Washington State's new ferry boats are years away. It's a painful reality for waterfront communities that depend on ferries. But a new bill in the legislature promises to give them some relief.

It has 21 boats, but at any time up to six are out ... Bremerton and Southworth directly to the Seattle ferry terminal. Two other local routes connect Bremerton to Port Orchard and Annapolis.

The Elwha — which spent over half a century sailing Puget Sound and beyond, sometimes tearing up ferry docks or ramming rocks — will stay in the area with an entirely new purpose.

By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor A fair amount of Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth news was part of this afternoon's ...

Washington State Ferries will hold a pair of virtual meetings this week to answer questions from the public and provide the latest information on service restoration, the construction of new ferries, ...

On a clear day, the ferry between Seattle and Bainbridge Island offers ... bridge on the north end of Whidbey Island to get to the boat. It took us to San Juan Islands, an archipelago known ...

Ridership on Kitsap Transit’s passenger-only ferries hit record numbers in 2024. The ferry service transported 1.22 million riders last year, Kitsap Transit reported this week. That’s a 12% ...

Higgins – who also runs Nichols Brothers Boat Builders ... Fauntleroy dock in West Seattle in July 2022, sustaining heavy damage. But this is the first time a ferry has gone there to stay.

It was cheap to take our car on a ferry from Townsend to Coupeville, where we explored Whidbey Island. On the ride, we saw seals and incredible views.

A retired Washington ferry will now become a floating office after it was recently purchased by a company in Everett.

SEATTLE – Washington State Ferries announced Tuesday it will be ... electrification of new boats and the legislative sessions. The meetings, which will be held on Zoom, are scheduled for 12 ...

A Washington state lawmaker from Gig Harbor is backing a “contingency” bill in case bids for hybrid-electric ferries expected this April don’t pan out.