Ride fare-free from football to fireworks this New Year’s Eve

King County Metro, Sound Transit, and other regional transit partners are teaming up to provide free rides for one of the busiest New Year’s Eves in years. Beginning on Dec. 31 riders can travel without paying fares on King County Metro, Water Taxi, Metro Flex, Sound Transit Link, Sounder trains, Community Transit, Everett Transit, and…

Water Taxi holiday sailing schedule

The King County Water Taxi is ready to get you from Vashon and West Seattle throughout the holiday season, with midday sailings from West Seattle seven days a week. As you make your holiday travel plans, we want to make sure you know when the water taxi will not be in service. The Water Taxi…

SCARVES UP! Special West Seattle Water Taxi service to get fans to Friday Sounders playoff match

The West Seattle Water Taxi will run seven special round-trip sailings on Friday, Nov. 10, (Veterans Day observed)to help fans get to and from the Lumen Field pitch to cheer on the Seattle Sounders FC in their climactic playoff match against FC Dallas. Due to the holiday, service is focused on the afternoon and evening…

Water Taxi temporary service reduction beginning Monday Nov. 28

Service on the King County Water Taxi West Seattle and Vashon routes will be temporarily reduced beginning Monday, Nov. 28, due to mechanical damage to our boats’ propellers caused by submerged debris in the water. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. The repairs may take several days. As soon as a shipyard…

Kickoff summer on the Water Taxi

Memorial Day is the summer kickoff around these parts, and what better way to celebrate the long weekend than by sailing between downtown and West Seattle? On Memorial Day, the Water Taxi service will sail using its Sunday schedule.  The King County Water Taxi is pet- and bike-friendly (even e-bikes!), offers weekend night service, several…

West Seattle midday service canceled May 16-19

Scheduled repairs to the Seacrest Dock in West Seattle will close the dock during the mid-day sailing hours between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm from through Thursday May 19.  The 9:10 departure from West Seattle will be the last run of the morning and the 3:25 Seattle departure will be the first of the afternoon.…

It’s ‘Cool!’ It’s Water Taxi Winter!

 “Water Taxi Summer” was the hit song of the summer. It was so good you knew there was going to be a sequel. To celebrate the Water Taxi’s newly expanded West Seattle sailing schedule for the colder months, we’re excited to debut “Water Taxi Winter.” Thanks to all the riders dancing to the beat and…

Doc Maynard travels to West Seattle from downtown Seattle

New summer sailing schedule begins Monday, April 19

Exciting news: the West Seattle Water Taxi will, once again, serve as a floating chariot to all of your summer (socially-distanced) adventures, and increase commuting options to and from downtown Seattle.  The new West Seattle summer sailing schedule kicks off Monday, April 19, and will:   Be in service seven days a week from Pier 50 downtown to Seacrest Park in West Seattle  Include late evening sailings every Friday and Saturday  …

With Seattle's famed Space Needle in the background, the MV Doc Maynard glides across Elliott Bay toward West Seattle.

Water Taxi spring schedule postponed to at least April 20, 2020

Each year, the start of King County Water Taxi’s spring/summer schedule coincides with the week of the Mariner’s home opener, kicking off seven months of increased service to commuters, local explorers, and tourists alike. This year, peak season service was scheduled to begin on Monday, March 23, with a [now-canceled] Mariners home opener game scheduled…

Water Taxi Doc Maynard on the water

Early Water Taxi sailing gets you to the Orca Half

Planning on running the Orca Half marathon on September 22? The King County Water Taxi wants to get you there in style and is offering an early sailing at 7:30 a.m. from Pier 50 in Seattle to Seacrest Park, connecting you with shuttles to the beginning of the race. Shuttles are operated by the race…