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Salish Sea

63 ports

ports: 63
Operators: 15
Mukilteo to Clinton: 20m
Seattle to Victoria: 3h

BC Ferries, Washington State Ferries and eight other companies sail between 63 ports in the Salish Sea. Ferries also sail to the Salish Sea from 14 ports in Canada and the United States, mostly North Vancouver, Skagway and West Seattle. The main crossing, from Mukilteo to Clinton, takes 20 minutes and runs 37 times a day; the longest within the Salish Sea, from Seattle to Victoria, takes 3 hours. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only. Some lines are seasonal.

Ferries to the Salish Sea

14 routes

Canada

Gambier Island to LangdaleKona Winds Charters10mAbout 10 a day, in season North Vancouver to Vancouver HarbourSeaBus12m82 a day Eastbourne (Keats Island) to LangdaleKona Winds Charters15mTwice a day, in season Keats Landing (Keats Island) to LangdaleKona Winds Charters15m4 a day Selkirk Landing to VictoriaVictoria Harbour FerryOn request Songhees Landing to VictoriaVictoria Harbour FerryOn request, mid-March to late October West Bay to Victoria via Fisherman's Wharf (Victoria)Victoria Harbour FerryOn request

United States

Annapolis (Port Orchard) to BremertonKitsap Transit5mAbout 14 a day West Seattle to SeattleKing County Water Taxi15m17 a day Lake Union to SeattleArgosy Cruises2h4 a week Sucia Island to BellinghamSan Juan Cruises2h3 a week, late June to mid-September Haines to BellinghamAlaska Marine Highway3 daysTwice a month, January to September Skagway to BellinghamAlaska Marine Highway3 days4 a month, in season Kodiak to BellinghamAlaska Marine Highway5½ daysYearly, in April

Canada

41 ports

Bowen Island1 destination Brentwood Bay1 destination Buckley Bay1 destination Campbell River1 destination Chemainus2 destinations Comox1 destination Cortes Island1 destination Crofton1 destination Denman Island1 destination Earls Cove1 destination French Creek1 destination Fulford Harbour (Salt Spring Island)1 destination Gabriola Island1 destination Galiano Island5 destinations Gravelly Bay (Denman Island)1 destination Heriot Bay (Quadra Island)1 destination Hornby Island1 destination Horseshoe Bay3 destinations Langdale4 destinations Lasqueti Island1 destination Long Harbour (Salt Spring Island)4 destinations Lund1 destination Mayne Island6 destinations Mill Bay1 destination Nanaimo (Departure Bay)1 destination Nanaimo (Duke Point)1 destination Nanaimo Harbour2 destinations Pender Island6 destinations Penelakut Island2 destinations Powell River2 destinations Quadra Island1 destination Saltery Bay1 destination Saturna Island4 destinations Savary Island1 destination Swartz Bay6 destinations Texada Island1 destination Thetis Island2 destinations Tsawwassen7 destinations Vancouver Harbour2 destinations Vesuvius Bay (Salt Spring Island)1 destination Victoria11 destinations

Ferry companies in the Salish Sea

Calls at Tsawwassen, Nanaimo (Duke Point), Swartz Bay and 32 other portsCars

10m–2h 55m

Washington State Ferries

Calls at Seattle, Bremerton, Bainbridge Island and 16 other portsCars

15m–2h 15m

From Annapolis (Port Orchard)Foot passengers only

5m–39m

From North VancouverFoot passengers only

12m

Alaska Marine Highway

From Skagway, Haines and KodiakCarsOvernight

3 days–5½ days

King County Water Taxi

From West SeattleFoot passengers onlyHigh speed

15m–22m

Calls at Nanaimo Harbour and Vancouver HarbourFoot passengers onlyHigh speed

1h 20m

Kona Winds Charters

From Gambier Island, Keats Landing (Keats Island) and Eastbourne (Keats Island)Foot passengers only

10m–30m

Black Ball Ferry Line

Calls at Port Angeles and VictoriaCars

1h 30m

Calls at Seattle and VictoriaFoot passengers onlyHigh speed

2h 45m–3h

Lund Water Taxi

Calls at Lund and Savary IslandFoot passengers only

15m

Western Pacific Marine

Calls at French Creek and Lasqueti IslandFoot passengers only

1h

San Juan Cruises

From Sucia IslandFoot passengers onlySeasonal

2h

From Lake UnionFoot passengers only

2h

Victoria Harbour Ferry

From West Bay, Selkirk Landing and Songhees LandingFoot passengers only

Questions

Where do ferries to the Salish Sea leave from?

From 14 ports, mostly North Vancouver, Skagway and West Seattle. In Canada: North Vancouver, Gambier Island, Keats Landing (Keats Island), Eastbourne (Keats Island), West Bay, Selkirk Landing and Songhees Landing. In the United States: Skagway, West Seattle, Haines, Lake Union, Annapolis (Port Orchard), Sucia Island and Kodiak.

Which ferry companies sail in the Salish Sea?

BC Ferries: Tsawwassen, Nanaimo (Duke Point), Swartz Bay and 32 other ports. Washington State Ferries: Seattle, Bremerton, Bainbridge Island and 16 other ports. Kitsap Transit: from Annapolis (Port Orchard). SeaBus: from North Vancouver. Alaska Marine Highway: from Skagway, Haines and Kodiak. King County Water Taxi: from West Seattle. Hullo: Nanaimo Harbour and Vancouver Harbour. Kona Winds Charters: from Gambier Island, Keats Landing (Keats Island) and Eastbourne (Keats Island). And seven other companies.

Can I take my car on a ferry in the Salish Sea?

Partly. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only.

Do ferries in the Salish Sea run all year?

Yes. BC Ferries, Washington State Ferries and 12 other companies sail all year round; some lines are seasonal. Haines to Bellingham runs January to September. Sucia Island to Bellingham runs late June to mid-September. Kodiak to Bellingham runs in April. Songhees Landing to Victoria runs mid-March to late October. Tsawwassen to Nanaimo (Departure Bay) runs mid-June to mid-October. Bellingham to Friday Harbor runs June to mid-September.