Ready to have some fun at the annual Vashon Strawberry Festival? The King County Water Taxi is the way to get to the festivities all weekend!
Be first in line on Friday
The event starts on Friday, July 18. You can get there with a ride on one of the four midday sailings to Vashon from Pier 50 in downtown Seattle. Go early and you can spend time strolling downtown Vashon before the start of the festival. After a day of fun, take the water taxi back downtown.
| Seattle (Pier 50) to Vashon | Vashon Ferry Terminal to Seattle |
| 5:30 a.m. | 6:10 a.m. |
| 6:38 a.m. | 7:10 a.m. |
| 7:40 a.m. | 8:15 a.m. |
| 8:50 a.m. | 9:25 a.m. |
| 11:25 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
| 12:45 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
| 3:00 p.m. | 3:45 p.m. |
| 4:30 p.m. | 4:58 p.m. |
| 5:30 p.m. | 5:58 p.m. |
| 6:30 p.m. | 6:58 p.m. |
For the first time ever, the water taxi is running for the whole festival!
The water taxi is ready to bring you to the celebration all weekend long! So hop aboard and ride to the festival on both Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20!
In just 22 scenic minutes, you’ll cruise your way to a weekend of non-stop fun: catch the colorful Strawberry Parade, cast your vote for Vashon’s unofficial “mayor,” dance to live music on the main stage, and celebrate everything strawberry! On both days, the water taxi will run every hour on the hour from Pier 50 to Vashon starting at 9:00 a.m., with the last water taxi trip leaving for Vashon at 6:00 p.m. The return trips from Vashon Island to downtown Seattle will run every hour on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Special Vashon Water Taxi schedule:
| Departing Pier 50 (Downtown Seattle) | Departing Vashon |
| 9:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. |
| 10:00 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. |
| 11:00 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| 12:00 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. |
| 1:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
| 2:00 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. |
| 3:00 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. |
| 5:00 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. |
| 6:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. |
When you get off the water taxi at Vashon Island, hop on the King County Metro Route 118 to get to the festival. Additional bus trips will be added over the weekend to supplement the existing schedule. Route 118 will be rerouted in the Vashon Town Center due to street closures; refer to Metro’s Service Advisories webpage for details.
Adult fares for the Water Taxi to Vashon start at $6.75 ($5.75 with an ORCA card). That includes a no-cost transfer to Metro bus service, including the Route 118 for those going to the Vashon Strawberry Festival. Festival fans 18 and younger always ride for free!
Strawberries await! Jump on the water taxi for a weekend of fun on Vashon.
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