Ferry planner

Will the ferry be busy?

Pick a day and time for the Edmonds–Kingston car ferry and get a busyness estimate, when to arrive, and how the crowds rise and fall across the day. Great for planning a summer weekend or a Fourth of July escape.

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How you’re travelling

Date

Around what time?

Edmonds → Kingston · Driving

Be in line by 9:15 AM

to catch the 9:35 AM boat to Kingston — about 20 min early.

Light

Roll-on odds are excellent — little or no line.

You should drive right on — no wait expected.

Live right now: that boat shows 186 drive-up car spots open.

Weekday midday–afternoon peak toward the peninsula

✓ Tuned by 77 sailingswe’ve logged around this time.

How busy through Wednesday, Nov 11

Edmonds → Kingston

Quietest around 12:00 AM · Busiest 3:00 PM–3:30 PM.

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This is an estimateof typical demand, based on Washington State Ferries’ published “Best Times to Travel” patterns — not a live forecast. Real waits can spike without warning (a holiday, an incident, or a smaller substitute boat), so on the day, always check the live ferry board. Sailing times are the real WSF schedule for this date. It also learns from 86,021 live sailing observations we've logged over 91 days, and sharpens as more come in.