Selected Public Transit Routes to Whidbey and Camano Islands

From Sea-Tac Airport to Whidbey Island – Option 1 – Weekdays Only

• Take light rail to the International District station.
• Walk to the nearby King street station
• The Seattle Sounder train service departs on weekday evenings only.
• Disembark at the Mukilteo Station. Cross the bridge to the ferry terminal.
• Take the ferry to Whidbey Island and the community of Clinton.
• Island Transit has free bus routes throughout the island every day except Sunday.

From Sea-Tac Airport to Whidbey Island – Option 2 – All days

• Take light rail to the University St. Station
• Walk to 4th Ave. and Seneca and take Community Transit’s 512 bus to Mukilteo.
• At Mukilteo, walk the short distance to the ferry terminal.
• Take the ferry to Whidbey Island and the community of Clinton.
• Island Transit has free bus routes throughout the island.

From Sea-Tac Airport to Whidbey Island – Option 3 – Weekdays

• Take light rail to the University District Station.
• Walk to Stevens way, find a bus stop for Community Transit’s 880 bus to Mukilteo.
• At Mukilteo, cross the street to the ferry terminal.
• Take the ferry to Whidbey Island and the community of Clinton.
• Island Transit has free bus routes throughout the island.

From Sea-Tac Airport to Camano Island

• TakeSoundTransit’s Link Light to the International District station.
• Walk to 4th Ave. and Jackson and take Community Transit’s 510/512 bus to Everett.
• Take Skagit Transit’s 90x bus to Mt. Vernon.
• Take Island Transit  411-C bus to Terry’s Corner on Camano Island.
• Island Transit has free bus routes throughout the island.

From Downtown Seattle – Weekdays Only

Community Transit’s 417 bus offers direct service from downtown Seattle to the Mukilteo ferry terminal with five trips each weekday.

University District to Whidbey Ferry– Weekdays Only

Community Transit’s 880 bus offers direct service from Seattle’s University District to the Mukilteo ferry with eight trips each weekday. Among the stops is the Ash Way Park and Ride and the Swamp Creek Park and Ride.

Lynnwood Transit Center to Whidbey Ferry – Weekdays and Saturdays

Community Transits 113 bus offers service from the Lynnwood Transit Center and Alderwood Mall weekdays and Saturdays. Nearly 20 routes stop at the transit center.

Everett Transit Center to Whidbey Ferry – Weekdays and Saturdays

Everett Transit offers service via route 18 from its transit center to the ferry terminal, where you can walk on and catch Island Transit to many locations on Whidbey Island.

Everett Transit Station – Camano

Community Transit’s bus 240, with service to Smokey Point, bus 247 with service to the Everett Boeing Plant, and bus 422 with service to downtown Seattle offer service to the Stanwood Park and Ride, which is also served by Island Transit’s Camano Route 3C.

Between Mt. Vernon & Camano Island

Island Transit operates route 411C from the Mt. Vernon Skagit Station to Terry’s Corner on Camano Island. 

Mt. Vernon to Oak Harbor

To get from Mt. Vernon to Oak Harbor, take Skagit Transit’s 615 bus or 40X bus to the March’s Point park and ride. Change buses there, and take Island Transit’s route 411W to Oak Harbor’s transit station in downtown Oak Harbor.