WSDOT

For our many ferry passengers who travel in Port Townsend, the city is currently collecting input about the future of transportation. Learn more about the survey below. 

From the City of Port Townsend Transportation Survey :

Help shape the future of walking and bicycling in Port Townsend with your participation in an interactive survey: https://app.maptionnaire.com/q/2hc7vf68fsd7

Your input is essential to create safe, accessible, and sustainable transportation options for everyone.

• Share your perspectives: Tell us what you need for better biking, walking, and other forms of active transportation.
• Shape the future: Your input will help us design a transportation system that works for everyone.
• Stay informed: Be a part of the conversation and stay updated on the plan’s progress at pt2045planning.org/contact.

We are very aware of the impacts caused by the San Juan Islands’ interisland service disruptions, and we work hard every day to eliminate or minimize these disruptions.  

While we are committed to increased reliability of our interisland service, we face significant staffing challenges due to the geography of the San Juan Islands. 

To help explain our commitment and the challenges we face, we’ve put together an overview of what we’re doing to improve interisland service reliability. Read the full overview on our blog.

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

On Monday, September 16, the 6:30 a.m. sailing from Port Townsend and the 7:15 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 

As summer comes to an end we’re hosting virtual systemwide public meetings to look ahead to fall service and recap our busiest season.

Join us on September 24-25 as our staff will answer questions and provide updates on workforce development, new vessels and more.

Registration is required. To learn more and register, visit: https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries/about-us/community-participation.

Due to necessary maintenance, we need to take the 124-vehicle Issaquah out of service from the Fauntleroy/Southworth/Vashon “Triangle” route.

To maintain vehicle capacity to Vashon, an island with no drive-around options, we are moving the 124-vehicle Kitsap from the Clinton/Mukilteo route to the Triangle route. We will move our only available vessel, the 90-vehicle Sealth to the Clinton/Mukilteo route, putting the route on reduced capacity.

We’ll make these boat moves tomorrow, Thursday, September 5.

We know reduced capacity is going to create challenges, especially with the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival this weekend and customers also taking the Clinton/Mukilteo route for travelling to the Wooden Boat Festival.

We will restore increased capacity as soon as possible but expect the route to be on reduced capacity for the next few weeks during vessel maintenance. We apologize for the inconveniences this may cause. We will keep customers updated through our rider alerts.

Dispatch has been able to fill the open position, and the route will remain in service. 

The elevator on the M/V Kitsap is out of service until further notice. There is an ADA restroom on the car deck that is available for customer use. Updates will occur as more information becomes available. 

Beginning with our summer schedule, we will operate an unscheduled third ferry weekdays on our Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route when crewing and a vessel are available.

This boat will sail around the other two scheduled vessels to help move more riders and keep the two-boat schedule on time. You can use our real-time map to track all our ferries in service.