Cross posted from Metro Matters Are you ready for a little Thursday Night football?? Rams… Seahawks… The battle for first place in the NFC West and possible home field throughout the playoffs comes to Lumen Field. Save your energy for yelling at Matthew Stafford, let Metro get you to the biggest game of the year!…
The West Seattle Water Taxi is preparing to transition into the fall/winter sailing schedule, after seeing the largest number of passengers riding between downtown Seattle and West Seattle’s Seacrest Park in over six years. “It was great to see people taking advantage of the extended weekend service as well as the special sailings throughout the…
The turning of the fall leaves welcomes a new tradition for the residents of Vashon: Saturday water taxi service. The water taxi will operate eight extra round-trips between Pier 50 in downtown Seattle and the Vashon Ferry Terminal beginning Oct. 11. “Vashon Island was the first water taxi route for King County, and residents…
There’s going to be a celebration on the Seattle Waterfront on Saturday, September 6, and the King County Water Taxi is making sure people on Vashon can join the party! The Vashon Water Taxi will be sailing all day long that Saturday. “People from across the region enjoyed special weekend water taxi service to the…
On June 27, 2024, riders sailed from Vashon Island to downtown Seattle carrying the Vashon flag on the M/V Sally Fox, named for the celebrated advocate of passenger-only ferry service to Vashon. The trip recognized the historic introduction of midday water taxi service to the island, which officially began on July 1, 2024. The expansion…
Growing up in Alaska, Hawai’i and the Northwest, Dan Krehbiel has been on or near the water most of his life. While working at his parent’s fuel depot in Juneau, Alaska, he thought he could “make a living on the water.” After decades of piloting tour boats and fast ferries from Trinidad and the Caribbean…
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…
The crew of the King County Water Taxi Sally Fox saw the person on the Seacrest Dock in West Seattle as they were preparing to finish their trip across Elliott Bay on March 16. As they boarded passengers for the late morning trip back to downtown Seattle, Deckhand Zack Klaja noticed a person standing on…
Cross posted from Metro Matters Fireworks, parades, picnics and festivals on July Fourth — there’s so much going on! Here’s some things to know before stepping onto transit on July 4 to get to your celebration. More information on travel planning Visit Metro’s online regional Trip Planner or call the Customer Information Office on weekdays at…
This media release was originally posted on King County Executive News on June 16, 2025. Midday service to Vashon Island on the King County Water Taxi will continue at least through June 2027. The necessary funding for these year-round, weekday voyages was secured as part of the state transportation budget adopted on May 20. The…