Travel Reference
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Washington State Ferries ( 206-464-6400; www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries ) operates up to 15
trips daily (depending on the season) to Coupeville on Whidbey Island from the terminal
in downtown (car and driver/passenger $10.20/3.10, 35 minutes).
Puget Sound Express ( www.pugetsoundexpress.com ; 431 Water St) boats depart to San
Juan Island at 9am between May and October (one way/round-trip adult $56/89, child
$42/48, bicycles and kayaks round-trip $15, 2½ hours).
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Jefferson Transit ( www.jeffersontransit.com ; 1615 W Sims Way) serves Port Townsend and
outlying areas in Jefferson County. Buses travel as far west as Sequim, where connec-
tions can be made to Port Angeles and points west on Clallam County's intercity transit
system. To the south you can connect with Mason County transit in Brinnon. The basic
fare is $1.50.
To reach Port Townsend from Seattle on weekdays, take the ferry from downtown
Seattle to Bainbridge Island (35 minutes). At the ferry dock catch Kitsap Transit bus 90
to Poulsbo (20 minutes), then transfer to the Jefferson Transit bus 7 to Port Townsend
(one hour).
For a more direct journey, Olympic Bus Lines ( www.olympicbuslines.com ) offers con-
nections to and from its Port Angeles-Seattle run, by reservation. Shuttles arrive and de-
part from the Haines Place Park and Ride on E Sims Way. Fares are $39/49 to downtown
Seattle/Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Port Angeles
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Despite the name, there's nothing Spanish or particularly angelic about Port Angeles,
propped up by the lumber industry and backed by the steep-sided Olympic Mountains.
People come here to catch a ferry for Victoria, Canada, or base themselves here for ex-
cursions into the northern parts of Olympic National Park. The town itself is not a draw.
Named Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles by Spanish explorer Francisco Eliza
in 1791 (the name was later anglicized), Port Angeles entered history in 1862 when pres-
ident Abraham Lincoln created a navy and military reserve around the natural harbor and
made it only the second planned city in the US (after Washington, DC). Though the fish-
ing industry has declined in recent years, Port Angeles has added dynamism to its cultur-
al life with a fine-arts center and numerous public sculptures.
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