Ferries / Seattle / Bainbridge Island

Seattle / Bainbridge Island ferry schedule

The next Seattle / Bainbridge Island sailing from Seattle is 9:45 PM. It is the Tacoma, a short crossing. The car deck is about 0 percent full, so you will likely make it as a drive-up. Walk-on space is wide open.Next Seattle boat 9:45 PM, a short crossing. Car deck about 0% full, you should make it. Walk-on wide open.

Updated 9:18 PM Pacific

Service alerts on this route · 4

Sea/BI - Bainbridge Island Terminal Status - Two Hour Wait for Drivers
Sea/BI - Both vessels running 25 minutes behind schedule
WSF Community Meetings, Thursday, Sept. 10
Sea/BI/Brem-ADA Alert- Alaskan Way #5 Elevator is Out of Service at Colman Dock

Will you get on? Drive-up space now

Car deck typically 0% full

Space now. Drive-up cars can still board. Typically 197 drive-up spaces left on the 9:45 PM sailing, checked 7:59 pm pacific time.

Today's schedule

Seattle → Bainbridge Island

12:45 AM 2:10 AM 6:10 AM 7:55 AM 8:55 AM 9:35 AM 10:40 AM 11:25 AM 12:30 PM 1:15 PM 2:10 PM 3:05 PM 3:50 PM 4:45 PM 5:35 PM 6:25 PM 7:20 PM 8:10 PM 9:00 PM 9:45 PM 10:40 PM 11:15 PM

Bainbridge Island → Seattle

12:00 AM 1:25 AM 5:20 AM 7:05 AM 8:45 AM 9:45 AM 10:25 AM 11:35 AM 12:20 PM 1:20 PM 2:10 PM 3:00 PM 3:55 PM 4:40 PM 5:35 PM 6:30 PM 7:15 PM 8:10 PM 8:55 PM 9:45 PM 10:30 PM

next sailing later today already departed

Which Seattle / Bainbridge Island sailings fill up

12:00 AM 8%

4:45 AM 24%

7:55 AM 49%

10:25 AM 46%

2:09 PM 55%

4:40 PM 84%

5:34 PM 44%

7:15 PM 39%

Typical car-deck fullness by sailing, from WSF fare data (one direction, paid fares). The 7:15 PM boat is usually the easiest drive-up.

Fares

Passenger (walk-on)

$11.35

Car & driver

$27.00

Bicycle

$1.00

Senior / disability

$5.65

Vehicle fares vary by length and are charged one direction only; fares change periodically. For August 30, 2026.

Terminals

Seattle801 Alaskan Way Pier 52, Seattle, WA, 98104Customers planning to park and walk on the ferry can find parking information for Seattle's Pioneer Square and waterfront neighborhoods here: Downtown Seattle Parking .

Bainbridge Island270 Olympic Drive SE, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110There are three large lots within two blocks of the terminal.

Walk-on & drive-upWalk-ons never wait for space. Drivers should reach the holding lanes early at peak.

Seattle / Bainbridge Island, common questions

How early should I arrive for the Seattle / Bainbridge Island ferry?

Washington State Ferries advises drive-up vehicles reach the tollbooth about 20 minutes before the scheduled sailing, and more on summer weekends and holidays. The tool above adds that 20 minute buffer to your drive time and tells you when to leave home for a specific sailing.

What time is the first and last Seattle / Bainbridge Island sailing today?

From Seattle today, the first sailing is 12:45 AM and the last is 11:15 PM. The full timetable in both directions is on this page. Sailing times are the published WSF schedule for Seattle / Bainbridge Island; check WSF for holiday and alert changes.

Is there space for my car on the next boat?

Where WSF publishes per-sailing vehicle space, this page shows the drive-up car spaces left on each departure, checked at the last rebuild. It is a snapshot, not a moment-by-moment counter, so treat it as guidance and arrive early on a busy sailing. Reservations, where the route offers them, are made through WSF.

How long does the Seattle / Bainbridge Island crossing take?

WSF does not publish the crossing duration for this route in its schedule feed, so we do not state one rather than guess. The leave-by time above is unaffected either way, since it depends on when you must be at the dock, not on the sail time.

Schedule and vessel data from Washington State Ferries (WSDOT), baked each rebuild, not a moment-by-moment counter. How these numbers are made.