Get Around
Learn about how easy it is to get around Anacortes, other than with your personal car. Explore the links below for options.
Air Transport
Anacortes offers charters from Anacortes Airport from San Juan Airlines.
Biking Around Anacortes
Anacortes is a great place to ride your bike, with lots of trails and low-traffic streets. You can buy or rent bikes at the following shops:
Check out BikeLab or Skagit Cycle Center for sales and maintenance help, or do-it-yourself with the bike repair station behind City Hall.
Bus
Skagit Transit
Skagit Transit has the following routes in Anacortes, in descending order of usefulness:
Route 409
Route and ScheduleCap Sante Marina, downtown, Guemes Ferry, Senior Activity Center, Fidalgo Pool, Island Hospital, Storvik Park, and Chuckanut Park and Ride in Burlington.
Route 410
Route and ScheduleState ferry dock and Skyline Marina to Guemes Ferry, downtown, and the March's Point Park and Ride.
Route 513
Route and ScheduleMarch's Point Park and Ride to Swinomish Casino, Skagit Regional Airport, and the Chuckanut Park and Ride (Burlington).
Route 615
Route and ScheduleMarch's Point Park and Ride to Swinomish Casino, La Conner, and Skagit Station (Mount Vernon).
EV Charging Stations
These are electric vehicle charging stations in Anacortes that are open to the public, although they may require a fee:
- Anacortes City Hall, ChargePoint, 904 6th Street
- Samish Cannery Building, ChargePoint, 715 Seafarers Way
- Walgreens, 909 17th Street
Ferries
Anacortes has two major ferry terminals, serving Guemes Island, the San Juan Islands (San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, Shaw) and Sidney, British Columbia, Canada.
Guemes Island
Skagit County operates a five-minute passenger and vehicle crossing between Anacortes and Guemes Island. View the Fares and Schedule.
San Juan Islands
Washington State Ferries serves San Juan (Friday Harbor), Lopez, Orcas, and Shaw islands from Anacortes year-round.
Track the location of the ferries with VesselWatch or check out current wait times with the ferry cameras below.
Anacortes
Friday Harbor
Lopez
Orcas
Sidney, British Columbia
Washington State Ferries normally operates a run to Sidney, British Columbia, during the summer months, but this run is suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public Restrooms
The City and Port offer public restrooms at the following locations:
Chamber of Commerce819 Commercial Ave
Anacortes WA 98221 Cap Sante Marina
1019 Q Ave
Anacortes WA 98221 The Heart of Anacortes
1014 4th St
Anacortes WA 98221 22nd and R Ave
adjacent to the 22nd Street roundabout Seafarers Memorial Park
601 Seafarers Way
Anacortes WA 98221
Trails
Anacortes has several bike and walking trails:
- Bike corridors on Commercial Avenue and O Ave
- Greenways along L Ave and J Ave south of 20th Street
- Tommy Thompson Trail
- Guemes Channel Trail (currently in development)
- Community Forestland trails