||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES |||
About 400,000 people are expected to board Washington State Ferries from Thursday, July 2, through Monday, July 6. Please prepare for long lines and extended wait times if you are traveling this holiday weekend.
On Saturday, July 4, all routes will operate on their normal Saturday schedules.
Busy travel times
- Westbound (or onto an island) Thursday and Friday, July 2-3
- Eastbound (or off island) Sunday and Monday, July 5-6
Online tools
To help navigate the crowds, customers are encouraged to use the WSDOT mobile app or visit the WSF website before heading to the terminal. Both feature sailing schedules, live terminal conditions, rider alerts, a real-time map and vehicle reservations.
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Well they may be operating on schedule yesterday (though not today), and I spoke with a very upset woman (with kids) at the landing earlier today, and she said that they had overbooked her ferry and bumped her, (and a number of others) onto the next one. She’s worried about making her mainland connections now.