The traffic signal and boarding pass system at the Kingston terminal is active daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 12.  A boarding pass is required before arriving at the terminal ticket booth Follow the signal: Ferry-bound traffic will follow the traffic signal on SR 104 into a designated lane.  View map.   Take a pass: Stop at the automated dispenser and take your pass. If you leave the line after taking a pass, you will need to re-enter the line and take a new pass.   Wait for Green: Once the system detects space at the terminal, your light will turn green. Proceed directly to the tollbooths.   Standard operating days and times  A boarding pass is required from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during these peak periods:   Summer Season: Daily from Mother’s Day through Indigenous Peoples’ Day.   Year-Round: Every Saturday and Sunday.   Holidays: Daily during the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s.   The purpose of this system is to help improve traffic flow through Kingston and deter ferry line cutting. We are monitoring how the system is working and will make adjustments as needed to improve operations.  

The passenger elevator on the Chimacum is back in service and available for customer use.

Low Tides may affect oversized vehicles with low clearance. Anything larger than 40 feet with less than 14 inches of clearance, may be delayed for travel during the following times: 7/15/2026:     -3.6     10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 7/16/2026:    -2.8     12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.View the Mukilteo / Clinton Schedule for alternate sailing times.

Tide conditions will cancel one or more sailings from Port Townsend and Coupeville in July. Please see our Tidal Cancellations table for a complete list of affected dates and departures. On Thursday, July 16, the 8:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and the 10:15 a.m. sailings from Port Townsend and the 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. sailings from Coupeville are cancelled due to tidal conditions. Your alternate routes are Edmonds/Kingston and/or Mukilteo/Clinton. Edmonds / Kingston Schedule  Mukilteo / Clinton Schedule

Low Tides may affect oversized vehicles with low clearance. Anything larger than 40 feet with less than 14 inches of clearance, may be delayed for travel during the following times: 7/15/2026:     -3.6     10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 7/16/2026:    -2.8     11:35 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.View the Fauntleroy / Vashon Schedule, Fauntleroy / Southworth Schedule, and Southworth / Vashon Schedule for alternate sailing times.

Low Tides may affect oversized vehicles with low clearance. Anything larger than 40 feet with less than 14 inches of clearance, may be delayed for travel during the following times: 7/15/2026:     -3.6     10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 7/16/2026:    -2.8     11:35 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. View the Seattle / Bainbridge Island Schedule for alternate sailing times.

Low Tides may affect oversized vehicles with low clearance. Anything larger than 40 feet with less than 14 inches of clearance, may be delayed for travel during the following times: 7/15/2026:     -3.6     10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 7/16/2026:    -2.8     12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.View the Edmonds / Kingston Schedule for alternate sailing times.

Update: The #1 Yakima is is running an estimated 95 minutes behind schedule. The #2 Samish is running an estimated 58-60 minutes behind schedule. The #3 Chelan is running an estimated 30-35 minutes behind schedule. Updates will occur as more information becomes available. View the Real-Time Map for vessel status.

The #1 elevator on the M/V Suquamish is out of service. The #2 end elevator remains in service and available for customer use. The M/V Suquamish has two ADA compliant elevators and wide staircases that provide access from both car decks to the passenger and sun decks. There are accessible restrooms on the car deck, main passenger deck and the sun deck.

Vehicle reservations for the fall 2026 sailing season (Sept. 20 through Jan. 2, 2027) will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21. For the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route, the two-week and two-day reservation releases will remain at 7 a.m.   The fall 2026 sailing schedules are now online:   Anacortes/San Juan Islands  Port Townsend/Coupeville  To ensure a smooth and fair experience during this high-demand period, we will continue using a virtual waiting room during the reservations release. Reservations are currently open for booking through Sept. 19, 2026. Visit?our reservations webpage for more information.  Text message notifications about your reservation: Starting Monday, July 20, our reservations system will no longer send text message notifications about vehicle reservations. We will only have email notifications moving forward. This is due to cell phone carriers ending email-to-text services. If you do not receive email notifications about your reservations, please reference your initial text confirmation or call our team at 206-464-6400 and we can add an email address to your reservation.    

The following is the adjusted schedule for the evening of Wednesday, July 15. #1 Yakima 8:15 p.m. sailing will sail from Anacortes to Friday Harbor to Orcas and will then return to Anacortes.  #3 Chelan 9:25 p.m. departure will sail as scheduled, then the 11:15 p.m. departure from Orcas will include all stops necessary for traffic on the return to Anacortes. Updates will occur as more information becomes available. View the Real-Time Map for vessel status.

#1 Kittitas is running an estimated 15-20 minutes behind schedule. We’ll send updated travel information as it becomes available. For upcoming sailings and live vessel locations, please check the online schedule and real-time travel map.

Elevators 1 and 2 at Colman Dock remain out of service due to a mechanical issue. The Alaskan Way #4 Elevator and the Pier 50 elevator (along the front of the building) are both in service and available for customer use. We are working with vendors to get the other elevators repaired and will provide updates as conditions change.

The passenger elevator on the Chetzemoka is out of service. In the event of an elevator closure, a crew member can assist passengers with mobility disabilities to the passenger deck by way of a small freight elevator, though it is not ADA accessible.