Ferry Fares to Rise May 1 for Peak Season

Michael van Baker — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:56:07 +0000

May 1 is the beginning of the 2012 peak season for the Washington State Ferries, and this year the 25-percent peak-season surcharge includes an extra three-percent increase to help the ferry system stay afloat financially. What that means, in dollars and cents, is that a standard vehicle and driver will play $16.40, instead of $12.75, to get from Seattle to Bainbridge or Bremerton.

A Seattle-Port Townsend Passenger Ferry by 2013?

Michael van Baker — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:21:16 +0000

Peninsula Daily News reports that the Port of Port Townsend has won a $1.3-million federal grant for construction of a new passenger ferry, to run between Port Townsend and Seattle. Best of all, it's got to happen fairly quickly: "Sea trials must be finished by the summer of 2013 or the port will not be reimbursed for the construction of the vessel," the newspaper quotes Port Director Larry Crockett as saying.

The SunBreak » fares

Ferry Fares to Rise May 1 for Peak Season

A Seattle-Port Townsend Passenger Ferry by 2013?