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FerryFriend provides proprietary, up-to-the-minute delay predictions so you can know if your sailing will be on time. We also provide vessel information, reservation availability, and more!
Set your favorite routes to get sailings, delay predictions, and alerts at a glance right from the home screen. FerryFriend will intelligently determine which direction you're most likely traveling on your route!
FerryFriend can scan your ticket to check validity and remaining uses. Tickets can be saved to use at the tollbooth and easily shared with friends and family!
| Feature | FerryFriend | WSDOT App |
|---|---|---|
| Departure times | ✓ | ✓ |
| Push alerts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arrival times | ✓ | (some routes) |
| Ferry schedule beyond 7 days | ✓ | ✗ |
| Proprietary real-time delay predictions ⭐ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Homescreen favorites | ✓ | ✗ |
| Intelligent route direction finding | ✓ | ✗ |
| Wrong direction schedule warning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reservation availability for entire schedule | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vessel load indicators for triangle route | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vessel names on schedule | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vessel position numbers on schedule | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vessel map with vessel event history | ✓ | ✗ |
| Camera map with orientation indicators | ✓ | ✗ |
| Priority alerts view | ✓ | ✗ |
| Save tickets in app | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ticket remaining uses lookup | ✓ | ✗ |
| Route fare schedule | ✓ | ✗ |
| Low tide warnings | ✓ | ✗ |
| Offline schedule access | ✓ | ✗ |
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After 18 months of development, our completely rebuilt prediction engine now delivers the accuracy you've been asking for—with backup data feeds, smarter vessel tracking, and real-time anomaly detection.
The story behind FerryFriend's evolution, its current challenges, and our commitment to keeping core features free while ensuring the service's future.
Reach the team with bug reports, ideas, or just to say hello at help@ferryfriend.com.
FerryFriend is not affiliated with Washington State Ferries. All data is provided by Washington State Ferries and is subject to their terms of use. All features may not be available on all routes.
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