West Seattle Blog: WATER TAXI: West Seattle route expands schedule starting this weekend
Metro has gone public this afternoon with the summer sailing schedule for the West Seattle Water Taxi, which starts this Saturday (April 11), as we've been noting in our morning traffic/transit ...
The West Seattle Water Taxi will again offer an enhanced spring/summer schedule beginning April 9 that will include daily service across Elliott Bay between Pier 50 on the Seattle waterfront and ...
West Seattle Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle service, winter schedule through April 10. Washington State Ferries – Check WSF’s alert page for last-minute changes.
West Seattle Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle service, winter schedule through April 10. Washington State Ferries – Check WSF’s alert page for any changes to the 3-boat schedule.
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