Best Times to Travel

Find the best time to travel by selecting your route and sailing dates below. Reservations are available and recommended on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes.

Note: These guides are for vehicle traffic only. In almost all cases there is room for walk-on passengers and bicyclists. Vehicle traffic levels represent sailings from the busier portion of the season and may vary during slower times or for special events and holidays.

Source: Washington State Ferries' Best Times to Travel guides are a generalized forecast of expected vehicular travel patterns. They are based on vehicle ridership (ticket sales) from a past year, which is adjusted to reflect the capacity of planned vessel assignments.