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Point Defiance (Tacoma)

From Point Defiance (Tacoma), ferries sail to Tahlequah (Vashon Island): 134 sailings a week on 1 line. The crossing takes about 15 minutes.

Crossings from Point Defiance (Tacoma)

Times come from Washington State Ferries' published schedule feed, read into this site on . Fares were last read on . Sailings change at short notice; confirm with the line before you travel.

Point Defiance (Tacoma)Tahlequah (Vashon Island)
05:0505:5506:4507:35+16 more, last 22:30
134 a week
fromUS$7.60

Crossings arriving at Point Defiance (Tacoma)

Tahlequah (Vashon Island)Point Defiance (Tacoma)
05:3006:2007:1008:00+16 more, last 22:55
134 a week
No farein this direction

About the terminal

At the north-western tip of Tacoma, this slip works one short route and nothing else: 15 minutes across Dalco Passage to Tahlequah, 3 km away at the southern end of Vashon Island. It is the southernmost terminal in the state network, and for the bottom half of Vashon much the nearest way to the mainland, the island's other crossings all running north from the terminal at its northern end. Vehicle tickets on this route are sold as returns, so the fare is taken on the outward crossing from Tacoma and nothing further is collected coming back. Reservations are not available.

Ferries from Point Defiance (Tacoma): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Point Defiance (Tacoma)?
One crossing leaves Point Defiance (Tacoma) on the current timetables: to Tahlequah (Vashon Island) (134 a week).
How many ferries leave Point Defiance (Tacoma) a day?
Between 19 and 20, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 05:05, to Tahlequah (Vashon Island), and the last at 22:30, to Tahlequah (Vashon Island), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Point Defiance (Tacoma)?
Washington State Ferries runs every departure listed from Point Defiance (Tacoma).
How much is the ferry from Point Defiance (Tacoma)?
The lowest published passenger fare from Point Defiance (Tacoma) is US$7.60, to Tahlequah (Vashon Island). Each route page lists every fare class its operators publish.

Before you sail

Before you sail from Point Defiance (Tacoma)

What to bring, when to arrive and what happens when the weather turns.

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