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Ferries in the United States

Every crossing we track, by state. Pick the water you are crossing, or start from the busiest routes below.

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Washington

22 ports

42 crossings · 4065 sailings a week

Washington State Ferries crosses Puget Sound and links Anacortes with the San Juan Islands; a county ferry makes the short hop to Guemes Island, and Black Ball sails from Port Angeles to Victoria, BC.

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Washington routes and ports

Most sailings

Busiest crossings

Ranked by how many departures the operators publish, not by an editor's guess.

All 42 routes
Clinton (Whidbey Island)Mukilteo
00:3504:4005:0505:30+36 more, last 23:30
263 a week

Timetable published to 19 Sep

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Fauntleroy (West Seattle)Vashon Island
01:0505:0505:1005:45+81 more, last 23:50
209 a week

Timetable published to 19 Sep

fromUS$7.60
EdmondsKingston
00:4505:3506:1507:10+22 more, last 23:45
164 a week

Timetable published to 19 Sep

fromUS$11.35
Anacortes (Guemes ferry)Guemes Island
06:3007:0007:3008:00+25 more, last 23:00
163 a week
See times
SeattleBainbridge Island
00:1500:4501:3502:10+34 more, last 23:15
159 a week

Timetable published to 19 Sep

fromUS$11.35
Fauntleroy (West Seattle)Southworth
01:0504:2505:0505:10+58 more, last 23:50
155 a week

Timetable published to 19 Sep

fromUS$9
Vashon IslandSouthworth
00:1501:3004:0505:25+48 more, last 23:00
139 a week

Timetable published to 19 Sep

No farein this direction
Point Defiance (Tacoma)Tahlequah (Vashon Island)
05:0505:5506:4507:35+16 more, last 22:30
133 a week

Timetable published to 19 Sep

fromUS$7.60
Coupeville (Whidbey Island)Port Townsend
07:1508:4509:3010:15+14 more, last 22:40
107 a week
fromUS$5

Who sails them

Operators

The lines carrying the most of this country's timetable.

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Ferries in the United States: common questions

How many ferry routes are there in the United States?
42 crossings with a published timetable start or end in the United States, between 22 ports. Each has its own page with the full timetable and fares.
What is the busiest ferry route in the United States?
Clinton (Whidbey Island) to Mukilteo, with 263 sailings a week on the current timetable, run by Washington State Ferries.
What is the shortest ferry crossing in the United States?
Anacortes (Guemes ferry) to Guemes Island, at about 5 minutes. The longest listed is Port Angeles to Victoria, at about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Which ferry companies operate in the United States?
Three lines publish sailings here. The largest by sailings a week are Washington State Ferries, Guemes Island Ferry and Black Ball Ferry Line.
What is the cheapest ferry in the United States?
The lowest published passenger fare is US$5, on Coupeville (Whidbey Island) to Port Townsend. Fares are as the operators publish them; check the operator's price for your day.