There are 3 ways to get from Ballard to Friday Harbor by bus, ferry, car, or shuttle
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Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Innbus Whidbey SeaTac Shuttle
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harborferry Anacortes - Friday Harbor
9h 5m$92–161Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Ballard to Anacortescar
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harborferry Anacortes - Friday Harbor
3h 5m$24–61Shuttle, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Anacortes Ferry DockAnacortes Northbound
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harborferry Anacortes - Friday Harbor
6h 16m$39–98
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballard to Friday Harbor is to drive and ferry which costs $24 - $65 and takes 3h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ballard to Friday Harbor is to drive and ferry which takes 3h 5m and costs $24 - $65.
The distance between Ballard and Friday Harbor is 147 miles.
The best way to get from Ballard to Friday Harbor without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 9h 5m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Ballard to Friday Harbor, including transfers.
There are 108+ hotels available in Friday Harbor.
What companies run services between Ballard, WA, USA and Friday Harbor, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ballard to Friday Harbor. However, you can take the line 40 bus to 3rd Ave & Pine St, take the line 570 bus to International Blvd & S 176th St - Bay 1, walk to SeaTac Airport - Departures, take the bus to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Inn, take the taxi to Anacortes, then take the ferry to Friday Harbor. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Ballard to Friday Harbor via Anacortes in around 3h 5m.
- Phone
- +1 360-679-4003
- Website
- seatacshuttle.com
Bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.seatacshuttle.com
- Youth 0-15
- $26–40
- Seniors 60+
- $30–45
- Adult 16-59
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- wsdot.wa.gov
Ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $10–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $30–40
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