Samammish or Redmond?

Re: East Side of Seattle
 

we didnt decide that part yet... the office i'll be working at is based in Kirkland now, moving to Bellevue in the next 12months.

i believe my wife is tending towards Redmond however... as we have friends in the area but only time will tell.