How to Get to San Juan
Island (Friday Harbor, Washington)
Accommodations on San
Juan Island
Weather Info for San Juan
Island
How to Get to San Juan Island (Friday Harbor, Washington)
We will generally pick you up right across
from the Washington State Ferry terminal in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island unless other arrangements
have been made. So all you have to do is get here!
Here are the
most common ways to get to Friday Harbor from the Seattle area:
·
Drive your own car, a rental or take
the Airporter Shuttle to Anacortes (about 2 hours from Seattle) and then
walk-on (highly recommended - no ferry lines) or drive-on the Washington State Ferry to Friday Harbor (just over 1
hour).
·
Board the Victoria Clipper as a walk-on
from downtown Seattle and get off in
Friday Harbor (about 3-3.5
hours).
·
Take a flight with Kenmore Air from
downtown Seattle or the SeaTac International Airport to Friday Harbor (about 40
minutes).
Driving to Friday Harbor...
...from the Seattle Area...
Head north on I-5 just past Mt. Vernon. Take exit 230, (Highway
20) westbound to Anacortes-San Juan Ferry.
Follow "Anacortes-San Juan Ferry"
signs. Drive through Anacortes and turn left at light at Safeway.
Continue on this road until you come to the Washington State Ferry
terminal. Park your car at the terminal and walk-on as a foot
passenger or drive-on with your car. If you plan to drive on the
ferry you should arrive at the ferry terminal 90 minutes to 3 hours in
advance depending on the day.
(Total Drive Time from Seattle: 2 hours).
...from Bellingham or Vancouver, B.C....
Head south on I-5 until Burlington, if you reach Mt. Vernon you have
gone to far. Take exit 230, (Highway 20) westbound to Anacortes-San
Juan Ferry.
Follow "Anacortes-San Juan Ferry"
signs. Drive through Anacortes and turn left at light at Safeway.
Continue on this road until you come to the Washington State Ferry
terminal. Park your car at the terminal and walk-on as a foot
passenger or drive-on with your car. If you plan to drive on the
ferry you should arrive at the ferry terminal 90 minutes to 3 hours in
advance depending on the day.
(Total Drive Time from Bellingham: 1 hour,
Total Drive Time from Vancouver, B.C.: 2 hours plus border
crossing time of 30 min.- 1 hour).
Shuttling to Friday Harbor...
...from Seattle to the Washington State Ferry Terminal in Anacortes..
Gray
Line - (800) 426-7532 ...bus service from downtown Seattle to Anacortes.
...from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to the Washington State Ferry Terminal in
Anacortes...
Airporter
Shuttle - (800) 448-8443 ...scheduled shuttle service from the Seattle airport to Anacortes.
Bellair
Shuttle - (800) 235-5247 ...chartered shuttle service from the airport
to Anacortes.
Via the land to Sidney, B.C....
Gray
Line - (800) 426-7532 ...bus service from downtown Victoria, B.C.
Boating to Friday Harbor...
...from Anacortes...
Washington
State Ferries - (800) 84-FERRY or (206)464-6400 ...the main access
for foot-passengers, bicycles, cars, boats, motorhomes...
...from downtown Seattle...
Victoria
Clipper (San Juan Explorer) - (800) 888-2535 ...foot-passenger only
ferry.
...from Bellingham...
San Juan Island Shuttle Express - (360)
671-1137 ...seasonal foot-passenger only ferry.
...from Everett...
Mosquito Fleet - (206) 787-6400 ...seasonal
foot-passenger only ferry.
...from Port Townsend on the
Olympic Penninsula...
Puget Sound Express - (360) 385-5288
...seasonal foot-passenger only ferry.
...from Sidney, B.C., which is about 30
minutes from Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island...
Washington
State Ferries - (800) 84-FERRY or (206)464-6400 ...the main access
for foot-passengers, bicycles, cars, boats, motorhomes...
...from Victoria, B.C....
Victoria
Clipper (San Juan Explorer) - (800) 888-2535 or (206) 448-5000 or
(250) 382-8100 ...foot-passenger only ferry.
Flying to Friday Harbor...
Kenmore
Air - (800) 543-9595 ...float plane service from Lake Union and Lake Washington in the Seattle area.
San
Juan Airlines - (800) 690-0086 ...float plane and regular service near
Sea-Tac International Airport.
West Isle Air - (800) 874-4434
...scheduled and charter flights from Anacortes and Boeing Field.
Accommodations
on San Juan Island
Here are some B&Bs, resorts, inns,
hotels, motels and campgrounds that offer a place to stay while on San Juan Island.
Accommodation Information...
