Compare every major Eastside OOH operator (Lamar, Clear Channel, OUTFRONT, JCDecaux, BM Outdoor, and the King County Metro / Sound Transit concession) on one neutral marketplace. See real inventory, transparent pricing, and live availability across Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Bothell, Mercer Island, and the broader Eastside. No operator-by-operator quote chase.
Billboards, digital boards, transit, light rail, wallscapes, street furniture, and place-based media across the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue DMA: ~4.9 million people, the #12 TV market in the U.S.
Bellevue supports every major OOH format. The right mix depends on whether you're targeting commuters, tech employees, luxury retail shoppers, or Asian-American audiences.
The Bellevue core inventory, concentrated along I-405, SR-520, I-90, NE 8th Street, Bel-Red Road, and 148th Avenue. Standard sizes: 14' x 48' bulletins for large highway-facing units (primary I-405 inventory) and 11' x 23' posters (30-sheet) for secondary roads and neighborhood corridors. Bellevue's city sign code is among the most restrictive in Washington state. New billboard construction is largely prohibited and most digital inventory comes from conversions of existing structures. Typical Bellevue pricing: $700–$1,800 for 30-sheet posters; $3,200–$9,500 for highway bulletins; $7,500–$16,000 for premium I-405 / SR-520 units, per 4-week flight.
Digital DOOH inventory is concentrated along I-405 and the SR-520 / I-90 approaches, rotating every 6–8 seconds with dayparting, weather-triggered, and geo-targeted creative. Because Bellevue has effectively frozen new construction, premium digital inventory is genuinely scarce and commands Seattle-comparable pricing. Typical Bellevue pricing: $5,000–$18,000 per month for share of voice on premium I-405 / SR-520 corridors; $3,500–$10,000 on NE 8th, Bel-Red, and arterial routes.
King County Metro buses, Sound Transit light rail (the 2 Line / East Link opened in 2024, connecting Bellevue, Redmond, and downtown Seattle), and Eastside transit hubs: Bellevue Transit Center, Overlake Village, and Wilburton. Bus kings, queens, tails, interior cards, and full station / train wraps. East Link is one of the highest-value new transit OOH opportunities in the country, connecting tech employees from Redmond and Microsoft to downtown Bellevue and Seattle in a single ride. Typical Bellevue pricing: $900–$1,800 for bus kings; $2,000–$7,500 for East Link station media.
Bus shelters, benches, and kiosks throughout downtown Bellevue, around Bellevue Square / The Bravern / Lincoln Square, NE 8th Street, Bel-Red, the Bellevue Transit Center, Crossroads, and Eastgate. Hand-painted and printed wallscapes in downtown Bellevue, Old Bellevue, and along Bellevue Way. Place-based media at Bellevue Square / Bellevue Collection, The Bravern, Lincoln Square, Crossroads Bellevue, Factoria Mall, gas station toppers, restaurant and bar networks, and Bellevue College (37K+ students, Washington's third-largest higher-ed institution). Plus mobile billboards and vehicle wraps for event activations (Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue Beer Festival, Lunar New Year, the Bellevue Family 4th, tech conferences at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue and the Meydenbauer Center). Typical Bellevue pricing: $1,200–$3,000 for bus shelters; $8,000–$30,000+ for wallscapes; $3,000–$12,000 for place-based at Bellevue Square / Bravern / Lincoln Square.
You'll see "from $10/day" promos on aggregator sites. In Bellevue, that figure is essentially unrealistic. This is a high-HHI Tier-2 market with Seattle-metro pricing on premium I-405 and SR-520 inventory and finite supply due to Bellevue's restrictive sign code. Here's what real Bellevue billboard pricing actually looks like in market.
| Format | Typical Monthly Cost (per unit) |
|---|---|
| 30-sheet poster (11' x 23', secondary roads) | $700 – $1,800 |
| Static bulletin (14' x 48', highway) | $3,200 – $9,500 |
| Static bulletin (I-405 / SR-520, premium) | $7,500 – $16,000 |
| Digital billboard (share of voice, I-405 / SR-520) | $5,000 – $18,000 |
| Digital billboard (NE 8th / Bel-Red / arterials) | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| King County Metro bus king | $900 – $1,800 |
| Sound Transit 2 Line / East Link station media | $2,000 – $7,500 |
| Bus shelter (downtown / corridor) | $1,200 – $3,000 |
| Wallscape (downtown Bellevue / Bellevue Way) | $8,000 – $30,000+ |
| Place-based (Bellevue Square, Bravern, Lincoln Square) | $3,000 – $12,000 |
| Eastside + Seattle regional campaign (10+ units) | $40,000 – $250,000 / mo |
AdQuick is media-owner-agnostic. We aggregate inventory from every major operator covering Bellevue and the Eastside so you can compare on one map. Each operator owns different corridors and formats; no single vendor covers the whole Eastside.
Eastside billboard footprint with bulletins, posters, and digital inventory across the I-405, I-90, and SR-520 corridors. Strong static and digital coverage on Eastside highway approaches.
Strong digital network across the Eastside with digital billboards and bulletins on I-405, SR-520, and arterial corridors. Watch-out: digital inventory is in tight supply because of Bellevue's sign code.
King County Metro transit and Sound Transit concession-adjacent inventory, plus static bulletins across the Eastside. The transit and rail-adjacent owner for Bellevue and Seattle Eastside campaigns.
Street furniture across the Eastside and airport advertising at SEA-TAC. The default for bus shelter, kiosk, and pedestrian-eye-level inventory in downtown Bellevue and around Bellevue Square.
Bellevue-area specialist independent. Bulletins and digital across the Eastside with local market expertise and competitive pricing on mid-tier faces. Often the most cost-efficient option in submarkets outside the I-405 / SR-520 spine.
Transit advertising on King County Metro buses and Sound Transit light rail (the 2 Line / East Link, opened 2024) is handled through a transit concessionaire. Bus kings, queens, tails, interior cards, station dominations, and train wraps.
When you plan on AdQuick, you can compare inventory across national owners, local Eastside operators, and transit concessions on a single map: same pricing format, same impression data, same measurement. Filter by vendor, by format, or (usually smarter) by audience and corridor, and let the platform surface the best units across all of them.
AdQuick is the out-of-home advertising platform that lets you compare, plan, and buy across every Bellevue media owner: Lamar, Clear Channel, OUTFRONT, JCDecaux, BM Outdoor, and the King County Metro / Sound Transit concession, plus every programmatic DSP buying Eastside digital faces. Static bulletins, posters, digital boards, transit, light rail, street furniture, wallscapes, place-based, and programmatic DOOH in a single workflow.
AdQuick has live inventory across Bellevue and the broader Eastside. Running an Eastside + Seattle campaign, or extending into Tacoma, the Puget Sound suburbs, or Vancouver / BC, through AdQuick is one PO with consolidated measurement.
Outdoor advertising in Bellevue is governed by three overlapping authorities. Bellevue has one of the most restrictive sign codes in Washington state, and the practical impact on inventory availability and pricing is significant.
The City of Bellevue Land Use Code (Title 22, Chapter 22B, Signs) regulates on-premise and off-premise signs inside city limits.
Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Sammamish, Mercer Island, Bothell, and Newcastle each have their own sign codes. Several (notably Mercer Island and parts of Kirkland) are equally or more restrictive than Bellevue.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) regulates billboards along interstate and federal-aid primary highways (I-405, I-90, SR-520, SR-167) under the Highway Advertising Control Act (RCW 47.42), Washington's implementation of the federal Highway Beautification Act.
Category-specific creative rules govern alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco / vape advertising in Bellevue. AdQuick reviews creative against each market's standards before posting.
What this means for your campaign: Because Bellevue's billboard inventory is capped and effectively non-renewable, premium I-405 and SR-520 inventory is uniquely valuable. Lock in premium flights 60–90 days ahead for Q4 retail, Lunar New Year, summer, and tech-conference season. Standard flights on secondary corridors and Sound Transit station media have more flexibility (21–45 days); programmatic DOOH in as little as 7 days.
Direct from a media owner means contacting each operator separately. Typically 4–6 separate sales conversations for a meaningful Eastside buy, and in Bellevue, several operators are notoriously slow to respond on smaller buys because premium inventory is in such tight supply. Through AdQuick, you see inventory from every owner on one map with standardized pricing and impression data. One conversation, one PO, one measurement report.
Reach I-405 commuters? Saturate Bellevue Square during Snowflake Lane? Time creative to Lunar New Year? Recruit at Amazon HQ2? A Bellevue media expert helps shape the plan. Bellevue-only or Eastside + Seattle, with multilingual creative support for Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, or Spanish.
See every available unit from every major Eastside operator on a single map: Lamar, Clear Channel, OUTFRONT, JCDecaux, BM Outdoor, and the King County Metro / Sound Transit concession. Weekly impressions and pricing are transparent before you commit. Mix static / digital / freeway / surface / downtown / suburb / transit / light rail.
Permits, vinyl production, install, proof-of-posting, and measurement, all coordinated by AdQuick. One contract across vendors, spec validation, vendor handoff, and tracking with live install photos, impression reports, and performance dashboards. A standard campaign can be live in 21–45 days; programmatic DOOH in as little as 7 days.
Brands also choose Bellevue OOH on AdQuick for tech corporate recruiting expertise at Microsoft, Amazon HQ2, and T-Mobile; East Link / 2 Line transit expertise; built-in attribution and measurement (foot traffic, brand lift, digital lift); permits and production handled; and real humans in Pacific Time: actual Pacific Northwest media buyers, not chatbots.
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