Can you ferry around most of the islands, leaving from Seattle, without a car?

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==================== Seattle to the San Juans ====================

Washington State ferries do not travel between the San Juan Islands and Seattle.... You will need to get up to the Anacortes Ferry Landing to catch the ferry into the San Juans. Anacortes is about 80 miles north of Seattle or 1.5 hours from SeaTac.

Please see this post about ways of getting to the San Juan Islands from Seatac.

Or you can rent a car from the airport and drop it off at the Anacortes ferry landing where you can buy walk-on tickets to the islands. Visit the "transportation" section of this website to see car rental companies that have drop-off services at the Anacortes ferry landing.

==================== Getting from island to island ====================

Once you are in the San Juan Islands taking the Washington State ferry in between the islands is a piece of cake. Especially if you are walking or driving a motorcycle or moped. Just check the ferry schedule and show up at the ferry landing. Show up earlier if you are bringing your vehicle.

==================== Getting to Victoria B.C. from the San Juan Islands ====================

To get to Victoria British Columbia from the San Juan Islands you need to take the ferry from Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. There are only a couple departures per day... visit the Washington State ferry website for up-to-date schedules.

B.C. transit has cheap and convenient and frequent bus service from the Sidney ferry landing to downtown Victoria.

This information is fresh as of July 21, 2009:

BC Ferries, Swartz Bay Terminal (27 km north of Victoria).
Details, www.bcferries.com or call 250-386-3431.

Travel to the Ferries: Board the #70, #72 or #73 on Douglas Street. Buses stop on Douglas Street at Belleville, Courtney, Fort, Pandora and Fisgard streets, and at all bus stops between Fisgard and the Ferry Terminal.

Travel from the Ferries: Board the #70, #72 or #73. You will see the bus just to your right when you exit the terminal. This bus will take you to downtown Victoria. 70 is an express trip. 72 amd 73 make stops along the way in Sidney and Saanichton.