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After successful main engine repairs, the #2 Yakima will return to service with the 4:20 p.m. Anacortes sailing (westbound). 

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.

Vehicle reservations for the spring 2026 schedule (March 22 through June 13) will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27. To ensure a smooth and fair experience during this high-demand period, we will continue using a virtual waiting room during the reservations release.? 

Anacortes/San Juan Islands only:  

• The two-week and two-day reservation releases will remain at 7 a.m.? 

• With added service in the past year, the spring sailing schedule is now the same schedule as the fall and winter sailing seasons.  

Reservations are currently open for booking through March 21, 2026. For more information about reservations on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes, visit?our reservations webpage.? 

After successful repairs and boat moves, three-boat service will be restored at the start of service on Wednesday, Jan. 14 on the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route.  

Tuesday, Jan. 13: Two-boat service with the third, unscheduled vessel. Around mid-day, the Sealth will swap with the Salish and run as the third, unscheduled boat.  

• 2-boat Fauntleroy/Southworth 
• 2-boat Fauntleroy/Vashon  
• 2-boat Southworth/Vashon  

Wednesday, Jan. 14: Three-boat service resumes. The Sealth will run as the #3 vessel. 

• 3-boat Fauntleroy/Southworth  
• 3-boat Fauntleroy/Vashon  
• 3-boat Southworth/Vashon 

Friday, Jan. 16: The following #3 sailings will be cancelled to accommodate boat moves:  

• 8 p.m. Southworth to Vashon 
• 8:20 p.m. Vashon to Fauntleroy 
• 8:50 p.m. Fauntleroy to Vashon 
• 9:15 p.m. Vashon to Southworth 
• 9:30 p.m. Southworth to Vashon  

 Saturday – Sunday, Jan. 17: Regular weekend, two-boat service.  

Monday, Jan. 19: Due to the timing of boat moves, the route will be on two-boat service. 

Tuesday, Jan. 20: The route will return to three-boat service. 

Thank you for your patience during this service disruption and while we repaired vessels.

The Seattle/Bremerton route will stay on one-boat service this week. Please follow vessel #2 times on the Seattle / Bremerton Alternate Service Schedule. This upcoming weekend through Monday evening, we will run two-boat service.  

• Monday through Friday, Jan. 12–16: Continued one-boat service with the #2 vessel schedule. 

• Saturday through Monday evening, Jan. 17–19: Two-boat service. On Monday, Jan. 19, the 10:15 p.m. Bremerton to Seattle sailing is cancelled to accommodate boat moves.  

• Starting Tuesday, Jan. 20: Return to one-boat service with the #2 vessel schedule. 

We are working to fully restore two-boat service on the route as quickly and safely as possible. 

Walla Walla repairs: On Thursday, Jan. 1, we discovered damage to the vessel’s propellers. The vessel needs to be drydocked to complete these repairs and will stay out of service until early March to complete its previously scheduled maintenance period. 

Reminder - Construction will affect our Mukilteo/Clinton route in early 2026. We will suspend service for four hours midday on these weekday dates:  

• Friday, Jan. 16
• Tuesday, Feb. 3
• Wednesday, Feb. 4
• Friday, Feb. 6
• Monday, Feb. 9 

On those dates, the last morning sailings will be the 8:30 a.m. out of Clinton and the 9 a.m. out of Mukilteo. Service will resume with the 1 p.m. Clinton departure and 1:30 p.m. Mukilteo departure.   

Additional cancellations due to night work 

On Monday through Friday nights, Jan. 19-23, 26-30 and Feb. 16-20, the route’s final roundtrip will be canceled. The last sailings will be the 11:30 p.m. from Clinton and the 12:15 a.m. from Mukilteo, 10 minutes later than normal. 

About this construction  

We'll make repairs at our Mukilteo ferry terminal to the left (west) wing wall, which helps guide the ferry in place during landings. This wing wall was damaged and moved out of position during a hard ferry landing in 2022. We made initial repairs after the incident, but this important and required work will provide a more solid structure for ferry captains as they land vessels in Mukilteo.  

If dates change due to weather, marine mammals or other unexpected reasons, we will share alternate dates. We’ll keep you updated through rider alerts, the WSF Weekly email, and social media. You can also sign up for a project-specific email list for more frequent updates. 

We're looking for community members to join a task force that will provide input and recommendations on sailing schedule changes for the Bainbridge Island and Bremerton routes.  

The task force is an advisory group charged with examining current sailing schedules, reviewing options developed by WSF, and making recommendations. The group will help us prioritize changes and review impacts to WSF customers and communities, providing a balance of perspectives across all users of both routes.  

The task force will meet approximately monthly on a weekday evening to be determined throughout 2026. If you are interested in serving on the task force, please fill out this application by Monday, Feb 2 at 5 p.m.  

Through early April, customers traveling through Colman Dock will notice construction inside the main passenger waiting area. A temporary plywood wall will be installed in the center of the waiting area while a new coffee, espresso, and snack kiosk is built. 

Two-way public access, including ADA access, will be maintained around the entire work area, and there will be no impact to terminal access doors or other locations within the terminal. Crews will work closely with terminal staff to keep things moving smoothly, and the temporary wall will be reduced or removed as soon as it’s safe, and the kiosk can be secured. 

Plan for possible weekday travel delays on State Route 104 near our Kingston terminal this fall. Work begins next week on a Kitsap County ferry traffic lane project. Crews are installing a stoplight system at Lindvog Road Northeast that detects when there is space for vehicles in the ferry line to proceed forward. They will also add kiosks that dispense boarding passes to help manage ferry traffic.  

What to expect: From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, expect alternating one-way traffic in this area. There will also be occasional full traffic stops in both directions approaching the work zone. Crews are scheduled to wrap up by winter.  

The stop light and boarding pass system is planned to start this winter. We will keep you updated through rider alerts on timing and how the system will work. 

We’re hosting two online community meetings on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. This is your chance to share feedback and ask us questions. Each meeting will start with a short presentation that looks back at 2025 and previews our 2026 service. We’ll cover topics including new vessel construction, terminal upgrades needed for charging vessels, our Service Contingency Plan, workforce development efforts, our budget, and what to expect in the 2026 Washington legislative session.  

Both meetings will cover the same topics, and most of the time will be dedicated to answering questions. Registration is required. To learn more and register, visit our Community Participation webpage. 

We are trialing an updated pet policy through February 2026. Dogs on leashes are now allowed in all passenger areas, except onboard food galleys. Other pets must be in a crate or carrier. Service animals are welcome everywhere, as required by law. Livestock must stay in appropriate enclosures at all times. Learn more about our current pet policy and the trial policy on our Pets webpage.

In June 2025, we began a seismic retrofit project at the Kingston Ferry Terminal.  Construction will last through July 2026. Ferry service will operate as normal, except for a delay of 20-30 minutes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for the 9:40 p.m. Kingston to Edmonds departure. This delay may also affect later sailings.