SEATTLE – The fares passengers pay to ride a state ferry cover well more than half the cost to run the system. But with diminished ridership, the gap between what it takes to run Washington State ...

The state ferry system’s annual peak-season surcharge goes into effect Wednesday. The surcharge will increase fares for vehicles on all routes by 25%, except for vehicles traveling from Anacortes to ...

The future of tolling, increasing ferry fares, and a new SR 2 trestle. It’s a huge day at the Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC). Let’s start with the ferries. The fares just went up in ...

All ferry passengers should be prepared for possible service disruptions starting later today through Saturday afternoon.

Foot-ferry service between Kingston and Seattle, begun just last January as a private foray into cross-Sound transportation, will be suspended Oct. 1 because of lower-than-expected ridership and ...

Summer must be over. Ferry fares have dropped from peak-season rates to the lower regular-season schedule, Washington State Ferries officials said. The peak-season surcharge was lifted Sunday until ...

This list of articles explores evolving discussions and challenges regarding ferries in Washington state, with a particular ...

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