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Our spring sailing schedule starts this Sunday, March. 23 and lasts through June 14. 

We’ll begin a new spring schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route this year, following a collaborative schedule update process with the community. The first round of schedule updates was implemented with the winter schedule that started on Dec. 29.  

All other routes will operate on their regular spring schedule, available online now:  

• Anacortes / San Juan Islands 

• Edmonds / Kingston 

• Mukilteo / Clinton 

• Port Townsend / Coupeville 

• Pt Defiance / Tahlequah 

• Seattle / Bainbridge Island 

• Seattle / Bremerton Alternate Service 

• 2-Boat Fauntleroy / Southworth 

• 2-Boat Fauntleroy / Vashon 

• 2-Boat Southworth / Vashon 

Starting with the 3:05 p.m. sailing out of Anacortes, the 124-vehicle Issaquah will replace the 144-vehicle Samish for the rest of the service day on Wednesday, March 19. The Samish will go out of service for the day as we complete necessary maintenance.  

This boat move will reduce vehicle capacity on the #1 sailings by 20 vehicles. This has been updated in our reservations system. To make sure you get on your preferred sailing, we strongly recommend booking a reservation. If you are not able to get a reservation, there’s limited stand-by space available on all sailings, or you may have to wait for later sailings.  

We know vehicle capacity reductions can be frustrating and lead to longer wait times. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.   

To accommodate heavy westbound traffic, we will operate additional afternoon service this Thursday afternoon on the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route.  

The route will run a Friday schedule on Thursday, March 20, 2025. This schedule change will add the following sailings on the #2 vessel: 

Westbound sailings: 

• 2:30 p.m. – Anacortes to Orcas 
• 4:55 p.m. – Anacortes to Friday Harbor 
• 8:15 p.m. – Anacortes to Friday Harbor 

Eastbound sailings: 

• 3:40 p.m. – Orcas to Anacortes 
• 6:25 p.m. – Friday Harbor to Lopez and Anacortes / 7:05 p.m. – Lopez to Anacortes 
• 9:40 p.m. – Friday Harbor to Anacortes 

Reservations for these sailings are now available. Passengers are encouraged to book in advance and plan accordingly. 

To make sure you get on your preferred sailing, we strongly recommend booking a reservation. With the new winter schedule, we’ve noticed vehicle capacity can be limited on westbound sailings out of Anacortes in the afternoons and evenings, Monday through Friday.

Reservations are also now available for 90% of the vessel’s capacity, up from 75% for the past year. This means that there are fewer vehicle spaces available for customers without reservations. 

After extensive community input, we’ve selected a concept for the new Fauntleroy ferry terminal. Learn more about the project and share your input through our online open house. 

• Online open house: Now open through Friday, March 21.  

• Virtual information session: Watch the recording of the virtual information session from March 11.  

Visit the project website to learn more and sign-up for email updates to stay involved as this work moves forward. Please send your questions and comments anytime by email to FauntleroyTermProj@wsdot.wa.gov. 

The ADA compliant restroom on the car deck level of the MV Suquamish is temporarily unavailable. ADA compliant elevators are available for access to restrooms in the passenger cabin. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  Updates will occur when more information is available.

Construction crews are working at the Shaw Island terminal to make repairs on the dock’s wooden structures. This work will take several weeks to complete.  

 What to expect during construction  

• No impact to ferry service. 

• Night work for two weeks, starting Monday, Jan. 27.  This will include some noise from drilling and generators.  

• Construction vehicles, materials, and workers in the area.  

 Thank you for your patience while we make these repairs

 

The City of Port Townsend has begun construction on its Water Street Sewer Replacement Project near the Port Townsend terminal. Our terminal staff has been coordinating with the city, and we are expecting minimal impacts to ferry traffic entering and exiting the terminal. However, customers should expect delays west of the terminal on Water Street. For more information about the project, visit the City of Port Townsend’s project webpage.