King County Metro route 119 'Dockton / Vashon Ferry / Downtown Seattle'

119 Vashon Ferry / Dockton
119X Downtown Seattle / Dockton

Service Area

Vashon Island, Maury Island, West Seattle*, Downtown Seattle*

Termini

Vashon Island Ferry Terminal
Dockton (SW 264th Street & 99th Avenue SW)
Downtown Seattle* (3rd Avenue & Union Street / Bell Street)

Operations

South Base

Vehicles

NFI XDE35

Branches

119 Dockton
119 Vashon Ferry Terminal
119X Downtown Seattle*
119X Dockton*

* Weekday peak-hour 119X trips only

Route Diagram

119 Vashon Ferry / Dockton is a bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington State. An express, peak hours variant of route 119, 119X Dockton / Vashon Ferry / Downtown Seattle is currently suspended.

Route Details

This north-south route runs between Vashon Island Ferry Terminal and Dockton via downtown Vashon Island. Route 119 service runs from 4:30 AM to 7 PM on weekdays only, with no weekend service. Route 119X service runs during peak hours only, with one northbound morning trip and one southbound afternoon trip^[1].

Northbound trips depart SW 264th Street & 99th Avenue SW north on 99th Avenue SW, east on SW Dock Street, east on SW 260th Street, north on 79th Avenue SW, east on SW 256th Street, north on 75th Avenue SW, west on SW 248th Street, north on Dockton Road SW, west on SW Ellisport Road, west on SW 204th Street, north on Vashon Highway SW and north on 103rd Avenue SW to Vashon Island Ferry Terminal.

Northbound route 119X 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 119X 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 119 trips depart Vashon Island Ferry Terminal south on Vashon Highway SW, east on SW 204th Street, east on SW Ellisport Road, south on Dockton Road SW, east on SW 248th Street, south on 75th Avenue SW, west on SW 257th Street, south on 76th Avenue SW, west on SW 259th Street, west on SW 259th Pl, south on 79th Avenue SW, west on SW 260th Street, west on SW Dock Street, south on 99th Avenue SW, east on SW Windmill Street, south on 97th Avenue SW and west on SW 264th Street to 99th Avenue SW.

On Vashon and Maury Islands, route 119 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 119X trips are all currently suspended due to COVID-19 and a bus operator shortage.

Select route 119 trips do not serve Gold Beach, instead remaining on Dockton Road SW.

Frequency

Branch	Weekdays
Branch	Early AM	AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early PM	Late PM	Overnight
119X Northbound (Suspended)	N/A	1 trip	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
119 Northbound	80	60-90	60-180	180	N/A	N/A	N/A
119X Southbound (Suspended)	N/A	N/A	N/A	1 trip	N/A	N/A	N/A
119 Southbound	60-80	70	180	210	210	N/A	N/A