WSDOT

To complete urgent repairs on the #2 Yakima, we are moving boats tomorrow morning, Tuesday, April 29. We’ll also have to cancel some sailings tomorrow until we can restore 4-boat service.  

Boat moves, Tuesday, April 29 

• The 64-vehicle Salish will replace the 90-vehicle Sealth as the interisland vessel.  

• The Sealth will run as the #2 vessel, replacing the 144-vehicle Yakima.  

This restores 4-boat service on the route with reduced vehicle capacity. We expect the Yakima to be out of service for at least one week.  

Cancelled sailings, Tuesday, April 29 

• 4:05 a.m. Anacortes to Friday Harbor (westbound) 

• 5:40 a.m. Friday Harbor to Lopez Island and Anacortes (eastbound) 

• 7:30 a.m. Anacortes to Shaw Island and Orcas Island (westbound) 

• 8:55 a.m. Orcas Island to Shaw Island and Anacortes (eastbound)  

New reservations have been blocked and no-show fees waived for those unable to travel.

We apologize for this service disruption. We know reducing vehicle capacity can be frustrating and create longer wait times. 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. 

Low tides will cancel one or more sailings from Port Townsend and Coupeville in April. Please see our Tidal Cancellations table for a complete list of affected dates and departures.

On Tuesday, April 29, the 8:00 a.m. and 9:30a.m. sailings from Port Townsend and 8:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. from Coupeville are cancelled due to tidal conditions.

Your alternate routes are Edmonds/Kingston and/or Mukilteo/Clinton

Edmonds / Kingston Schedule 

Mukilteo / Clinton Schedule 

We’ll begin a new summer schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route on June 15, following a collaborative schedule update process with the community. This is the third new schedule for the route after successfully implementing new winter and spring sailing schedules earlier this year. 

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. 

The Salish, which has been running as the third, unscheduled boat on the route, will be moving to the Anacortes/San Juan Island route tomorrow, Tuesday, April 29, to accommodate traffic during a service disruption on that route.  

We expect the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route to be on regular two-boat service for at least one week. 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. 

If you travel on State Route 305 on Bainbridge Island, plan extra time on weekdays and weeknights starting Monday, April 21.  

Location: SR 305 between Sportsman Club Road and the Bainbridge ferry terminal.  

What to expect: Up to 15-minute delays and intermittent lane closures with alternating one-way traffic 

Weekday closures (April 21 – May 15):  

• Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  

Weeknight closures (Two weeks only): 

• Monday, April 21, through Friday morning, April 25 

• Monday, April 28, through Friday morning, May 2 

• 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. nightly 

These closures are part of the Bainbridge terminal electrification project. Construction is planned to start in 2027. For highway updates, real-time information is available on the WSDOT app and travel center map. 

On SR 305 at High School Road, expect heavy congestion and up to 30-minute delays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 as WSDOT crews repair the traffic signal at the intersection. Flaggers will direct traffic at the intersection during the work. 

For highway updates, real-time information is available on the WSDOT app and travel center map.

For the week of 04/28-5/3 on the Edmonds/Kingston & Mukilteo/Clinton routes there will be low tides all week from 10:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. daily.

This will delay oversize vehicles who are traveling by at least a one boat wait.

We advise not traveling at this time anything under an 18 inch clearance. (update)     

For the week of 04/28-5/2 on the Seattle/Bainbridge Island route there will be low tides from 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily.

This will delay oversize vehicles who are traveling by at least a one boat wait.

We advise not traveling at this time anything under a 14 inch clearance.        

Both elevators are out of service for maintenance and repairs on M/V Samish. There is an ADA compliant restroom available on the car deck level of the vessel.  Updates will occur when more information is available.