Ferry Commute Planner
A ferry commute is never just the crossing. This planner builds a door-to-door estimate from the drive to the terminal through the last leg on the far side, and shows you the best case, the number you should actually plan around, and what a high-demand or disrupted day looks like.
1. Origin neighborhood or address
2. Destination neighborhood or workplace
3. Travel direction
4. Commute mode
5. Departure type
6. Reliability preference
Bainbridge – Seattle (Colman Dock)
Washington State Ferries · typical crossing ~35 minutes
Strongest for Seattle-facing walk-on commuters and Winslow residents; schedule and terminal access determine the total commute, not the crossing.
Best case
1 hr 4 min
Everything lines up: short wait, boat on time, no queue.
Typical planning time
1 hr 31 min
The number to build your day around.
High demand / disruption
2 hr 28 min
Summer, holidays, weather, or a canceled sailing.
How the estimate is built
- Origin to terminal4–7 min · plan 5
- Terminal arrival buffer10–20 min · plan 15
Recommended walk-on terminal arrival: 10–20 minutes before sailing.
- Average ferry wait6–50 min · plan 19
Planning range only — not a live wait time.
- Vessel crossing35–40 min · plan 35
- Unloading / disembarkation3–9 min · plan 5
- Destination terminal to work6–22 min · plan 12
Colman Dock and Pier 50 both land you inside downtown; SLU adds a streetcar, bus, or bike leg.
Bainbridge drive-on waits swing widely. Verify live terminal conditions before you leave the house.
- Plan around the typical figure and keep the high-demand figure in mind for Fridays, holidays, and summer weekends.
Ferry schedules, vessel capacity, vehicle queues, weather, construction, and service disruptions can materially change travel time. Always verify your specific sailing and terminal conditions before travel. These figures are transparent planning ranges, not live wait times — no WSDOT or King County live-wait feed is connected to this tool.
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