Anacortes Ferry Terminal
Find parking, directions, arrival guidance and terminal facilities.
Parking & getting here
Off-peak rates effective October 1 - April 30, 2027: * 15 minutes (car) - no charge * 1 day rate (car) - $8.00 * 2 day rate (car) - $13.00 * 3 day rate (car) - $15.00 * 4 day rate (car) - $19.00 * 7 day rate (car) - $24.00 * 8 day rate (car) - $30.00 * 9 day rate (car) - $35.00 * 10 day rate (car) - $40.00 * 14 day rate (car) - $46.00 * 15 day rate (car) - $51.00 * 16 day rate (car) - $57.00 * 17 day rate (car) - $62.00 * 21 day rate (car) - $67.00 1 day rate (RV) - $13.00 2 day rate (RV) - $24.00 3 day rate (RV) - $28.00 4 day rate (RV) - $35.00 7 day rate (RV) - $46.00 8 day rate (RV) - $57.00 9 day rate (RV) - $67.00 10 day rate (RV) - $78.00 14 day rate (RV) - $87.00 15 day rate (RV) - $98.00 16 day rate (RV) - $112.00p> There are two ways to either initially pay for parking or to extend your current parking session remotely via your cell phone or mobile app: Use the PayByPhone mobile app [https://www.paybyphone.com/] or call 1-888-680-7275. The automated system will ask for the Station #1644, the Stall # you parked in and the number of day(s) needed. Contact 509-295-6490 for additional parking information. Customers wishing to purchase a Monthly, Seasonal, or RV/Boat Storage permits, please call Diamond Parking Services at (206) 729-0590 or 1-800-828-4197 and press option 2. Customer Service Representatives are available Monday – Friday 7:30 am to 7:00 pm PST or by email at [email protected] There is no charge for disabled parking customers displaying a valid disabled parking placard or license plate in this parking lot only. It’s important to note that when all the sign posted ADA spaces are filled in this WSF lot, customers are allowed to park in any empty space in this lot, for free, with their ADA placard, except those spaces reserved for other uses (e.g., carpool and Ferry System employee vehicles).
Airport & shuttle connections
From the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, allow a minimum of 2 1/2 hours driving time to Anacortes and plan to arrive at least 45 minutes before your ferry is scheduled to depart. Follow road signs to the freeway. Drive north to enter eastbound on 518. You will need to get on I-5 North, just follow the road signs. Take I-5 North for approximately 85 miles to state route 20. Take exit 230, turn left at the light and follow the signs into downtown Anacortes. Turn left on 12th Street. Our terminal is 4 to 5 miles outside town. When traveling from Sea-Tac Airport to Anacortes there is a shuttle from Sea-Tac Airport to our Anacortes Dock. For schedule and fare information call 1-866-235-5247 or check Bellair Airporter [http://www.airporter.com/]. Island Airporter is another service that provides transportation from Sea-Tac Airport to Friday Harbor. To contact them for fare and schedule information, call (360) 378-7438 or check Island Airporter [http://www.islandairporter.com/].
WSF terminal guidance. Parking rates, restrictions and transport services can change; confirm with the operator.
When should I arrive?
WSF arrival guidance is general advice, not a measured live queue wait or a boarding guarantee. Check your route’s schedule, wait reports and cameras before leaving.
Vehicle reservations to the San Juan Islands are available at www.takeaferry.com or by calling 511, and must be made at least 2 hours prior to sailing time. A 45 to 60 minute advance arrival is advised for reservation holders. Reservation holders who check in later than 30 minutes prior to sailing time will travel stand by. Walk-on passengers should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to departure sailing.
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Accessibility & boarding assistance
Disabled passengers traveling without a vehicle will load and offload at the Anacortes terminal using the overhead passenger ramp, however, at all of the island terminals, walk-on passengers will load and off load via the car deck. All vessels on these routes have elevator access. For passengers traveling in a vehicle who need elevator access, or who need extra space for a lift, please alert the ticket seller at the terminal prior to boarding the ferry so that we can meet your needs and make your trip as pleasant as possible.
An elevator listing alone does not establish step-free access. Check WSF guidance for your terminal and sailing.
Facilities & food
- Restrooms: available
- Waiting room: available
- Food service: available
- Elevator: unavailable
- Overhead passenger loading: available
WSF food service & vessel galley details
Food guidance may include vessel galley hours. Confirm the route, season and current hours with WSF.
Anacortes Galley Operating Hours (Fall 2026) Vessel Operating Hours Special Notes Vessel #1 5:30 am – 8:00 pm Daily None Vessel #2 7:30 am – 7:30 pm Daily Closed 1:30 pm – 4:20 pm Mon–Wed Vessel #3 6:15 am – 8:45 pm Daily None
Facilities listed by WSF; availability can change.
Bicycle boarding
Approaching the Anacortes Terminal, you will arrive at the vehicle tollbooths first on the right. Bicyclists may bypass these and the line of vehicle traffic at the vehicle tollbooths to get onto the ferry dock when the passenger tollbooth in the terminal is open, but must go through a vehicle tollbooth if the terminal and passenger tollbooth are closed. Signage at the vehicle tollbooth will indicate if the passenger tollbooth is open. If passenger booth is open, bicyclists should secure their bikes at the terminal and go into the terminal to purchase their tickets. There is one bike rack at the terminal which holds 12 bikes. Bicyclists should arrive 20 minutes prior to departure time to be loaded at the beginning of loading process to be certain they are loaded for their specific destination and multi-destination sailings. If a bicyclist arrives after vehicle loading has begun, they may not be loaded for their desired destination.
Motorcycle boarding
While motorcycles are not, by Washington Administrative Code (WAC 468-300-700), a preferential loading category of users, they are often loaded prior to automobiles for operational and staging purposes. Arrival at the dock after vehicle load has commenced requires motorcycles to wait until all cars have been loaded for the next motorcycle loading opportunity. Motorcycles should proceed, while on the dock, at no more than 10 mph. Use caution when car decks are wet. The following information details specific staging for this terminal: Entry/Staging: Motorcyclists queue, along with vehicles, in traffic line prior to tollbooths. Proceed to motorcycle staging area in front of holding lanes as directed by ticket seller or traffic attendant. Loading: Loading order: bicycles, motorcycles, vehicles, late arriving motorcycles as space permits. Space may be limited to 30 motorcycles per sailing.
Trucks and large vehicles
Expect heavy truck traffic on the first 3 sailings in the morning. Trucks going standby are advised to travel between the 7:40 am to 11:00 am time frame. WSF requires trucks with a gross vehicle weight of over 80,000 lbs and/or over 8’6” wide to have “travel approval” before crossing any of our routes. Vessels on this route have a limited height clearance and trucks may be loaded out of sequence. Trucks that have a gross vehicle weight of over 80,000 lbs but are hauling less than 80,000 lbs will need to provide a weight slip. Please fill out our Oversized/Overweight Vehicle Travel [https://wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/rider-information/trucks] form and email it to [email protected]. Please allow three business days for completion and approval. You can contact us at anytime for status updates at (206)464-6400 (Seattle). The Canada Border Service Agency does not provide Commercial Services at the Sidney Terminal, as this office is not a designated commercial office.
Security
WSF has implemented a U.S. Coast Guard approved security plan, for more information please visit our Safety and Security [https://wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/rider-information/safety] page.
Lost and found
Lost and found items on this route are turned into the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. Due to storage limitations, items are held for 30 days from the date they were found. To check if we have your item, please call (206) 515-3439 or email [email protected] [[email protected]] between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you contact us outside these hours, we'll try to respond the next business day. Our Information Agents can also assist you with lost and found inquiries at (206) 464-6400. Phones are open daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Route crossing times & vessel facilities
- Anacortes / San Juan Islands · crossing time: 0 minutes.
Average vehicle capacity: 167.7.
Normal vehicle capacity: 167.7.
Maximum normal vehicle capacity: 178.
Galley, vessel position 1: 05:30–19:15, weekdays Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday.
Galley, vessel position 1: 05:30–23:30, weekdays Friday.
Galley, vessel position 2: 07:30–21:45, weekdays Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Galley, vessel position 3: 05:45–20:15, weekdays Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Galley, vessel position 3: 05:45–17:45, weekdays Tuesday, Wednesday.
Coordinates: 48.50731080012662, -122.67728445936211.
Vehicle reservations for the winter sailing season open Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 10am
Vehicle reservations [https://secureapps.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/reservations/vehicle/default.aspx] for the winter sailing season (Dec. 27 through March 20, 2027) will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. To ensure a smooth and fair experience during this high-demand period, we will continue using a virtual waiting room during the reservations release. Anacortes/San Juan Islands route: * Some days in February and March 2027 will not be available to book reservations for Orcas and Lopez due to construction on the vehicle transfer span at several terminals [https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/systemwide-vehicle-transfer-span-upgrade-project]. * The two-week and two-day reservation releases will remain at 7 a.m. Reservations are currently open for booking [https://secureapps.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/reservations/vehicle/SailingSchedule.aspx?cookieCheck=true] through December 26, 2026.
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Ana/SJs: Coming in 2027: Terminal closures during transfer span construction
In early 2027, we’ll replace the major mechanical and electrical systems of the vehicle transfer span at our Anacortes, Lopez, and Orcas terminals. The transfer span is the part of the terminal dock that raises and lowers to meet the ferry to allow vehicles to drive on and off. What to expect in early 2027 during terminal construction * Anacortes single slip operations, Monday–Friday, Feb. 22–26 * Orcas Island 48-hour closure, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 9–10 * Lopez Island 48-hour closure, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16–17 Ferries will run on their regular schedules but will not stop at Orcas or Lopez during the closure dates. Vehicle reservations will not be available for Orcas and Lopez sailings on the days those terminals are closed. We do not expect Anacortes reservations to be impacted. Please visit the project webpage [https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/systemwide-vehicle-transfer-span-upgrade-project] for more information. We’ll also keep you updated on this project through additional rider alerts, the WSF Weekly email [https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries/about-us/weekly-update], and social media [https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/mobile-app-and-social-media].
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ADA Alert - Tillikum elevator temporarily unavailable
The elevator on #4 Tillikum is out of service. The vessel does not have a restroom on the car deck. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Updates will follow as more information is available.
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