WSF General Information
Direcons to Selected Washington State Ferry
Terminals from I-5
Please follow direconal signage to ferry terminals.
From Interstate 5 to:
Anacortes - use Exit 230 past Mount Vernon and then
drive 20 miles west on SR20 to the ferry terminal.
Edmonds - use Exit 177 and drive four miles west on
SR104 to the ferry terminal.
Fauntleroy - use Exit 163A over the West Seale Bridge to
Fauntleroy Way SW. Follow Fauntleroy SW three miles to
the ferry terminal, past Lincoln Park.
Mukilteo - use Exit 189 Southbound and Exit 182
Northbound to SR525 and drive nine miles west to ferry
terminal.
Point Deance - use Exit 132 in Tacoma. Drive onto SR16,
approximately four miles to Pearl Street (SR163). Drive four
miles north to the ferry terminal.
Seale - use Exit 164B to Edgar Marnez Dr. S (Atlanc)
to SR519. Turn right on Alaskan Way to the Seale Ferry
Terminal on Pier 52.
Traveling with Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries serves nine dierent routes,
from Point Deance near Tacoma in the southern Puget
Sound, north to the San Juan Islands, and Sidney, Brish
Columbia in Canada. Washington State Ferries is your
marine highway. All of our ferries carry both vehicles
and passengers with travel mes varying by route from
15 minutes to over three hours. Generally, vehicles are
boarded on a rst-come, rst-served basis but the can vary
on mul-desnaon routes.
Vehicles should be at the terminal and in line at least 30
minutes prior to departure to ensure geng through the
toll booths. During peak travel mes, travelers should
arrive at least 60 minutes in advance of departure. Some
routes cease loading two minutes before departure.
WSF carries all vehicles and trucks under 80,000 lbs gross
vehicle weight.
WSF accepts cash, credit cards and traveler’s checks (U.S.
only) for payment of travel.
Reservaons
A reservaon is a way for a vehicle to save a spot on a few
ferry routes. These routes include:
• Port Townsend/Coupeville
• Anacortes/San Juan Islands (Friday Harbor, Orcas Island,
Shaw Island, Lopez Island).
A vehicle reservaon is not a cket. It has no cost unless you
no show - If you do not show up, you will be charged a fee. If
you make mulple reservaons and only use one, you will be
charged a no-show fee for the unused reservaon(s).
P
urchase your ckets online or when you arrive at the
terminal or tollbooth to pay your fare.
Vehicle reservaons are not required, but are strongly
recommended - Limited stand-by space is available on all
sailings.
Vehicle reservaons are one way - Be sure to make
reservaons for both your outbound and return trips. Please
note that there are no reservaons eastbound deparng
Shaw or Lopez Island to Anacortes. All vehicles are loaded
rst-come rst-served from these terminals.
Reservaons are for vehicles only - Walk-on passengers and
those bringing bicycles can buy a cket online or pay when
you arrive.
About the San Juan Islands
At Anacortes, trac ranges from moderate in the o-season
to heavy in the late spring, summer and early fall. If is best
to have a vehicle in line at least an hour in advance, with a
two-hour advance arrival for the summer and busy weekends.
Return from the islands to Anacortes is busiest on Sunday
aernoons and early evenings. During the summer, arrive
at least 90 minutes in advance for your return trip home.
Washington State Ferries serves four islands: Lopez Island,
Shaw Island, Orcas Island and San Juan Island (Friday Harbor).
Please be aware that not all sailings stop at each island.
For more informaon or make a reservaon:
Visit our website at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
Call 206-464-6400 or 1-888-808-7977 (in WA or BC)
Informaon Agents are available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to
assist you.
Title VI Noce to Public: It is the Washington State Department of Transportaon’s (WSDOT) policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race,
color, or naonal origin, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from parcipaon in, be denied the benets of, or be otherwise
discriminated against under any of its programs and acvies. Any person who believes his/her Title VI protecon has been violated, may le a complaint
with WSDOT’s Oce of Equal Opportunity (OEO). For addional informaon regarding Title VI complaint procedures and/or informaon regarding our
nondiscriminaon obligaons, please contact OEO’s Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7090.
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by calling toll fr
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ersons who are dea
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d of hearing may
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equest by calling the
Washington State Relay at 711.
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