Rider updates
Find out how Washington State Ferries is restoring service as we recover from the pandemic and build our workforce.
Service restoration update
February 2023 update
In February 2023, we released an updated plan that includes a timeline for restoring service (PDF 1MB) and outlines ongoing challenges with maintaining reliable ferry service systemwide.
This supplements our COVID-19 Service Restoration Plan (PDF 794KB), which outlines steps to restore service to pre-pandemic levels on a route-by-route basis. The goals of this plan are to maintain reliability of service, ensure that service restoration can be maintained, prioritize routes based on ridership needs, and facilitate transparency and customer communications.
Service restoration progress
View our latest Service Restoration Plan Progress Report (PDF 454KB). These monthly reports share the latest information on key metrics related to service restoration and progress toward restoring service systemwide.
Onboard food galleys
Our food vendor has resumed onboard galley service aboard some vessels on the following routes:
Anacortes/San Juan Islands
Vessel #1:
- 5:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Vessel #2:
- 7:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Saturday
- 7:45 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Friday and Sunday
Vessel #3:
- 6:20 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
- 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
- 6:20 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday
Edmonds/Kingston
Vessel #1:
- 4:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Monday through Friday
- 7 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Saturday
- 6:25 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Sunday
Vessel #2:
- 10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Monday through Wednesday
- 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday
Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth
Vessel #1:
- 4:20 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Monday through Friday
- 9:20 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Mukilteo/Clinton
Vessel #1:
- 9:30 a.m. to 6:25 p.m. daily
Port Townsend/Coupeville
Vessel #1:
- 9:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Seattle/Bainbridge
Vessel #1:
- 4:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
- 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
- Espresso stand (Tacoma only): 4:45 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Vessel #2:
- 5:20 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
- 7:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday
- 8:55 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday
- Espresso stand (Tacoma only): 5:20 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday
Seattle/Bremerton
Vessel #2:
- 6:15 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. daily
Additional openings are reliant on our food vendor being able to hire more staff and sales allowing for expansion.
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