VISITING VASHON

Seattle/Metro Bus Service

Seattle Metro buses #118 and #119 connect to Vashon and continue service on Vashon. If you are planning a trip to Vashon on a Sunday, the RapidRide C Line runs seven days a week and stops at the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal. (Remember that Vashon Town is five miles south of the north end ferry terminal.) Please check www.kingcounty.gov/tripplanner to confirm your bus route and times. Enter the route number in the search bar to view schedules. Click on Weekday or Saturday/Sunday to view current schedules. Buses run 7 days a week with reduced service on weekends. Buses may be hailed from anywhere on the island (like a taxi)

Pierce County Buses #10 and #11 arrive at Pt. Defiance Ferry Terminal (Tacoma) for the ferry to the Tahlequah dock (south end). Check connections and times at www.piercetransit.org Under "Plan Your Trip," enter your location and destination information.

Kitsap County travelers will need to call Kitsap Transit at 1-360-373-2877 or 1-800-501-7433 for trip planning assistance. Kitsap Transit does not offer online trip planning yet.

Directions to Fauntleroy (West Seattle) Terminal from Seattle

From I-5: Take exit 163 to the West Seattle Bridge, which will take you to the community of West Seattle onto Fauntleroy Way SW. Follow Fauntleroy Way SW to the end past Lincoln Park. Cars waiting to board may be lined up on the right side of the road next to the park. Take note of parked cars with people sitting in them. They are waiting in the boarding line. Park at the end of the line. Be careful not to cut in line, as this could result in you getting sent back to the end of the line. Be aware that parking or sitting inside the white crop lines could result in a traffic fine. Please note: To make sure you board the correct vessel, indicate to the dockworker by either raising two fingers in a “V” (peace sign), indicating a Vashon boarding lane, or verbally confirm Vashon. If you show three fingers you will be loaded onto the Southworth (Port Orchard) bound ferry.

Directions to Southworth (Port Orchard) Terminal

From I-5: Take exit 132 and proceed west on Hwy 16 approximately 35 miles to Hwy 160 exit. Take Hwy 160 (Sedgwick road) exit, turn right onto Hwy 160 at stop sign and proceed approximately seven miles to yet another stop sign. Turn right; the ferry dock is straight ahead. Parking is located to the right of the terminal.

From Bremerton: Go east on Hwy 16 to the Sedgwick Road. (Hwy 160) exit. Turn left onto SE Sedgwick Road and proceed 7.3 miles to SE Southworth Drive. Turn right onto SE Southworth Drive and proceed to the toll booth. Please note: Vashon vehicles load five minutes prior to scheduled departure time. When line one to Vashon fills up, the vehicles in the second line to Vashon will have to back onto the boat. Car and driver tickets from Southworth to Vashon are collected at the Southworth dock. Passenger tickets are collected when you disembark at Vashon.

Directions to Point Defiance (Tacoma) Terminal

From I-5: Take exit 132 (Hwy 16). Proceed west on Hwy 16 approximately three miles and exit on the 6th Avenue exit (signed Vashon ferry). Proceed straight through the first stop light. Turn right at the next stop light onto Hwy 163 (Pearl Street). Proceed north, approximately 3.5 miles, to the stop sign at the entrance to Pt. Defiance Park. Stay in the right lane and bear to the right. Do not enter the park. The auto toll plaza is one block on the right. The ferry terminal is located at the end of the street. Parking is to the left of the terminal. On the Tahlequah side, returning to Tacoma, please note these ferry etiquette tips: Be careful not to cut in line, as this could result in you getting sent back to the end of the line. Be aware that parking or sitting inside the white crop lines pose a traffic safety hazard.