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Due to a shortage of crew, the M/V Sealth (inter-island) will be out of service the remainder of the day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

All inter-island traffic will be rerouted through Anacortes.

Customers who are re-routed through Anacortes to get to their final destination will:
1) have priority leaving Anacortes, and
2) Interisland customers will not be charged a fare when this happens.
3)  Interisland transfers will be issued a reroute ticket.  Ticket should include a legible date and the initials of the issuing employee.  The ticket needs be issued from the terminal the passenger originally departed from (prior to going to ANA) and is only valid the day of the disruption that the passenger travelled.

The #2 Samish is running an estimated 20 minutes behind schedule.

The #3 Chelan is running an estimated 35 minutes behind schedule. 

We will continue to send updated travel information as it becomes available. Customers can check the online schedule for more information on scheduled upcoming sailings and also view the real-time travel map for live boat location information.

Our Vashon Island ferries will be very busy this weekend. The community’s annual Strawberry Festival is happening, and it brings thousands of visitors to the island.  

If you’re heading to the Strawberry Festival, we recommend walking on at our Fauntleroy, Southworth or Point Defiance terminals, if possible. King County Metro’s Route 118 and 119 serves the dock at both Vashon and Tahlequah and stops at the festival. 

The Wenatchee has returned to service as our first and North America’s largest hybrid-electric ferry! The Wenatchee will run part-time in the evenings on the Seattle/Bainbridge route, before returning to full-time service in the next few weeks.  

We can’t wait to welcome passengers aboard Wenatchee again! Learn more about the Wenatchee’s hybrid-electric conversion in our blog post.  

If your ferry plans include travel on I-5 through Seattle, prepare for major delays. Beginning this weekend, roadwork for the Revive I-5 project will cause closures and lane reductions.  

• 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 21: All northbound lanes of I-5 will be closed from I-90 to Northeast 45th Street. 

• July 21 to Aug. 15: Northbound I-5 over the Ship Canal Bridge will be reduced to two lanes, around the clock. 

• Night of Aug. 15 to the morning of Aug. 18: Another full northbound weekend closure planned. 

The I-5 express lanes will run northbound 24/7 for the duration of this work. While the work is happening in the northbound lanes, southbound I-5 travelers should also expect delays. 

If your planned travel to or from a ferry terminal takes you on I-5 through Seattle: 

• Allow extra travel time to reach terminals or your final destination 

• Plan ahead and check traffic conditions before leaving 

• Use alternate routes when possible 

• Consider transit or rideshare to avoid delays 

• Consider adjusting when you travel 

For detour maps and more details, visit the Revive I-5 project page. 

We’re postponing our two-month vehicle reservations release for our fall sailing season (Sept. 21 to Dec. 27). The delay is needed while we work on updates to our reservation system. We plan to share the new release date on Tuesday, July 22. 

The #1 Kitsap is running an estimated 35 minutes behind schedule.

The #2 Tokitae is running an estimated 40 minutes behind schedule.

We will continue to send updated travel information as it becomes available. Customers can check the online schedule for more information on scheduled upcoming sailings and also view the real-time travel map for live boat location information.

There is an estimated 2 hour wait for drivers departing Kingston. The boarding pass system has been activated. Washington State Patrol will be handing out boarding passes to vehicles in queue on State Route 104 at Lindvog Rd NE. If a driver attempts to enter the terminal without a boarding pass, they will be directed by WSP to the end of the queue. Updates will occur when more information is available.

Upon approaching the terminal, please refrain from blocking the intersections and driveways in the area.

Kingston Terminal Conditions

Due to a shortage of crew, the M/V Suquamish has gone out of service. The route will continue to operate on the #2 schedule. Updates will be provided as conditions change.

Seattle / Bremerton Schedule 

The #1 Tacoma is running an estimated 20 minutes behind schedule.

We will continue to send updated travel information as it becomes available. Customers can check the online schedule for more information on scheduled upcoming sailings and also view the real-time travel map for live boat location information.

There is an estimated 90-minute wait for drivers departing Seattle for Bainbridge.

We will continue to send updated travel information as it becomes available. Customers can check the online schedule for more information on scheduled upcoming sailings and also view the real-time travel map for live boat location information.

Suquamish to stay on route this weekend; cancelled sailings and one-boat service 

The Sealth will no longer replace the Suquamish this afternoon. It will stay in the Anacortes/San Juan Islands to support a service disruption on that route due to vessel mechanical issues. 

The Suquamish will continue running as the #2 vessel this weekend. On Sunday, the Suquamish is required to go out of service for maintenance, repairs, and inspections and we will make the following schedule adjustments:  

Cancelled sailings, Sunday, July 20: The final roundtrip of the night is cancelled:  

• 11:40 p.m. Bremerton to Seattle 
• 12:50 a.m. Seattle to Bremerton  

One-boat service, Monday, July 21: The route will return to one-boat service beginning with the 6:20a.m. sailing from Bremerton with the #2 vessel, Kaleetan. As soon as we can bring the Sealth south, we will restore two-boat service.   

We will send updates as we have more information. We apologize for this service disruption and are working as safely and quickly as possible to restore service and repair vessels. 

All vessels are running an estimated 20-35 minutes behind schedule.

We will continue to send updated travel information as it becomes available. Customers can check the online schedule for more information on scheduled upcoming sailings and also view the real-time travel map for live boat location information.

On Monday, June 16, 2025 we began construction at the Kingston Ferry Terminal through July 2026. This work is part of a seismic retrofit project at the terminal. Ferry service will operate as normal, with one sailing delayed by the construction.  We appreciate your patience as we work to improve the Kingston terminal.  

Delayed sailing: The 5:30 a.m. sailing from Kingston to Edmonds will be delayed up to 10 minutes during construction. This delay is due to needing to move a vessel from its overnight tie-up location to where we board passengers in Kingston. We will depart on time whenever possible. Please continue to arrive for a 5:30 a.m. sailing, for the days we can leave on time.  

Impacts to bus connections until August 30: The delayed sailing will cause a missed connection to Community Transit Route 909, which departs Edmonds Station at 6:10 a.m. on weekdays. Please see the Route 909 schedule for alternate bus times. Community Transit Route 130 is another bus option and departs Edmonds Station at 6:27 a.m. on weekdays. Starting August 30, the Community Transit Route 909 will have a service change to align with the delayed 5:30 a.m. sailing. 

The ongoing delays at the fuel dock have been resolved. The 8:55 a.m. Seattle to Bainbridge sailing this Sunday is no longer cancelled and will sail as scheduled.

Three-boat service starts on Monday, June 30 

On Monday, June 30, the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth “Triangle” route returned to full three-boat service daily for the first time since October 2021. 

Three-boat schedules starting on June 30 

• Fauntleroy/Vashon 

• Fauntleroy/Southworth 

• Southworth/Vashon 

If there are service disruptions, the route may shift back to two-boat service. Thanks to feedback from a community working group, we have a new, updated two-boat schedule. More information on these unplanned service disruptions can be found in our Service Contingency Plan. 

We will continue to send updated travel information as it becomes available. Customers can check the online schedule for more information on scheduled upcoming sailings and also view the real-time travel map for live boat location information.

A second vessel will now sail on the Port Townsend/Coupeville route every Friday through Monday beginning July 4. The two-boat schedule will continue through the route’s busy season, ending October 13.

This added service is part of our broader plan to restore more ferry service this summer. 
 
The two-boat sailing schedule is available on our website. Even with two boats on the route, vehicle reservations are still strongly recommended. Make a reservation now. 

The elevator on the Sealth is temporarily unavailable.  A portable restroom is available on the car deck level.  Updates will occur when more information is available.