Vancouver to Seattle by Ferry
I'm looking at heading to Seattle, well, a few times this year, and I'm wondering :
- is there a ferry from Vancouver to Seattle? I can't find any on bcferries or victoriaclipper, but may be missing. Might have to connect a ferry or two?
- how long would it take by ferry?
- could it be done easily enough as a weekend trip - ie leave Vancouver Friday evening, back Sunday evening? Or if it's a long ferry, overnight Friday, and overnight Sunday, so that I have time to get to work on the Monday?
- how much this would cost?
Best Answer
It has been a while, but I have done the that trip multiple times by connecting at Friday Harbor. First take the ferry from Tsawassen to Swartz Bay. Then take the Washington State Ferries from Sidney to Friday Harbor and a connecting ferry from Friday Harbor to Anacortes. I don't remember if there is a direct ferry connection between Sidney and Anacortes. I took a bus or a lift from Anacortes to Seattle.
It is more efficient to just take a direct bus connection from Vancouver to Seattle, but I have really good memories of the above described trip. The views are breath takening and once I even saw a minke whale.
I don't remember the "Clipper Vacations" mentioned by Gagravarr, but on their website I noticed that they offered connections between Seattle and Friday Harbor. That way you might use BC ferries to Victoria Island. Washington State Ferries to Friday Harbor and Clipper Vacations to Seattle.
My trips were some time ago, so I am not a reliable source regarding pricing.
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How long is the ferry ride from Vancouver to Seattle?
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If you want to do it via public transport/ferries, you can bus to Tsawwassen, ferry to Swartz Bay, bus to downtown Victoria (~1hr), walk to the Clipper ferry terminal (10 mins) and take that to downtown Seattle. The clipper is a fast, passenger only, ferry.
Answer 3
From my experience living in Vancouver and Victoria for over 60 years, there has not been a direct Vancouver-Seattle during that time. My recommendation? The option of Clipper (Seattle-Victoria) and then BC Ferries (Swartz Bay-Tsawassen) is good. But, there is a high-speed catamaran "V2V" alternative from Victoria Harbour to Vancouver Harbour... https://www.v2vvacations.com/
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