||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES |||
We’re expecting nearly 300,000 people to travel on our ferries this Thanksgiving holiday period. Customers traveling in vehicles should plan for long lines and wait times, and consider arriving early at terminals.
Online tools
To help navigate the Thanksgiving weekend crowds, customers are encouraged to download and use the Washington State Department of Transportation’s mobile app or visit the WSF website before heading to the terminal.
The app and website allow users to:
- See sailing schedules by route.
- View live terminal conditions and traffic cameras.
- Check for rider alerts that provide service updates by route.
- Monitor a real-time map for the location of each operating vessel.
- Make vehicle reservations for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands or Port Townsend/Coupeville route.
Busy travel times
- Westbound (or onto an island) Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 27-28
- Eastbound (or off an island) Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29-30.
To reduce or eliminate waiting, consider taking an early-morning or late-night sailing or using transit to walk or bike onto the ferry, if possible.
Holiday ferry schedules
- Edmonds/Kingston and Point Defiance/Tahlequah: On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, there will be a few changes to the daily schedules.
- Seattle/Bainbridge Island and Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth: These routes will operate on weekend timetables.
All other routes will operate regular schedules.
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