Tickets

Learn how to buy Washington State Ferries tickets, calculate fares, find information about refunds and more.

Your ticket does not guarantee your spot on a ferry. Ferries are loaded on a first-come, first-served basis.

You can make vehicle reservations to save a spot only on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands/Sidney, British Columbia and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes.

Visit our Ticketing and Reservations Modernization page for information on our efforts to update our ticketing and vehicle reservations systems.

Purchase ferry tickets online. 

Look up the cost of your Washington State Ferries ticket.

Tickets are your fare for your ride, either as a walk-on passenger or in a vehicle. They are valid for 90 days, except for free youth tickets, which are valid for six hours.

Find out how frequent commuters can get discounted tickets by purchasing multi-use or monthly passes.

Learn when you may be eligible for a refund and how to request reimbursement.

Find out about business accounts, which let commercial customers provide their drivers or walk-on passengers with a way to pay their fare.

Slow down – lives are on the line.

Drive the posted speeds, they’re there for your safety.

Phone down, eyes up.

Pay attention – both to workers directing you and to surrounding traffic.

Stay calm

Expect delays, leave early or take an alternate route if possible; no appointment is worth risking someone’s life.