Water Taxi to remain in service July 22-28 – Planned closure to be rescheduled!

In order to make sure our contractor can complete all projects needed to open the new Water Taxi facility, we are going to remain in service July 22-28 and the planned closure will be rescheduled in the very near future. Providing safe and secure service is important and the new POF has improved security, ADA…

The MV Sally Fox pulls out of the Vashon Island dock after picking up riders for a morning run.

Want to go to Strawberry Fest? Take the Water Taxi!

Heading to Vashon Island for Strawberry Fest? This year, you will have another option to get there – the Water Taxi! King County Water Taxi will offer the first ever Saturday service on the Vashon Island route for the Vashon Island Strawberry Festival on Saturday, July 20th. Typically, the Water Taxi Vashon Island route is…

With the iconic Space Needle in the background, the Doc Maynard glides the waters of Puget Sound between Downtown and West Seattle.

New summer sailing schedule begins Thursday, March 28

Coinciding with the Mariners season home opener, King County Water Taxi will debut its 2019 spring/summer sailing schedule! The new schedule begins Thursday, March 28, which means the West Seattle Water Taxi will: Be in service seven days a week from Pier 50 downtown to West Seattle Include late evening sailings every Friday and Saturday…

Sail to ‘Step Forward’ this Saturday

Are you among the 100K people planning to attend Feb. 2’s SR 99 tunnel grand opening festivities? King County Metro’s West Seattle Water Taxi will operate on a special event schedule to help folks coming from West Seattle and surrounding areas get to the action. Additionally, free parking for approximately 250 cars will be offered…

During the Viaduct closure, the Water Taxi is ready for you!

Ahoy! The “Seattle Squeeze” begins tightening its grip with the viaduct closure, and the King County Water Taxi crews have been hard at work preparing to keep people moving. Last month, we shared how we’re expanding our schedule during the closure here. Since then, our media friends have been helping us remind the public. Bottom…

Winter schedule for West Seattle route starts Monday, Oct. 29

The air is crisp, the leaves are changing colors and the days are getting shorter – all signs that the King County Water Taxi is approaching the start of its winter sailing schedule on the West Seattle route! The schedule starts Monday, Oct. 29 and ends March 28, 2019. The winter sailing schedule means vessels…

Riders make their way toward the MV Doc Maynard in West Seattle.

Memorial Day: West Seattle route on Sunday schedule; Vashon out of service on Monday, May 28

Heads up to riders headed to downtown Seattle to celebrate Memorial Day. On Monday, May 28, the West Seattle route of the King County Water Taxi will operate on a Sunday schedule, as will DART shuttle routes 773 and 775. The Vashon Island route will not be in service on Monday. King County Water Taxi…

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

New schedule begins Thursday, March 29

Just in time for spring sports, blue skies and sunny days – it’s the King County Water Taxi’s 2018 spring/summer sailing schedule! The new schedule begins Thursday, March 29, which means sailings will go to seven days a week from Pier 52 downtown to West Seattle.  Sports fans can enjoy congestion-free travel to both the…

King County Water Taxi begins operating on its Winter Schedule on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017

Winter sailing schedule effective Monday, Oct. 30

The air is crisp, scarves are back in season and cups of hot cocoa are being sipped throughout the Puget Sound region. As the temperatures get colder, the King County Water Taxi is set to switch to our winter sailing schedule! We will operate our winter schedule from Oct. 30, 2017 to March 28, 2018.…