Match day sailings: King County Water Taxi extends service for World Cup
SEATTLE - Heading to the Egypt vs. Iran match in Seattle on Friday? There is good news for people taking the water taxi in and out of the city.
On June 26, the King County Water Taxi will have extended service hours to accommodate the match, which has an 8 p.m. start time.
Following the FIFA World Cup match, the West Seattle route will go into late-night extended hours, with the final sailing time leaving Pier 50 at 12:15 a.m.
Vashon water taxi (Via Sally Fox on King County website)
Dig deeper:
King County has the following departure times listed for the water taxi on Friday evening:
Estimated Pier 50 departures:
- 11:05pm
- 11:15pm
- 11:35pm
- 11:45pm
- 12:15am (Sat 6/27)
Estimated Seacrest departures:
- 11:20pm
- 11:30pm
- 11:50pm\
- 12:00am (Sat 6/27)
- 12:30am (Sat 6/27)
Statement from King County officials ahead extended water taxi service during World Cup match day
"Boats will be departing approximately every 25 mins from both docks and while we try to keep to the posted schedule with the main boat heavy crowds may cause slight delays. Thank you for your patience!"
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The Source: Information in this story came from the King County website.