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Potential service disruptions on all Kitsap Fast Ferries routes
Due to a shortage of spare vessels, Kitsap Transit fast ferry riders may experience more trip cancellations in October and November on all three of its cross-sound routes.
Federal employees can ride free on Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit and Mason Transit Authority during federal government shutdown
Starting on Friday, Oct. 24, federal employees who present their ID can ride fare-free on all Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, and Mason Transit services.
Get around easier with Kitsap Transit’s new informational tools
Learn more about our live bus tracker, interactive system map, text for arrivals, and more.
Take the Week Without Driving challenge
Week Without Driving encourages people who drive and community leaders to put themselves in the shoes of their neighbors who can’t.
Headways Newsletter: August 2025
Labor Day transit tips, an update on the extended Bremerton fast ferry sailing schedule, notes on our Sept. 14 service change, and how KT’s mechanics are learning to safely repair our growing fleet of electric buses.
Labor Day 2025: Use public transit to get to weekend events in Kitsap and beyond
Taking transit is a great way to save money and avoid parking on your way to weekend fun. We’ve put together a guide with all the information on events, fares, and tools to help you get where you need to go.
Fall service change begins September 14
Changes include new trips, adjustments to timepoints to improve connections, and adding or removing stops. Additionally, Kingston Ride will continue to operate on Saturdays after the Kingston Fast Ferry switches to its winter schedule.
KT partners with Olympic College on electrical theory training program for mechanics
Kitsap Transit is partnering with Olympic College to train our mechanics in the foundations of electrical theory—knowledge they’ll need to safely diagnose and repair KT’s growing electric fleet.
Extra weekday Bremerton Fast Ferry service extended through August 2026
Kitsap Transit will receive $2.9 million from the state to continue extra passenger-only ferry service on the Bremerton-Seattle route through the end of August 2026. Kitsap Transit’s Bremerton Fast Ferry will operate the extra sailings on weekdays, but not on Saturdays from October through April.
Help shape the future of fast ferry travel—join a public meeting on the Seattle Terminal Project
The Seattle Fast Ferry Terminal Project would create a dedicated terminal in downtown Seattle to expand passenger-only ferry capacity and enhance cross-sound operations.
Headways Newsletter: June 2025
Watch the Silverdale Transit Center get built from the ground up, learn more about coming fare and transfer changes, and tell us which new intracounty ferry routes you’d like to see!
Construction time-lapse: Watch the making of the Silverdale Transit Center
Watch the Silverdale Transit Center take shape over 18 months of construction!
Kitsap Transit senior operator wins national bus-driving competition
Val Quill, Kitsap Transit’s senior operator, is the first woman to win CTAA’s 35-foot bus national competition since the organization launched the category last year.
Kitsap Transit participates in training exercises on ferry
From May 22-23, King County Sheriff’s Office and Seattle Police Department’s SWAT units ran training exercises on Kitsap Transit’s M/V Enetai.
Help KT test our new “text for arrivals” system
Kitsap Transit is testing a new system called Service Bot that will text riders back the ETAs of the next three routes arriving within 30 minutes. Join our beta testers group and take a quick survey!
Potential new ferry routes: Weigh in on the future of intracounty ferry service
Kitsap Transit is studying new ferry routes within Kitsap County, and we want your feedback!
Summer service change: South Kitsap bus route numbers will change starting June 8
Our summer service change includes significant adjustments to South Kitsap service, including route name and number changes and a new route.
Fare policy change: No transfers accepted on Kitsap Fast Ferries starting Oct. 1
Starting on Oct. 1, 2025, Kitsap Fast Ferries will align its fare transfer policy with that of Washington State Ferries and no longer accept transfers or PugetPass on its fast ferries.
Headways Newsletter: April 2025
Our April newsletter is here! Inside: Details about our new real-time bus tracker, celebrating KT’s 2024 Drivers of the Year, the return of summer fast ferry schedules, and an intra-county ferry feasibility study.
Kitsap Transit Board approves funding for intra-county ferry feasibility study
The study will review the facilities, equipment, and funding sources needed to start up intra-county ferry service.
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