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Bainbridge Island
All passengers must purchase ferry tickets from Seattle to Bainbridge; only cars need tickets for the return trip from Bainbridge to Seattle.
Bicycles are permitted on the Bainbridge Island Ferry.
While sporting events and holidays can mean crowded ferries, there’s almost always room for walk-on passengers.
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There are plenty of ways to experience Bainbridge Island. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:
While exploring Bainbridge Island is technically free, you’ll need to get there. Most visitors use the Bainbridge Ferry—for round-trip tickets, walk-on passengers or in-vehicle passengers are US$11.05 for adults, US$5.50 for seniors, and free for kids 18 and under. Vehicles under 14 feet (4.3 meters) in length are US$31.20, which includes the driver.
Yes, Bainbridge Island is definitely worth visiting. A short ferry ride from Seattle gets you fabulous views of the city's skyline against Mount Rainier, and you can explore the island's great waterfront trails, plus local boutiques, art galleries, wineries, and cozy restaurants and cafés.
Per one customer who booked the Bainbridge Island Discovery Tour, "There were so many people without cars on the ferry over to Bainbridge Island who, as best I could tell, walked the cute little downtown and probably ate lunch/dinner and then headed back. Why not really see the island and why people choose to live there? [Our guide] picked us up right at the ferry depot and took us around to a number of sites around the island that we would have never gotten to on our own."
Yes, it’s certainly possible to explore Bainbridge Island without a car. Much of the island is walkable, and if you want to explore further than your feet will carry you, bicycles are available to rent. Most of the shops and restaurants are within a 15-minute walk of the ferry terminal.
Bainbridge Island is a beautiful island that’s just a 35-minute ferry ride from Seattle, meaning it’s a good day-trip destination. It’s small and can be navigated by foot or bicycle. Many travelers like to visit to explore the hiking trails, scenic landscape, restaurants and shops, wineries, and local arts scene.
There are two main walking trails on Bainbridge Island, which provide a good overview of the island’s attractions: the 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) Western Loop and the 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometer) Eastern Loop. Both trails typically take around an hour to complete, depending on how many stops you make along the way.
The ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island takes about 35 minutes. You can take your car on the ferry or just go on foot. There are great views of the Seattle skyline and Puget Sound. Alternatively, you can drive to the island from the Kitsap Peninsula, over the Agate Passage Bridge.
Yes and no: The Bainbridge Island ferry is free for foot passengers traveling from Bainbridge Island to Seattle, but you’ll need a paid ticket to travel in the other direction, from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Travelers taking their vehicles on the ferry need to pay when traveling in both directions.
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