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Washington State Ferries

19 crossings between 19 ports in 7 countries. On 18 they are the only operator on the water; on 0 they are the quickest of several; on 1 a rival is faster.

Three things the timetable does not say

95% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 18 crossings the question is not who is quicker โ€” it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.
1 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

Where they are beaten

1 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Bremerton โ€“ Seattle 22 km Washington State Ferries 1 h 00 Kitsap Transit 29 min rate not held 1 rival

Where they are the only boat

18 crossings with no other operator on record.

Orcas Island โ€“ Shaw Island 10 min rate not held 2 km
Southworth โ€“ Vashon Island 10 min rate not held 3 km
Point Defiance โ€“ Tahlequah 15 min rate not held 3 km
Clinton โ€“ Mukilteo 20 min rate not held 5 km
Fauntleroy โ€“ Vashon Island 20 min rate not held 6 km
Lopez Island โ€“ Orcas Island 20 min rate not held 5 km
Lopez Island โ€“ Shaw Island 20 min rate not held 4 km
Edmonds โ€“ Kingston 30 min rate not held 9 km
Coupeville โ€“ Port Townsend 30 min rate not held 8 km
Bainbridge Island โ€“ Seattle 35 min rate not held 13 km
Friday Harbor โ€“ Lopez Island 35 min rate not held 10 km
Fauntleroy โ€“ Southworth 40 min rate not held 8 km
Anacortes โ€“ Lopez Island 45 min rate not held 17 km
Friday Harbor โ€“ Orcas Island 50 min rate not held 9 km
Anacortes โ€“ Shaw Island 55 min rate not held 20 km
Friday Harbor โ€“ Shaw Island 55 min rate not held 8 km
Anacortes โ€“ Orcas Island 55 min rate not held 22 km
Anacortes โ€“ Friday Harbor 1 h 10 rate not held 25 km

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Washington State Ferries crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 19 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.