King County Metro route 118 'Tahlequah Ferry / Vashon Ferry / Downtown Seattle'

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King County Metro route 118 'Tahlequah Ferry / Vashon Ferry / Downtown Seattle' is wheelchair accessible.
118 Vashon Ferry / Tahlequah
118X Downtown Seattle / Tahlequah

Service Area Vashon Island
Termini Vashon Island Ferry Terminal
Tahlequah Ferry Terminal
Downtown Seattle* (3rd Avenue & Union Street / Bell Street)
Operations South Base
Vehicles NFI XDE35
Branches 118 Tahlequah
118 Vashon Ferry Terminal
118 Burton**
118 Bank Road**
118X Downtown Seattle*
118X Tahlequah*

* Weekday peak-hour 118X trips only
** Select short-turn weekday trips

Route Diagram

118 Vashon Ferry / Tahlequah is a bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington State. An express, peak hours variant of route 118, 118X Tahlequah / Vashon Ferry / Downtown Seattle is currently suspended.

Route Details

This north-south route runs between Vashon Island Ferry Terminal and Tahlequah Ferry Terminal. Route 118 service runs from 4:15 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and from 9 AM to 6:30 PM on weekends. Route 118X service runs during peak hours only, with two northbound morning trips and two southbound afternoon trips[1].

Northbound trips depart Tahlequah Ferry Terminal west on SW Tahlequah Road, north on Vashon Highway SW and north on 103rd Avenue SW to Vashon Island Ferry Terminal.

Northbound route 118X trips then board the Washington State Ferries vessel to Fauntleroy, and then depart Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal north on Fauntleroy Way SW, east on SW Avalon Way, east on SW Spokane Street, north on 1st Avenue S, east on Edgar Martinez Drive S, north on 4th Avenue S, north on Prefontaine Pl S and north on 3rd Avenue to Union Street.

Southbound route 118X trips depart 3rd Avenue & Bell Street south on 3rd Avenue, south on 2nd Avenue Extension S, south on 4th Avenue S, west on Edgar Martinez Drive S, south on 1st Avenue S, west on SW Spokane Street, south on SW Avalon Way and south on Fauntleroy Way S to Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal. The bus then boards the Washington State Ferries vessel to Vashon Island, where upon arrival it operates as a regular route 118 trip to Tahlequah.

Southbound route 118 trips depart Vashon Island Ferry Terminal south on Vashon Highway SW, south on 131st Avenue SW and west on SW Tahlequah Road to Tahlequah Ferry Terminal.

On Vashon Island, route 118 trips stop at all marked stops, and can also be flagged down at any place along the route where it is safe for the bus to stop.

Route 118X trips are all currently suspended due to COVID-19 and a bus operator shortage.

The last northbound 118 trip of the day on weekdays terminates at Vashon Highway SW & SW 204th Street. Four northbound and two southbound weekday 118 trips begin / end at Burton (Vashon Highway SW & SW Burton Drive) instead of Tahlequah Ferry Terminal. One northbound and two southbound weekday 118 trips begin / end at Vashon Highway SW & SW Bank Road instead of Tahlequah Ferry Terminal.

Frequency

Branch Weekdays Saturday Sunday
Early AM AM Peak Midday PM Peak Early PM Late PM Overnight Early AM Morning Afternoon Early PM Late PM Overnight Early AM Morning Afternoon Early PM Late PM Overnight
118X
Northbound
(Suspended)
N/A 120 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
118
Northbound
30-60 60 60-180 30-75 70-170 N/A N/A N/A 90 90 90 N/A N/A N/A 90 90 90 N/A N/A
118X
Southbound
(Suspended)
N/A N/A N/A 180 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
118
Southbound
160 60 40-200 60-120 60-180 N/A N/A N/A 90 90 90 N/A N/A N/A 90 90 90 N/A N/A

Points of Interest

  • Tahlequah Ferry Terminal
  • Vashon Island
  • Frog Holler Forest
  • Burton
  • Vashon Island High School
  • Downtown Vashon
  • Ober Park
  • Northeast Vashon Park
  • Vashon Island Ferry Terminal
  • Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal (118X only)
  • Morgan Junction (118X only)
  • West Seattle (118X only)
  • West Seattle Stadium (118X only)
  • Spokane Street Bridge (118X only)
  • Sodo (118X only)
  • King Street Station (118X only)
  • International District / Chinatown Station (118X only)
  • International District (118X only)
  • Downtown Seattle (118X only)
  • Seattle 3rd Avenue (118X only)
  • Pioneer Square (118X only)
  • Pioneer Square Station (118X only)
  • University Street Station (118X only)
  • Seattle Public Library - Central Branch (118X only)
  • Seattle Art Museum (118X only)
  • Westlake Center (118X only)
  • Westlake Station (118X only)
  • South Lake Union Streetcar (118X only)
  • Seattle Center Monorail (118X only)

History

  • Spring 2020 - route 118X suspended due to COVID-19

References

  1. Route 118-119 Schedule, kingcounty.gov, retrieved 05-22-2022
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